The world at large has always resorted to music to calm the mind and relax taut or frayed nerves.Music therapy,though a widely known and popular cocept in health care internationally.
Dear Professor @Lala, nobody can deny the importance of healing t with the power of music:
Faery music is almost a sine qua non
for the Celts to journey into the sidhe,
the Hollow Hills, and other regions
of the Celtic Otherworld.
-- Tom Cowan, Fire in the Head
See the following interesting report entitled:"Sorrow, Comfort, & Joy Healing Powers in World Music". The research presented in this paper was initiated by my desire to bring Padraig O’Connaill to India in a new sequel, to renew his faltering faith in music’s magical powers. I was intrigued by the importance of a raga’s rasa, or mood, and was especially interested in learning more about Indian beliefs about music’s magical powers for use in healing arts, since the songs of the Dagda Mor are used in my story for healing. I found that it is not only in India that music is believed to have magical power, but also all over the world. And in many cases, that power is the power to heal, through the expression of sorrow (lament), comfort (lullaby), and joy (ecstasy).
See more on the link:
http://www.verlene.com/healing1.html
For more than fifteen years, the Music Therapy program at The Center for Discovery has been dedicated to transforming the lives of children and adults with multiple complex disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders through the clinical application of music. As many as 350 individuals take part in The Center’s Music Therapy program.
http://www.thecenterfordiscovery.org/supplemental-therapies/music-therapy/
Yes indeed dear Professor @Lala, I beleive in the power of music and music as a therapy.
In a small trial, music therapy had a positive effect on both verbal and nonverbal communication between emotionally neglected children and their parents. Parents participating in music therapy also perceived their children as less stressful.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-family-health-music-therapy-idUSKBN0KH29U20150108
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