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Music therapy
Main article: Music therapy

Music Therapy is the use of music, music-making, or other music-related interventions within a therapeutic
relationship. Music therapy is a broad field with many areas and populations to specialize in. A holistic practice,
music therapy can address emotional/psychological, cognitive, communication, motor, sensory, pain, social,
behavioral, end of life, and even spiritual needs. This is due in part to music being processed in many areas of the
brain. Music therapy helps patients "communicate, process difficult experiences, and improve motor or
cognitive functioning" (Jenni Rook, MT-BC, LCPC, 2016). When used as psychotherapy, at its core, music
therapy may use music as a symbolic representation and expression of the psychological world of the individual.

Townsend's study in the "Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines"[1]
has shown that 1 in 5 children who lost their parent are most likely to develop a psychiatric
disorder. This finding underscored the significance of instructors to initiate writing on the
subjects of "death" and "loss" in academic writing. One of the few ways to bring this into practice
is through music-making or songwriting.
Songwriting allows individual to process the trauma they experience in their life in three ways:
By telling stories that have been passed down to them; by connecting their songs to cultural
traditions; and by sharing their feelings with each other and their community.[2] ​Songwriting is a
way to organize a narrative.[3] Through forming a coherent story, an unpleasant or chaotic
situation can be made more approachable.

Deroo's research focuses on the Black teenage girl, Noriah, who wrote the song named "Air I
Breathe" in remembrance of her passing mother and sister. Through Noriah's story, Deroo tries
to find the answer to how can youths tackle the nuanced implications of loss using creative
expression. Noriah's experience shows that there can be many therapeutic possibilities with
songwriting.[2] By using eulogies in her songs, Noriah is able to communicate her bond with her
lost ones through lyrics. As demonstrated with the composition of "Air I Breathe", while the
memories of Noriah and her departed would eventually fade, "Air I Breathe" serves as a
permanent reminder for Noriah to keep in mind the memories.[4] During a speech in the
university classroom, Noriah expressed her purpose in writing the song. “I wrote a song about
the loss of my little sister and biological mother, back to back, and so much love I had for them,
and what I couldn’t get out. It was a way to get out the rest of the feeling that I had—telling that
story to you directly, but I could sing it instantly. It was like a form of therapy” (Deroo).[2]

In addition, writing and sharing about lost can benefit the community who then can learn from
the experiences that were previously private.[5] As Ryden argues, audiences embrace the story as
if they are their own, making meaning of the experience in their own ways.[6] This idea was
further demonstrated through the interaction between Noriah and Wendy. Being inspired by
Noriah's song, Wendy entered the room with her own experience of loss.

Music Therapy also benefits a variety of disorders, like cardiac and mental disorders. It aids those who suffer
from depression, anxiety, autism, substance abuse, and Alzheimer's. In cases where a person is suffering from
mental disorders, music relieves stress, improves self-esteem, etc. Evidence has shown that people who have
used Music Therapy in the past have improved in several aspects of life that do not concern just those suffering
from mental illness. In music therapy, (ADDED A COMMA) people may improve their singing which may
then impact their ability to speak. Therefore, it can change several aspects of life, not just those of helping mental
illness.

Poetry therapy
Main article: Poetry therapy

Poetry therapy (also referred to using the broader term bibliotherapy) stands out from other creative arts
therapies, which are all based on the assumption of the existence of a language that functions without words.
Poetry therapy, however, is the use of the written word to bring healing and personal growth. For instance, To,
The Bravest Person I Know is one of the classic illustrations of how to use poetry to overcome anxiety,
depression (mood), and other sorts of insecurity.

In Manning's research about high school poetry classes, he found that through poetry classes,
students are able to reimagine their struggles as a source of strength, develop a sense of
possibility, and build bonds that empower them to speak through the silence that surrounded
their life struggles.[7] Manning advocated the need for opportunities for creative expression in
classroom spaces. Not only would this practice encourage youth to express themselves
authentically using their own words in an environment where their voice is constrained by
school literacy, but it would also contribute to positive changes to the current school
environment by honoring students' voices and life experiences.[7]

References
1. Townsend, Virgie (2018-04-23). "How the Death of a Parent Affects a Child" (https://www.vice.com/en/article/
a3y9g4/how-the-death-of-a-parent-affects-a-child). Vice. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
2. Deroo, Matthew R.; Watson, Vaughn W. M. (2020-06-13). " "Air I Breathe": Songwriting as Literacy Practices
of Remembrance" (http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1086296X20915518). Journal of Literacy
Research. 52 (2): 158–179. doi:10.1177/1086296X20915518 (https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1086296X2091551
8). ISSN 1086-296X (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1086-296X).
3. Clark, Leslie F. (2011). "Stress and the Cognitive-Conversational Benefits of Social Interaction" (http://guilfor
djournals.com/doi/10.1521/jscp.1993.12.1.25). Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 12 (1): 25–55.
doi:10.1521/jscp.1993.12.1.25 (https://doi.org/10.1521%2Fjscp.1993.12.1.25). ISSN 0736-7236 (https://ww
w.worldcat.org/issn/0736-7236) – via Guilford Press Periodicals.
4. Rowsell, Kate Pahl, Jennifer (2013), "Artifactual Literacies" (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4
324/9780203104682-13/artifactual-literacies-kate-pahl-jennifer-rowsell), New Methods of Literacy Research,
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4324%2F9780203104682-13%2Fartifactual-literacies-kate-pahl-jennifer-rowsell), ISBN 978-0-203-10468-2,
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5. Batzer, Benjamin (2016). "Healing Classrooms: Therapeutic Possibilities in Academic Writing" (https://eric.e
d.gov/?id=EJ1113422). Composition Forum. 34. ISSN 1522-7502 (https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1522-7502).
6. Ryden, Wendy (2010). "From Purgation to Recognition: Catharsis and the Dialectic of Public and Private in
Healing Writing" (https://www.jstor.org/stable/20866944). JAC. 30 (1/2): 239–267. ISSN 2162-5190 (https://w
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7. Manning, Logan (2016). "Rewriting Struggles as Strength: Young Adults' Reflections on the Significance of
Their High School Poetry Community" (https://www.jstor.org/stable/24889923). Research in the Teaching of
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