Music is a medicine thats pleasant to take

Music therapy is a relatively new discipline, it is being increasingly recognized at a time when there has never been such a variety of music available to so many people. We may go regularly to the concert hall, the opera house, to a jazz club or a pop concert. We may be members of a local choir, band or orchestra. Music of all styles is also available to us at the push of a button in the comfort of our own homes. We seldom meet people who report no liking for any kind of music whatsoever. Music therapy is the specialized use of music in the service of persons with needs in mental health, physical health, habilitation, rehabilitation or special education and the purpose is to help individuals attain and maintain their maximum levels of functioning. It is also a systematic process of intervention wherein the therapist helps the client to achieve health, using musical experiences and the relationships that develop through them as dynamic forces of change and provides a framework in which a mutual relationship is set up between client and therapist. By using music creatively in a clinical setting, the therapist seeks to establish an interaction, a shared musical experience leading to the pursuit of therapeutic goals. The thirst for music is demonstrated in many ways: singing or playing instruments together with family or friends. An outstanding actor , Antony Sher, writes : There is nothing more exciting than acting to live music, the make believe and its most indulgent and its most thrilling. It is difficult to imagine being unable to celebrate important life events without our favorite music. What are the connections between us and music ? The answers include : the pleasure gained from listening, the warmth and friendship being part of a group making music, the satisfaction from regular practice and rehearsal, the intellectual delight from exploring the intricacies of musical forms and structures, the physical energy released within us by both playing and listening to music, inspiring us often to move and dance. Music helps us to feel more human. It brings us into very close and immediate contact with the people around us and at the same time connects us both with images from the past and predictions of the immediate future. Without our involvement as either listener or player there would be no music. We are the necessary factor in giving rhythmic, melodic and harmonic meaning to the varying frequencies, durations and intensities that make up the physical world of sound. In conclusion, music is a medicine that s pleasant to take instead of pharmaceutical pills. Goian Alexandru cls a X a F