There's really not much to explain about this one. it is a simple statistic that holds a great amount of value to my project. it shows a persons anxiety level before and after music therapy intervention. while the one session of music therapy didn't completely rid this person of anxiety i dropped it a good portion. Bing, Microsoft, www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=zKarDc0O&id=E2B901C4E68AE2AE1F035F140B5CC1AD40DE9B25&thid=OIP.zKarDc0O8JUD7OKxgzS0fAAAAA&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jpalliativecare.com%2Farticles%2F2016%2F22%2F3%2Fimages%2FIndianJPalliatCare_2016_22_3_307_185042_il9.jpg&exph=174&expw=325&q=music%2Btherapy%2Bstatistics&simid=608008199899185403&selectedIndex=18&ajaxhist=0.
published by advanced pain management, this info graphic gives a lot of insight into the benefits of music therapy. as well as how to go about starting music therapy. "Choose your music based on the purpose of your therapy. For example, choose soft instrumental sounds or ocean sounds to relax. For pain management, look for music that focuses your mind on things other than your pain and discomfort." It breaks down music therapy bit by bit, it's a really usefull source. cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/253839/file-1050185151-jpg/images/apm-music-therapy-infographic-lg.jpg.
A YouTube video published by a channel, Music and memory. It focuses on patient Henry, in a nursing home for 10 years, he has become unresponsive and lost recollection of familiarity of his own child. In the beginning Dr. Oliver Sacks M. D. states that Henry is possibly depressed, unresponsive, and almost unalive. after given his favorite music, "Immediately he lights up, his face assumes expression, his eyes open wide..." This video shows a real life situation of how quickly music can change/help a person. MusicandMemory1. “(Original) Man In Nursing Home Reacts To Hearing Music From His Era.” YouTube, YouTube, 18 Nov. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyZQf0p73QM.
This article was written by Steve Swayne in response to the video, (original) Man In Nursing Home Reacts To Hearing Music From His Era. It's comforting to believe that songs can help dementia patients recall their lost selves. But music can also harm as much as it helps, creating false memories, confusion, and distress. "Music can make us feel things we haven’t felt in a long time—or maybe never felt before—and make us say things that have no relation to reality." Steve concluded. Swayne, Steve. “The Dangers of Overestimating Music Therapy.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 15 July 2014, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/07/the-dangers-of-overestimating-music-therapy/374402/.
This was written by the University of New Hampshire. It discusses a range of things from what music therapy is to how to find a music therapist. According to the American Music Therapy Association, Music Therapy is "the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program." (American Music Therapy Association definition, 2005) “Music Therapy.” Health & Wellness, 23 Dec. 2015, www.unh.edu/health/ohep/complementaryalternative-health-practices/music-therapy.
This article was written by Canadian Music Therapist, Aaron Lightstone. Aaron Lightstone, MMT,MTA is an award-winning musician, music therapist and educator, he has been in the buisness for ninteen years.This article covers a lot about the uses of music therapy and what different things it can be used to help with. According to the CAMT,(canadian association for music therapy), music therapy is: "The skillful use of music and musical elements by an accredited music therapist to promote, maintain, and restore mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Music has nonverbal, creative, structural, and emotional qualities. These are used in the therapeutic relationship to facilitate contact, interaction, self-awareness, learning, self-expression, communication, and personal development." Melodies over Maladies . go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T003&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=12&docId=GALE%7CA382319922&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=&prodId=ITOF&contentSet=GALE%7CA382319922&searchId=R2&userGroupName=j084910011&inPS=true.