When it comes to music therapy, it is important to understand its origins and how has been effective. “Music can be described as an embodied flow in time of our sense of being. When listening to music, we have available the possibility of experiencing ourselves as both familiar and changed,” (Sutton & De Backer, 2009, p. 76). “Music can affect a person’s thoughts, feelings and behavior and has been shown to assist with managing stress, expressing emotion and improving communication,” (Arora, 2013). In order to understand how music therapy works, one must understand what music therapy is. Music therapy is “the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals-helps people with understanding and developing …show more content…
“Music’s role in mediating emotions has been investigated for decades by researchers in psychology, neuroscience, and music therapy, among other disciplines,” (Legge, 2015, p. 128). Frederick Harford a M.D. of Westminster wrote a letter to the editor of Lancet title “Music in Illness” in which he “referred several articles on the subject of ‘music as a remedy’ and music in the treatment of disease”, (AMTA, 2014, p. 6). He included “that if music is valid in the treatment of certain conditions, then it is of practical value for members of a larger community,” (AMTA, 2014, p. 6). 60 years later, music therapy was founded and used in treatments during World War I and II for service members in veterans’ hospitals (AMTA, 2014). During this time, amateur and professional musicians would visit the veterans’ hospital across the country and perform for them; those suffering from physical and emotional traumas from the wars. The service members’ progress positively in physical and emotional responses which led to musicians being hired. The hospital musicians needed training prior to working at the hospitals in order to ensure continued positive recovery with the service members. In 1919, Margaret Anderton offered the first music therapy course at Columbia …show more content…
Does music therapy interventions have a positive effect on anxiety, mood, and quality of life in veterans who has experienced military combat?
b. Does music therapy interventions improve social interaction for veterans who suffered from sexual assault?
c. Does music therapy increase positive coping skills for veterans suffering from