Running head: MUSIC THERAPY 1
Music Therapy
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MUSIC THERAPY 2
Music Therapy
Introduction
By description, Music Therapy is the utilization of music and all the music facets like
emotions, physicality, aesthetics, mentality, and the spirituality in helping the patients of the
improvement of their overall health (Summer & Nolan, 2001). The therapy supports a variety
of patients from those going through social isolation and withdrawal, emotional problems,
poor motor skills, and it helps improve the overall quality of life. Importantly, Music Therapy
is employed in hospitals, schools, correctional facilities, hospices, nursing homes, and centers
for cancer. This type of expressive art therapy that tends to use music in both maintaining and
improving the physical, social, and the psychological well-being of an individual involves a
wide range of activities. For instance, it consists of listening to music, playing musical
instruments, and even singing.
