HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

Name- Lawanya sah

Class- 12 ‘B’
Subject- Psychology
Acknowledgement
I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Miss
Diksha as well as our principal Mrs. Manju Lakanpal who gave me the
golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic Music
Therapy, which also helped me in doing a lot of Research and I came to
know about so many new things I am really thankful to them.
◦ Secondly I would also like to thank my parents and friends who helped me
a lot in finalizing this project within the limited time frame.
INDEX
1. Introduction
2. Types
3. Treatment
4. Benefits
5. Effects of music on human stress
6. Research
7. Conclusion
 Music Therapy
How does music helps in releasing stress and anxiety.
Explain various music therapy which help in
improving concentration.
• INTRODUCTION
What is Music Therapy?
•Music therapy is the clinical use of music to accomplish individualized
goals such as reducing stress, improving mood and self-expression. It is an
evidence-based therapy well-established in the health community. Music
therapy experiences may include listening, singing, playing instruments, or
composing music. Musical skills or talents are not required to participate.

•Music therapy may help you psychologically, emotionally, physically,

spiritually, cognitively and socially.
• Types of Music Therapy
Music-based therapy is based on two fundamental methods – the ‘receptive’ listening based
method, and the ‘active’ method based on playing musical instruments
Different music therapy techniques are put forward by Soundscape Music Therapy-
1. Drumming
2. Listening to live music
3. Learning music
4. Singing
5. Writing song
6. Learning to play an instrument, such as piano or guitar
7. Creating art with music
8. Dancing or moving to live or recorded music
9. Discussing one’s emotional reaction or meaning attached to a particular song
or improvisation
10. Playing instrument, such as hand percussion
What does a Music Therapist do?
◦ When Someone begin working with a music therapist, he/she will start by identifying his/her
goals. For example, if you’re experiencing depression, you may hope to use music to naturally
improve your mood and increase your happiness. You may also want to try applying music
therapy to other symptoms of depression like anxiety, insomnia, or trouble focusing.
◦ During a music therapy session, you may listen to different genres of music, play a musical
instrument, or even compose your own songs. You may be asked to sing or dance. Your
therapist may encourage you to improvise, or they may have a set structure for you to follow.
◦ You may be asked to tune in to your emotions as you perform these tasks or to allow your feelings
to direct your actions. For example, if you are angry, you might play or sing loud, fast, and
dissonant chords.
◦ You may also use music to explore ways to change how you feel. If you express anger or stress,
your music therapist might respond by having you listen to or create music with slow, soft, soothing
tones.
◦ Music therapy is often one-on-one, but you may also choose to participate in group sessions if they
are available. Sessions with a music therapist take place wherever they practice, which might be a:
1. Clinic
2. Community health centre
3. Correctional Facility
4. Hospital
5. Private office
6. Rehabilitation facility
7. Physical therapy practice
What Music Therapy can help with:
Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in six areas: psychological, emotional,
physical, spiritual, cognitive and social.
◦ EMOTIONAL
◦ Music can call up repressed (bottled up) emotions that may then be released.
◦ Music can lessen feelings of isolation.
◦ Improved mood.
◦ Decreased depression.
◦ Anxiety reduction.
◦ Self-expression.
1. Stress management.
◦ PHYSICAL
◦ Music can affect the body by changing your heart rate and lowering blood pressure and
respiration (breathing) rate.
◦ Improved motor development or processing.
◦ Relaxation and/or improved sleep.
◦ It can physically stimulate conscious or unconscious body movements, such as toe tapping or
large body movements, and improved gait (walking) and speech.
◦ Management of and/or distraction from pain.
◦ Reduced asthma episodes.
◦ Reduced pain.
◦ Help premature infants with weight gain and sleep.
1. Help people with Parkinson’s disease improve their motor functions.
◦ SPRITIUAL
1. Music can open the door spiritually and allow you and your family the opportunity to explore your
own spiritual beliefs
◦ Cognitive:
1. Music can provide an increased sense of control.
Coping skills.
2. Lessen the effects of dementia.
° Social:
1. Music can bring people together socially, not just at large gatherings such as parties, weddings, or
funerals, but in more informal, intimate, shared experiences, like a hospital room
2. Help autistic children improve communication.
Effects of music on human stress response:
Releasing stress through power of music
◦ Music can have a profound effect on both the emotion and the body. Faster music can
make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more
optimistic and positive about life. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and relax your
muscle making you feel soothed while releasing the stress of the day. Music is effective
for relaxation and stress management.
How does music therapy improve our
mental health:
◦ Music is a strong elicitor of emotion but also facilitates regulation of emotion. Music activates
the cortical network associated with emotion, including the frontal system, which is involved
in emotion processing. Music is known to engage brain areas such as the mesolimbic area and
the nucleus accumbens, the reward centre of the brain, which is known to be involved in real-
life emotional experiences. Music alters psychophysiological parameters such as pain
perception, relaxation, blood pressure, and respiration and heart rate.
Case study
◦ Present the present investigation evaluated the utility of music therapy on cancer patient who
met diagnostic criteria of medical science. Music therapy, as an adjunct to traditional therapy
is and treatment for those with mental health needs, has been demonstrated to be an effective
invention.
◦ The case of the present study is 40 year old Suffering from blood cancer in 2013 having severe
depression. The intervention was to study the effective use of music therapy that would be
helpful in reducing depression and stress of an individual the treatment consisted of 10
sessions included two type of analysis quantitative and qualitative.
◦ In quantitative analysis the patient was studied on a depression scale and in qualitative
analysis the patient and his family were interviewed.
◦ The results showed a decrease in clients depression stress and an increase in pro social
behaviour.
Researches done in this field

• The earliest noon reference to music therapy appeared in 1971 in an unsigned article in
Columbia magazine title music physically considered. Writings on the therapeutic value of
musical appeared in two medical dissertations the first published by Edwin Altee and the
second by Samuel Matthews
• n music the repeat continued to gain support the early 1900 sleep to formation of several
short associations.
• 1919 University of Columbia offered first course on this topic
• American music therapy association was formed in 1998 as a merger between National
association for music therapy and the American association for music therapy.
Currently(AMTA) is the intellectual home for and its soaps member music therapist
students graduate students and other supporters.
Conclusion
◦ Music therapy has shown to be effective in reducing stress level and promoting relaxation music
therapist used different techniques in types of music to induce relaxation in reduce stress incorporating
music therapy technique into daily life can have many benefit to physical and mental will being.
◦ Music can have positive effects on pain sleep disorders learning memory IQ depression anxiety and
special diseases such as autism and schizophrenia.
◦ The finding show that music therapy has a positive effect on treatment of the diseases studied.
◦ Brain can be improved by listening to music and so can our mental and emotion.
Thank you