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March: plan to lot); he Traditio- ist a bill gt; he right to ’ zeal. We’re Angie Wir uesday • March 31, 1998 m gptai « 1 Mi I WF® m m W m ip" m Ifcii mm ■ ■ '4 mm TheJTealing Tower of Music iople of all ages are using music therapy to get in tune with their health By Rhonda Reinhart Staff writer spirit that J 's unclear J t is the erj 's deceitfi , s pokes-; j Campaigfj™ “p ro/n somewhere a calm musical note ar- ’s sadthq rives. You balance it on your tongue, a single r devoti^ twh ite grape, till your whole body glistens. In the y into t." space between breaths you apply it to any linst gay mound and the wound heals.” j sisters::® — From “The Song” by Naomi Shihab Nye vith a so-| ! that me | A nyone who has watched a mother I ■LA comfort a crying child with a soft, .. JLsweet lullaby or seen the speedometer V3f IrRli steadily climb with the tempo of a favorite Hi’c sr s0n S knows how powerfully music can affect ^ 5 ol, t jj e human soul. I With its combination of rhythms, lyrics and LONDOi sound, music can create harmony of mind and The hoc, hotly. The concept is known as music therapy, worn by : ami people all over the world are using music Diana to get in tune with their physical and emo tional well-being. I By definition, music therapy is the use of live or recorded music to bring about desirable changes in mood or behavior. I People who have benefited from music therapy include everyone from unborn chil dren to the elderly. Music therapists are em ployed in hospitals, nursing homes, schools Kd psychiatric facilities. And most recently, ■rge corporations have started to hire music ■erapists to help prevent employee burnout. I Music therapists observe clients’ musical ■sponses in order to assess their emotional Ifoll-being, physical health, social function ing, communication abilities and cognitive ■dlls. They design music sessions for their pa tients in which they use songwriting, discus- ■on of lyrics, music performance and music visited minefiel display at the In Museun The tg photo: lia dooji for a wor :l mines, visited )n Diana jokatthe the effo their thre; ar zones, 31 War 1 d Natio: 3w, whs the first wore has ristopher ?um serv y, we do re with it any idea listening to treat problems such as learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, eating disor ders and substance abuse. A1 Bumanis, of the American Music Thera py Association in Silver Spring, Maryland, said although you don’t have to be a musician to benefit from music therapy, interaction is an important part of the healing method. “Therapists are more effective when they engage live music,’’ he said. “The client becomes actively engaged in the therapeutic process.” Bumanis said that for music therapy to suc ceed, appropriate music must be chosen. “You have to find what works,” he said. “People have to be aware of their preferences and what does the trick.” Healthy individuals can benefit from using music in their daily lives. Both active music making and passive listening have been shown to reduce stress and increase relaxation. Lis tening to music with alternating tempos changes your brain wavelengths, which helps you relax. “If you’re willing to try it, it’s amaz ing,” Teresa Batts, a graduate of the music ther apy program at Sam Houston State University, said. “It works every time.” Studies have shown that children who lis tened to music before routine immuniza tions felt less pain. And patients who listened to music before, during and after surgery ex perienced less anxiety and recovered more quickly than those who didn’t indulge in mu sic’s healing forces. Music often provides support for physical exercise, and music therapy is being used to assist pregnant women in labor and delivery. Music has been observed to affect mood and behavior almost since the beginning of time. Early African cultures trusted in witch doctors who used music in magic and reli gious rituals to fight disease. And in ancient India, the Hindus used music to achieve one ness with the universe and to promote health of mind, body and soul. The healing influence of music also can be traced back to the an cient Hebrews. The Old Testament tells the story of a harp player who could calm King Saul with his music: “And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the dis tressing spirit would depart from him.” — 1 Samuel 16:23 Although music’s healing influence has been a part of life since ancient times, not un til 1950 did music therapy become an orga nized health profession in the United States. During and after World War II, physicians in veterans’ hospitals observed that music could boost their patients’ morale and aid in their recovery. The patients’ responses to music led the hospitals to hire musicians to help ease the physical and emotional trauma soldiers suf fered during war. Eventually, professionals in other health fields noticed the positive effects music could have on their patients, and Bu manis estimates that there are about 7,000 practicing music therapists in the nation. Bumanis said that even though the popu larity of music therapy has been growing, many people still consider it an alternative, new age treatment. “We think of ourselves as under-utilized,” he said. “We are growing and getting more ac ceptance, but more needs to be done.” ,l< ' * ° Saturday Night Family Night at the Hall of Fame 8 PM - 1 AM Sunday 9:30 AM All-U Awards Ceremony Rudder Auditorium SkMdh By Quatro Grease •/ Continued fror WOW.' I 5£E THE POINT YOU’RE FRYING TO CONVEY HERE...IH THE GRANDER SCHEME Of THINGS,THE ANGST K ALLOW TO FLOW FROM OURSELVES DURING TIMES OF DISCONTENTMENT ' (TRULY INSIGNIFICANT WHEN COMPARED ‘in 'which'WE uv€Mht? _ lalif. nient saw ;d ColuniJ ’ictures ned at under a r of the s Good® of Colt®: which t nd story .idios. Continued from Page 3 Back in 1978, my parents took me to see Grease at the drive-in. Even though I don’t remember the details of that surely exciting event, I do remember the Satur day afternoons I spent watching the movie on television, singing the songs and dancing around the house. Twenty years later, I took my mom to the rerelease of Grease, and the music was just as enjoy able as ever. When Danny and Sandy did their final number on the Shake Shack at the Rydell High Gradua tion Carnival, I couldn’t help but smile. The only bad part of watch ing Grease in a crowded theater was trying to keep from singing along with Frenchie, Rizzo, Sonny and the rest of the gang. Only the makers of Grease could get away with releasing a movie in the ’90s that was made in the ’70s and set in the ’50s. Let’s just hope the anniversary of Grease 2 is forgotten as fast as the pitifully disappointing sequel was. —Rhonda Reinhart Cartoons Attention All On-fZampus Residents The deadline to cancel your housing contract for Fail 1998 - Spring 1999 academic year and receive a 100% ($200) deposit refund is: APRIL 1, 1998 @ 5:00 p.m. in the Housing Assignments Office Cancellation forms can be filled out in 101 YMCA Letters of cancellation can be faxed (409) 862-3122. or mailed to (must be received by 4/1/98 <§> 5:00 p.m.): Housing Assignments Office 101 YMCA Building College Station, Texas 77843-1258 (409) 845-4744 Degaiine$ to receive a Bftrtisn-oUxflHr.U.ep.ftsi.t.; April 2 - April 15 $150 (75%) April 16- May I $100(50%) May 2 - May 15 $ 50 (25%) After May 15 Entire deposit forfeited (Thus tnfotmatron I* also avartaCrte on me work* Wide Web (WWW) ©. ht ftps//***.).* tewtu-edu/ Dtfo/c*Sn*CAr>-e. 3nt Amy ied op® 3sident® : I hold# D. boost S| Tgoers t)!! a singH d Adds oward &; fails toq their p* it team busin® someitf e part® 982 as a i, CBS ft ffice. bia wetf 9. ins rt 2, P idgmed :elebrs [! year, id pro® The 14 rabid ® Continued from Page 3 VOLTRON Same as Robotech, but re place the planes with mecha nized predatory cats and in clude Voltron’s way of solving problems via giant laser sword. 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