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I By definition, music therapy is the use of
live or recorded music to bring about desirable
changes in mood or behavior.
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therapy include everyone from unborn chil
dren to the elderly. Music therapists are em
ployed in hospitals, nursing homes, schools
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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.”
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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
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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
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of Grease 2 is forgotten as fast
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—Rhonda Reinhart
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