Why is music therapy effective?
The human ability and need to respond to music seems to be innate, does not depend on musical ability or training, and usually remains unimpaired by mental and physical illnesses. Music has a unique power among the therapeutic media to engage and sustain the attention of patients and, in the hands of a trained therapist, accomplish a variety of therapeutic goals and objectives. A part of our lives, music is a powerful, unifying force that harmonizes people across lines of geography, language and culture. Music entertains, uplifts, opens the mind and awakens the senses to the complexity of human experiences.
