Are certain types of music suitable for particular problems/illnesses?
Everybody has a unique relationship with music. We have individual tastes, which connect us to a personal, intimate and authentic world of inner experience that expresses our individuality. Music is not a pill – it cannot be prescribed like a medicine. The whole picture of a person’s cultural, racial and social circumstances and ancestry contribute to the forms of music that he or she finds meaningful. We believe that it is therefore impossible to parallel specific types of music with specific conditions – it all depends on the individual. It is sometimes said that ‘classical’ music is good for relaxing people. This is too simplistic: it would be more accurate to say that certain types of classical music can have this effect – particularly music with a slow tempo or a lyrical melodic style. There are plenty of examples of music within other styles – including pop genres – that can have the same kind of effect, and conversely plenty of classical pieces that can have the opposite effect
