Music Therapy: A Complementary Health Treatment Therapy

Music Therapy: A Complementary Health Treatment Therapy A music therapist uses music to calm the person and to gain their trust; building a relationship is essential to the healing process. After a relationship is established, the therapist creates an activity plan which works the physical and mental functions of the client. Some examples of these activities could be listening, singing, composing, playing, and moving to music; imagery is a commonly used tool as well (FAQ's …

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