Whipple Review Paper

Music therapy is defined as “the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program” (“American Music Therapy Association”). It cures mental issues such as depression, anxiety, and hypertension. Music therapy was approved and became an effective and significant way to cure mental injuries of veterans since World War Two. During World War Two, an era of cruelness and death, military hospitals were filled with physically and mentally injured veterans suffering in recurring haunting nightmares and shocking memories of the battlefield. In 1945, the U.S. War Department even issued Technical Bulletin 187 to create a program that encouraged the use of music to rehabilitate veterans’ emotions.

The reason why music causes connections is because of how people can easily relate to it as one. The writer Lea Winerman from the American Psychology Association tells about, “An autistic teenager learns to communicate with other people by playing the drums as part of a group.” (“American Psychology Association”) This teenager must have really struggled a lot knowing that he/she could not be able to communicate with other people and have fun with them. That is why she found the drums that easily helped her connect with other people. ”If one thinks that music can arouse such emotions as well, the following problem is a problem about music, too”(Naar).Hichem Naar is telling a person can get emotions which turn into passions for music and that

Music therapy is the clinical use of music to achieve individual goals and improve relationships; it is also considered a form of Psychotherapy (Music Therapy Medicine). Melodies and harmonies are used to transport patients to new and safe places. The sweet rhythms brings peace and relaxation to stressed minds. Self-worth is found between each melodic note, and anxiety and depression are long forgotten. Memories that were once lost are now found, and medication is improved by this one simple healing tool. All these things happen through the healing power of music. Music therapy needs to be used more often in health care because of the many physical and mental benefits it provides.

When looking at reviews on interventions used with children with asd it appears not all are

Music is a rhythmic mix of notes and silence that is put together to be heard in harmony. Anxiety is a mental illness in which a person has excessive feelings of stress, worry, and anxiety strong enough that it controls their daily life. Music can be used as a temporary treatment for anxiety as a way to distract the person 's focus from what causing their anxiety to stir up. I believe in music as a anxiety treatment.

Autism the Musical is a documentary that followed the lives of five different children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and their families, as the children participate in creating and performing in a musical over a 22-week period. Autism the Musical is “real-life”, in that all of the scenes are candid, with each child starring as themselves, giving viewers the ability to see how ASD affects children from first hand accounts, without scripted scenes or actors. Elaine, the director of the musical, created a program called “The Miracle Project”, in which parents could enroll their child diagnosed with ASD to participate in the production. The goal of “The Miracle Project” was for children with

Peer-mediated instruction and intervention (PMII) is used to teach typically developing peers ways to interact with and help learners with ASD acquire new behavior, communication skills, and social skills by increasing social opportunities within natural environments. With PMII, neurotypical peers are taught ways of engaging learners with ASD in social interactions in both teacher-directed and learner-initiated activities. Peers are paired or placed in cooperative learning groups that include at least one learner with ASD. When designed and implemented well, PMII serves as a compelling method for providing academic and social support to students with ASD (Fettig, 2013).

Music helps a depressed mind become active. Songs are written out of true stories or feelings the artist had, which somewhere, somehow, someone can relate to. Music can help lift the spirits of a depressed person because of the physical changes it makes, or the relation to the story. Depression is when a person is constantly sad and their brain is low on dopamine and serotonin. Already discussed is the release of these feel-good chemicals and neurotransmitters when a person listens to music. By simply raising the level of chemicals in a depressed brain, one can feel happier. These moments of happiness overtime can then open other pathways up for the person to handle their disease. On a less scientific level, music tells stories and those stories can be related to and give the depressed person a sense of comfort knowing they are not the only ones who have had tough times. As Kathleen Higgins states in her review of Joel

The deficit in social communication is a core feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Among the various symptoms of ASD, it is always the most concern aspect of the parents of autistic children since it influences the development of children in different areas, including interpersonal relationship, learning and work. In this essay, I would like to figure out some ways to help children of ASD in the social communication aspect.

Does the genre of the music affect the mood of the person(s) listening to it (New York, New York - Frank Sinatra, You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison - My Chemical Romance, and The Hills - The Weeknd)? I chose this experiment because everyone (or my mom) says rock makes you demonic, pop makes you happy, etc. and I knew that’s not the case. So, I decided to test it on an eighteen year old that happens to be my sister.

Some children are unable to socialize and avoid eye contact when interacting with others. These children also have difficulty understanding what other people are thinking and meaning through their tone of voice and expression. In addition, they also have a tendency to bang their head as a form of self-abusive behavior. They may also perform repetitive behavior like rocking or twirling. These children are faced with an intellectual disability known as Autism Spectrum Disorder or ASD. They show more characteristics besides the ones previously mentioned, have several causes, and several signs are used to diagnose these children.

Music therapy is the practice of using music as a form of treatment for certain conditions (especially mental conditions). The idea of using music as a form of therapy dates back to Aristotle’s and Plato’s days. Aristotle understood the great impact music had on listeners and spoke about how it can affect the emotional states of an individual. “Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul… when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued with the same passion; and if over a long time he habitually listens to music that rouses ignoble passions, his whole character will be shaped to an ignoble form” (Aristotle). Music can affect the brain and body in unexpected ways. It can be used

Music has done a great deal for many people. The importance of music has been shown evident throughout these three articles: “The Transformative Power of Working with People Who Are Facing Death” written by Sharon Graham, “How Taylor Swift’s Music Helped Me When My Mom Died” written by Fallon Wilson, and "I Will Forever Remain Faithful" written by David Ramsey. The three articles will bring about in conversation with one another the importance of music in the lives of the affected people. Although they may differ in various ways, we’ll ultimately come to a better understanding of the effect of music on people.

In Edvard Grieg’s “Morning Mood”, a well-recognized piece of classical music, a flute is the first instrument one hears. The beautiful whistle of the flute’s first note strikes a high A, played softly, and the softness continues as the flute travels down the scale, only to play a C and make its way, legato, back up to an A (Morning Mood: Peer Gynt No.1). As the piece continues, violins, cellos, oboes, and many other instruments are softly introduced to complement the flute’s high and quiet notes. It is only when the flute crescendos in the middle of the piece that the other instruments follow along. This continues Grieg’s trend, on this track, of forming the other instrument’s parts around the flute. Occasionally, the flute will soften and be replaced by another wind or string, but the trend of surrounding the main instrument with other pieces still continues. This soothing blend of the instruments is what causes the mind to remove stress when listening. I believe that music

Loneliness in Older Adults: An Embodied Experience by Judith M. Smith is a journal of Gerontological nursing that explores the bodily effects of loneliness on the older adult population. This journal presents the reader with research and recounts from individuals who experience their everyday loneliness that is expressed through their bodies in various ways. These embodying experiences hold back those individual’s from participating in activities they love or allowing them to enjoy their everyday lives. Gerontological nurses can alter these experiences using two specific interventions, music therapy and animal-assisted therapy, to actively reduce loneliness in the older adult population, ultimately creating a whole and healing environment at all levels.