Music and Healing

© 1986, the American Association f or Music Therapy Issue Section: Articles Download all figures Traditional Western medicine has not seriously considered music as a healing medium. The more recent ascendance of holistic medicine is creating a change in the attitude held by practitioners and the public to a position of greater acceptance of music therapy as a healing mode. In this article the author surveys a selection of research pertinent to the field. Music therapy is first defined, and the healing properties of music delineated. A review of physiological and therapeutic responses to music is followed by various opinions as to which types of music are most appropriate for music therapy procedures. Receive exclusive of f ers and updates f rom Oxf ord Academic Citing articles via Goog le Scholar CrossRef Latest Most Read Most Cited Wilber's Spectrum Model of Transpersonal Psycholog y and Its Application to Music Therapy Music Therapy—Holistic Model Ref lections Prolog ue On Cycles: Beg inning s, Ending s, Beg inning s: A Messag e From My Heart About Music Therapy Facebook Twitter Advertising and Corporate Services Journals Career Network