Open AccessThe Significance of Melody in Music Therapy
Author(s) -
Anne Gowda GEETA KIRAN,
AUTHOR_ID,
Mysore Nagarajan MAMATHA,
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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bulletin of the "transilvania" university of braşov. series viii, performing arts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-2018
pISSN - 2344-200X
DOI - 10.31926/but.pa.2020.13.62.1.9
Subject(s) - music therapy , melody , active listening , psychology , music and emotion , variety (cybernetics) , perception , cognitive psychology , cognition , aesthetics , music history , communication , visual arts , psychotherapist , art , musical , music education , computer science , pedagogy , neuroscience , artificial intelligence
"Music therapy is the use of music to address the physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of a group or individual. It emphasises variety of activities, such as listening to melodies, playing an instrument, drumming, writing a song etcetera. The paper reveals the creative and receptive process of therapy designed along with the music perception and its effects. The benefits of music therapy are discussed along with the nada yoga and raga chikitse. The experience of melody in music therapy is elucidated in depth."