Is Music Therapy ?

I don’t know if any of you had this all throughout elementary or some of middle school, but do you remember when teachers would assign projects and they would play music. Mostly classical or acoustic. Then in high school a teacher taught me that it helps relax the brain and and makes the children “smarter”. Also according to Belle Cooper  all the different genres in music connects with different parts of your brain. Going back to classical music it can make you zone in and visualize on what your working on. Some music is an anti-depressionate and improves mental health so much. It keeps your mind/body calm.

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Some scientist say that music is a great way to study. But other scientist say it distracting. For the types of music people should listen to when studying is video soundtracks. It makes sense when you think about it, because the purpose of the music in the game is to help focus on the game and the task given, not to be interruptive. Back in the day when technology wasn’t as good in the early game consoles used very simple and soft  music and melodies. Remember how they use the songs in Tetris and Mario. Very simple and common but soothing.

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/Studies/how-music-could-help-you-to-concentrate-while-studying-a6907341.html

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/can-music-help-you-think

 

 

2 thoughts on “Is Music Therapy ?

  1. Tyler Mitchell Azar

    Just from personal experience, I can say that music definitely has a calming effect and makes me feel less stressed. There’s nothing better between classes than putting your headphones in and zoning out as you walk. Music has actually been used to treat depression and other mental and emotional disorders, as is stated in this article.

  2. Beom Joon Lee

    Music can definitely be used for a therapeutic effect. As I did more research into your topic, it seems that different types of music can have different effects. For instance, sad music can be used to cope with a relationship break up (http://press.uchicago.edu/pressReleases/2013/May/0515Lee.html). In another case, upbeat and more exciting music can be used as a mood lifter. If you would like to know more about the study involving upbeat music and mood, check out this website. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2012.747000?scroll=top&needAccess=true

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