Essays on Music Therapy

“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” -Victor Hugo As a special educator, I get to work with some pretty spectacular students. I work with elementary-aged students, grades 2-5, who have a diagnosis of autism. My...

The word music is utilized in two detects. It might mean sounds so joined as to establish a charming connection on the brain, as when we say, The music played by the symphony at the show was fine. Or on the other hand it might...

Everyone needs something to make life stop. Just for a moment everyone needs a break from the everyday routine, worries of the future, or even thoughts from the past. For me, music is this thing. I can put on some headphones and forget even my...

Long term care facilities such as nursing homes have undergone success with singalongs for senior residents. Task supervisors and nurses have been thrilled to come across some dementia patients answer the music. Therapists have found ways to use music tools and sing alongs as effective...

“You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music” (Annie Proulx). The definition of background music is a type of instrumental or vocal music that is intended to be an unimpeded accompaniment to a particular activity. Lots of...

Music is everywhere. From radios in the morning, in buses, in shopping malls, grocery stores and even in the chirps of the birds, we are inundated with music. As said by the Chinese philosopher Confucius, “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot...

Dr. Richard Puzzo Tone quality is an obscure term that is sometimes difficult to comprehend, yet it is something that musicians are encouraged to contort and master to give feeling to pieces of music. It is an aspect of music that is challenging to “see”...