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Research paper thumbnail of Modern Music Therapy – Between Art and Science

During time, music found its way not only as art, but as science as well. From the great composer... more During time, music found its way not only as art, but as science as well. From the great composers to modern electronic music, the science behind it affects us neurological. Therefore, music becomes involved in therapy successfully. As music therapy it was continuously diversifying its techniques and methods of application it became itself seen both as an art and as a science. But although practicing music therapy showed effects, these were hard to be quantified through quantitative methods. The new research directions in the field of music therapy brought up apart from the medical instruments nuclear technology for diagnosis, and recording and measuring equipment of the body’s reactions to music. It was found out in which way music affects different areas of the brain, what happens in the body during an audition or a playing session, what reactions we have to a certain type of music and to a musician, and the importance of analyzing the vibrational frequencies of sounds.

Research paper thumbnail of The Use of Music Therapy for Adults’ Anxiety Relief

2019 5th Experiment International Conference (exp.at'19), 2019

As known, anxiety represents the body's natural response to stress. It appears as a feeling o... more As known, anxiety represents the body's natural response to stress. It appears as a feeling of fear or an apprehension about unknown present or future events. Translated as nervousness, extreme fear or worry, the specialists consider the anxiety disorder as being a psychiatric disorder that includes forms as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic attacks, separation anxiety, and specific phobias. Also, there are considered to be related to anxiety, obsessive – compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Based on the results obtained in our research, we have noticed the influence music has solely, but also in combination with dance, on people accusing stress and/or anxiety. Overlapping the research with a brief analysis of the chosen music, we emphasize through this article, on one hand, the role of music therapy in treating the spectrum of anxiety disorders, and on the other, the importance of choosing the proper music in terms of characteristics...

Research paper thumbnail of The Science of Healing Through Music. Active Versus Receptive Music Therapy

Journal of the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mar 15, 2019

There are centuries since the healing power of music is recognized and used, and decades since mu... more There are centuries since the healing power of music is recognized and used, and decades since music therapy got a scientific approach. Music therapists are not foremost musicians, being outnumbered by psychologists or doctors with an emphasis in music, therefore music therapy got a new perspective. From the first steps of choosing the music up to the applied methods, music therapists use new developed instrumentation applied in a personal manner creating treatment and experimental conditions, use music in a scientific way. Although, we can differentiate between many types of music therapy, the aim of this paper is to focus solely on active and receptive music therapy and their role in healing. As active music therapy techniques engage the individual in singing, instrument playing and music composition, music listening involves no music engagement or active participation. Though, the effect of both could be equally powerful. From a neuroscience perspective, receptive /passive and active music activities differ in the parts of the brain they activate. For example, listening to music engages subcortical and cortical areas of the brain. Moreover, the individual's preference for a certain music type also affects the brain regions that are activated, making a difference when the music is self-selected or it is chosen by the therapist. A number of researchers note that although the receptive music therapy can reach the therapeutic effect faster, the active music therapy may have a higher effect. While the development in sciences continues and new methods of measuring and intervention are available, there is a significant lack of literature on direct comparisons between the efficacy of active and receptive music therapy techniques, hence we want to bring broad, affluent information regarding the subject.

Research paper thumbnail of Modern Music Therapy – Between Art and Science

During time, music found its way not only as art, but as science as well. From the great composer... more During time, music found its way not only as art, but as science as well. From the great composers to modern electronic music, the science behind it affects us neurological. Therefore, music becomes involved in therapy successfully. As music therapy it was continuously diversifying its techniques and methods of application it became itself seen both as an art and as a science. But although practicing music therapy showed effects, these were hard to be quantified through quantitative methods. The new research directions in the field of music therapy brought up apart from the medical instruments nuclear technology for diagnosis, and recording and measuring equipment of the body’s reactions to music. It was found out in which way music affects different areas of the brain, what happens in the body during an audition or a playing session, what reactions we have to a certain type of music and to a musician, and the importance of analyzing the vibrational frequencies of sounds.

Research paper thumbnail of The Use of Music Therapy for Adults’ Anxiety Relief

2019 5th Experiment International Conference (exp.at'19), 2019

As known, anxiety represents the body's natural response to stress. It appears as a feeling o... more As known, anxiety represents the body's natural response to stress. It appears as a feeling of fear or an apprehension about unknown present or future events. Translated as nervousness, extreme fear or worry, the specialists consider the anxiety disorder as being a psychiatric disorder that includes forms as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic attacks, separation anxiety, and specific phobias. Also, there are considered to be related to anxiety, obsessive – compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder. Based on the results obtained in our research, we have noticed the influence music has solely, but also in combination with dance, on people accusing stress and/or anxiety. Overlapping the research with a brief analysis of the chosen music, we emphasize through this article, on one hand, the role of music therapy in treating the spectrum of anxiety disorders, and on the other, the importance of choosing the proper music in terms of characteristics...

Research paper thumbnail of The Science of Healing Through Music. Active Versus Receptive Music Therapy

Journal of the American Romanian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mar 15, 2019

There are centuries since the healing power of music is recognized and used, and decades since mu... more There are centuries since the healing power of music is recognized and used, and decades since music therapy got a scientific approach. Music therapists are not foremost musicians, being outnumbered by psychologists or doctors with an emphasis in music, therefore music therapy got a new perspective. From the first steps of choosing the music up to the applied methods, music therapists use new developed instrumentation applied in a personal manner creating treatment and experimental conditions, use music in a scientific way. Although, we can differentiate between many types of music therapy, the aim of this paper is to focus solely on active and receptive music therapy and their role in healing. As active music therapy techniques engage the individual in singing, instrument playing and music composition, music listening involves no music engagement or active participation. Though, the effect of both could be equally powerful. From a neuroscience perspective, receptive /passive and active music activities differ in the parts of the brain they activate. For example, listening to music engages subcortical and cortical areas of the brain. Moreover, the individual's preference for a certain music type also affects the brain regions that are activated, making a difference when the music is self-selected or it is chosen by the therapist. A number of researchers note that although the receptive music therapy can reach the therapeutic effect faster, the active music therapy may have a higher effect. While the development in sciences continues and new methods of measuring and intervention are available, there is a significant lack of literature on direct comparisons between the efficacy of active and receptive music therapy techniques, hence we want to bring broad, affluent information regarding the subject.