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 My Get Up and Go
Healing
Movement to Music
Linden Hills Chamber Orchestra
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Movement to Music
You can listen to music, dance to music, even make your own music—but did you know that music can actually have a healing effect? This became evident after World War I and World War II when community musicians visited Veterans hospitals across the nation, playing for thousands of veterans recovering from war trauma. Doctors noticed real improvement in the health of those listening to music and realized that music had a role in healing. To meet the demand for trained hospital musicians, Michigan State University launched a music therapy degree program in 1944—and the profession of modern Music Therapy was born.
Today, the American Music Therapy Association guides and approves college certification of Music Therapists. Therapists bring the healing effects of music to schools, hospitals, and care facilities, reaching both the healthy and the suffering. To do this, they use planned music activities such as
- music performance
- receptive music listening
- music and movement
- song writing
- lyric discussion
Some Therapists specialize in In-Home services, creating and carrying out a Music Therapy plan for each person. To see how one Minnesota Music Therapist accomplishes this, explore Christina Brantner’s website:
www.therapythrumusic.com
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