Music, as has been widely studied and demonstrated for decades, has multiple effects on brain behavior, since it involves different parts of the mind and, therefore, can affect our moods, sensations and experiences of life. life.
There are different types of therapies that use music for the benefit of the patientboth in treatments for physical health as well as mental health. In both dimensions (which are never really separated) positive results have been observed.
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According to music therapist Juanita Eslava, from the Colombian Institute of Neuroscience, “the powerful thing about music is its ability to generate responses in all the mechanisms of human emotional processing. If we use music well, we can get a lot out of it.”
Among some of the therapies that use music As a treatment mechanism there are the following:
- NMT Therapy: It is a therapeutic model whose foundation is neurological study, which has worked with respect to possible behavioral changes ,according to the influence of music on the development of thinking and memory.
- Dalcroze method: In principle, it is a method used in rhythmic teaching to young music students, however its effectiveness as a therapeutic mechanism has been demonstrated. The method has produced extensive results in the physical perception and the improvement of brain functions associated with movement. It is ideal for people with some type of motor difficulty.
- Kodály method: Like the previous one, the method was developed for teaching music, specifically Hungarian folklore. The method that the musician Zoltán Kodály built, however, began to be used as a therapeutic tool of active procedure that favors the person’s perceptual and sensory dimension.
- Orff-Schulwerk Therapy: This therapy was developed primarily to treat children with some degree of delay, in their development or treatment of disabilities. Subsequently, it was observed that, in practice, its effectiveness also contributes to relationships between patients with certain degrees of difficulties in interaction or with apathy.
- Creative music therapy (or Nordoff-Robbins Method): created by pianist Paul Nordoff and special educator Clive Robbins, who developed an interactive creation practice. The method, applied in principle for patients handicappedhas subsequently been applied to patients with aany mental disorder or pathology.
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The different modalities of therapies that make use of music and its effects on our brain include numerous benefits for mental and emotional health that facilitate therapeutic actions such as the following:
- emotional management
- Exploration of the trauma
- Preparation of the duel
- Elaboration of one’s own story
- Understanding of concrete experiences own
- Communication of personal aspects
- Analysis of primary relationships
- Analysis of types of emotional ties
- Expression of emotions
- Preparation of the self image
- Comprehension self-perceptive
- Decreased level of stress either anxiety
- Moderation of the anxiety activation
- Relaxation
- Breathing learning
- Perceptual optimization
The music therapywith its different techniques (analytical, experimental or creative) is a valid tool in the search for personal welfare and its effectiveness is widely documented and demonstrated. We encourage you to research more about the topic and join musical therapies.
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