Is the music healthy
Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Recently by one reason or another growing popularity of traditional methods of treatment. Music therapy is one of the most popular options for someone who wants to experiment with these new methods. Consultation conducted by psychologists from Duke University in the U.S. shows that people identify so-called. music therapy as “the easiest and most pleasant treatment option: listen to music and with every minute you become stronger.”
Even things at first glance seem quite simple, it really is not. As a preliminary point is that virtually all experts do not deny the positive effects of music on human health. To this effect the first mention of the ancient Greeks. Homer wrote of how melodic songs have helped to heal the wounds of the characters, and Pythagoras is conducted special classes in choral singing, because it is believed that harmony in music was born and harmony in the soul. Are preserved, he reportedly began to compile a book of musical healing recipes, where the treatment of any disease is in line melody. In the Middle Ages the English philosopher Robert Burton wrote a special book – “The Anatomy of Melancholy,” which argues that music can be very useful in the treatment of neurological disorders. In the 19 century with a calm relaxing music many psychologists have treated their patients, but the greatest interest in music therapy occurred in the mid-20th century. Proponents of this method argue that music can be treated not only nerve disorders, and many other diseases.
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