Today, July 23, the Day of the Music Therapist is celebrated in Argentina
Music has been linked to humanity from the earliest times and its use as a therapeutic mechanism is lost from sight. It is no secret to anyone that music therapy creates a magical effect on the recovery of patients in hospitals and medical centers, it could be said that the change becomes miraculous.
Today July 23, these music therapists who for the sick could be angels because of the joy and improvement they bring them, celebrate their day in Argentina. The medicine of the soul is rarely spoken of with more property than dealing with music therapy, but let's see a little of the background and breadth of music therapy, since it is not only applied to the sick.
Although there are several versions, the most accepted postulates that it was thanks to the improvements of the American wounded in World War I and the subsequent decision to create the National Association of Music Therapy in the United States in 1950, that music therapy took shape in a formal way… From there, priority was given to providing that special care but not only to the injured.
Although there are several versions, the most accepted is that it was thanks to the improvements of the American wounded in World War I and the subsequent decision to create a National Association of Music Therapy in the United States, that music therapy took shape in a formal way. From there, priority was given to providing that special care but not only to the injured.
In the educational, training, recreational, behavioral and many other areas, it has been proven that music therapy improves performance, preparation or overcoming difficulties, in this case it is recommended not to impose any style on children, youth or adults, but try and use the one that generates the best results in practice sessions for this purpose.
In addition to the preparation in the musical area, it is recommended that the music therapist have some training and experience as a teacher in the musical field, this agility goes a long way in approaching patients more effectively when carrying out their commendable work.
In the case of sessions in hospitals, there are some activities that have music therapy in an open and massive way, where melodies and even choreographies or magic acts, shows, linked to music are performed for dozens of patients at the same time and care direct and individual, being common that individual treatment corresponds to special cases, where the patient needs this type of personalized attention to help him overcome a certain trance in his illness or recovery.
Is the effect of music therapy real?
There are thousands of cases that certify that it is real. Patients who under the care of a doctor cannot raise their arms, with music therapy they have come to move both hands to make a slight rhythm of accompaniment with maracas or tambourine while the music therapist develops a melody to encourage them.
What should be clear is that direct healing is not what is being pursued, in the previous example, the patient will surely continue to need treatment and rest, but the element of raising their spirits helps in therapy by allowing them, inspiring them to make efforts that perhaps a spirit fallen by some long illness prevented him from even trying.
There is no magic, but there are results that seem magical with music therapy, for that and more, congratulations to the music therapists on their day!
