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Music Therapy
Kati, form 10
Music therapy is soothing and relaxing. It is a process in which a trained music therapist uses music and all of its facets-physical, emotional, mental, social , aesthetic, and spiritual -to help clients to improve or maintain their health.
Music therapists are found in nearly every area of the helping professions. Music therapists may work with individuals who have behavioral-emotional disorders. There are two approaches to music therapy for children : The therapy session can be one-on-one or in a group setting. When a therapist meets with a child for the first time, it is good for the therapist and the child to come up with goals for him or her to meet during the duration together.
Music therapy can help children with communication problems, attention, motivation , and behavioral problems.  The setup of the room where the session takes place is very important , in order to make the child feel comfortable and to allow the child to produce the music right. It should be a room dedicated for music. There shouldn’t be other distracting things in the room. The room needs to be well lit and the temperature of the room should be moderate; it shouldn’t be too hot or cold . It is important that the room offers easy access , in case they have a wheelchair.
When it comes to the instruments to use it is good to have a wide range of different instruments from different places . It’s good for them to be colorful, and to have different textures. The therapist should either play a piano or guitar to keep everything grounded and in rhythm . The most important thing , though, is to have high quality instruments and to keep them well taken care of.
Music therapy has existed in its common current form in the United States  since around 1944. Live music was used in hospitals after both of the World Wars, as part of the regime for some recovering soldiers .
Music has been shown to affect portions of the brain . Part of this therapy is the ability of music to affect emotions and social interactions. Music may reduce heart rate , respiratory rate, and blood pressure in patients with coronary heart disease . Benefits included a decrease in blood pressure, heart rate, and levels of anxiety in heart patients. Listening to Mozart's piano sonata can reduce the number of seizures in people with epilepsy.