What is Music Therapy?
Music is a useful resource when it comes to providing joy, relief, or relaxation in times of stress. Music therapy has been proven to relieve stress and pain, as well as improve communication and self-expression in many individuals. In the case of young children, music therapy is incredibly effective. Engaging with music stimulates many different parts of the brain across both hemispheres. Other subjects such as reading, writing, or mathematics, stimulate specific areas of the brain. Music breaks down the boundaries between the two hemispheres of the brain. For children who are still in the early stages of cognitive development, this makes music especially stimulating and engaging.
Proactive Health Corp. Pediatric Music Therapy
In Proactive we teach children songs that help them learn the alphabet, multiplication tables, days of the week, etc. Not only is music useful as a memorization tool, but it is also as an incentive to participate in a classroom setting. Part of what makes music such an effective tool is how it creates a fun environment that children want to actively engage in. The benefits of music therapy are such as:
- Pain managementteeth, feeding, dressing etc.)
- Physical rehabilitation
- Anxiety and stress reduction
- Self-expression
- Family support
- Relaxation
- Normal growth and development
- Opportunities for choice and control
- Positive change in mood and emotional states
- Learning coping skills and techniques
- Effect positive physiological changes
