What is Music Therapy?

Music therapy is a form of reminiscent therapy, which has been documented to have various positive clinical and health effects including decreasing stress and anxiety levels (https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/11/music),  improving and promoting sleep quality and quantity (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31221932/), treating and managing depression (https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004517.pub2/abstract) modulating blood glucose and cortisol levels (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920039/), increasing dopamine and serotonin levels in the brain, which is largely reduced in Parkinson’s  Disease patients, (http://www.epda.eu.com/en/parkinsons/in-depth/managing-your-parkinsons/quality-of-life/creative-therapies/music-therapy/music-therapy-and-parkinsons/), decreasing pain levels (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27760797/), helping to treat and manage hypertension (high blood pressure), (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860955/), and helping patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia decrease BPSD and help to maintain their quality of life (https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/nyas.14864 ), to name but a few examples.