We all know that music can touch our hearts. It has been well documented to help patients and those who are suffering. When the Titanic started sinking, the ship’s musicians played to calm the scared passengers. This is just one of many examples of the calming effect of music.
Music therapy takes that special touch even further. In fact, music therapy started to become an official profession around the end of World War One when it was recognized that the community musicians who played for the injured veterans were helping them recover.
Learning to play a musical instrument can be difficult, even for children who love music. It may not feel like music is a calming influence in your home when you are trying to get your child to practice. It may feel like it is having the opposite effect at times. Hang in there! The rewards will come. Your child will learn to love music, and they’ll grow and develop as they learn a valuable skill that c
an help others.
There is a wealth of information about music therapy and how it can help to ease suffering. It’s not just playing music but using music to improve care and understand the brain. It’s a worthwhile field that deserves more recognition both for the research that helps to improve lives and for the musicians and therapists who use their talents to help others. A love for music can come not only from playing and learning music but from using it for the benefit of others. Try sharing about this fascinating field of study with your child. It might even be a future career path for your little musician!