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need to be done to prove it...to have the hard data that most scientists want behind what’s being touted. And that’s getting better and better, there are more and more studies coming out that show the positive effects of music therapy. But it’s difficult though because it’s not a hard science. You’re not dealing with mathematical formulas, you’re working with human beings and creativity.”
–Heather Davidson BC-MT
LASTING IMPRESSION
But who benefits most from music therapy? The answer is...everyone! With music being such a universal language, the effects of music on the brain have had lasting impacts both positive and negative. But the impression it makes while healing appears to be the most noticeable mark in the medical community given that music therapy is most efficient in helping autistic children/adults communicate or helping Alzheimer patients remember lost
memories. All things considered, through music therapy, healing never sounded so good.
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explanation on the biological link music has with the body below;
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DOUBTS & LEGITIMACY
Christopher Steele, a Howard University senior majoring in music therapy offered an explanation as to why the practice isn’t as respected as it should be saying,
“Scientists don’t trust it, they feel that it is too inconsistent to be a primary means of treatment which is why they labeled it as an alternative medicine.” But board-certified music Therapists and drum circle facilitators like Heather Davidson who operate in the Washington D.C-metro area, believe that the misconceptions of music therapy are an opportunity to introduce its principles and feats, remarking;
“One reason is because music therapy is a relatively young profession, and because of that there haven’t been the kinds of studies that