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Music Therapy

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What is Music Theraphy?

•  The applied use of music tomeasurably improve people's lives byassisting them in making positive lifechanges

• Functional and scientic applicationof music by a trained music therapist

to enhance an individual's social,emotional, educational, andbehavioral development.

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Why?

• Music ith a strong beat canstimulate brainaves to resonate insync ith the beat, ith faster beats

bringing sharper concentration andmore alert thinking,

• a sloer tempo promoting a

calm, meditative state• "reathing and heart rate

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#o?

1. Take notice of how listening to varioustypes of music and nature sounds with orwithout music can help you relax.

$. %f you play an instrument, record a piece ofmusic that you nd rela&ing. Then listen to thetape hen you need to rela&.

. (isten to rela&ing background music at ork or

during lunch break. )dd some body stretchingat the same time. This also orks *ust beforegoing to sleep.

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Who "ecomes a Music Therapist?

%f you are...

• a creative musician

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a problem solver• an insightful helper

• an empathetic listener

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a keen observer• a verbal and musical communicator

...then music therapy may be for you+

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