power point on music therapy

1. Music Therapy as a
Legitimate practice
By Luke Altman

2. The issue
- Some don’t believe in the effectiveness of music therapy
- Not widely known
- Unknown benefits

3. Potential Questions
-what happens in a music therapy session?
-What illnesses can it help?
-How do you become a music therapist?
-What are the benefits of music therapy over other practices?

4. Available Research
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036702/

5. Personal Research
-2 types of therapy: active and receptive
-used mostly to accomplish individual goals
-Has been very helpful to children with disabilities

6. Potential Challenges
-People may not accept it
-wages may not be raised
-popularity will stay low

7. Why It’s Relevant
-No drug/pharmaceutical medicine involved
-about finding natural rhythms that please and can help one better
themselves
-need to make society more aware of its presence