{"id":1191,"date":"2012-07-15T23:05:08","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T04:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/?p=1191"},"modified":"2016-03-17T12:21:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T17:21:41","slug":"whats-the-most-healing-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healingmusicenterprises.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/whats-the-most-healing-music\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the most healing music?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Music<\/a>

Chantdoc<\/p><\/div>\n

So many people want to know which type of music is the most healing! \u00a0This is a question that I get almost every time I go out to speak to a group of people, or a company, university, or hospital.\u00a0 To answer that, you must understand the difference between the “genre” of music and the “components” of music.\u00a0 You also need to determine if you’re using music literally to “heal” a situation or simply to improve your mood.\u00a0 Are you physically sick or are you simply needing to calm down, energize yourself, or forget a painful break-up or perhaps an unpleasant interaction with a friend, family member or stranger.<\/p>\n

I believe that most of us rely heavily on our intuition to choose the music that will help us the most.\u00a0 For example, you would NOT choose to play loud, lively music, with lots of percussion, for someone who was in a lot of pain, or giving birth, or having surgery.\u00a0 So you\u00a0must consider the condition of the patient as well as their mood and their receptivity to hearing music at any given moment.<\/p>\n

The components of music include such ingredients as melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo, dynamics, timbre, ostinato and texture.\u00a0 Generally speaking, the sicker the person, the softer, lighter texture the music should be.\u00a0 For someone who is really ill, a slow and steady pulse is beneficial.\u00a0 Something familiar is often quite welcome and effective.\u00a0 Often a solo instrument like piano, harp or flute has a positive effect.\u00a0 Always get the permission of the patient or the patient’s family before playing music.<\/p>\n

Theoretically, any music can be considered healing or therapeutic.\u00a0 It is helpful to know the musical taste of the person.\u00a0 If that person is you, what kind of music do you reach for if you’re feeling sad, angry, tired, happy, excited, grateful?\u00a0 I often suggest that people look at their CD collection or their Ipod playlists and organize them according to the moods they create or the moods they enchance.\u00a0 It really doesn’t take that long, usually, and helps you to choose the perfect music next time you’re in a mood you either want to change or enhance.<\/p>\n

If the patient is a friend or family member, it’s good to ask them to bring some of their favorite CDs in or give you access to their library.\u00a0 Rarely does someone who is ill or feeling very depressed want to experiment with a new genre of music.\u00a0 Familiar music to the suffering person is usually what works best.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow we’ll talk about different genres of music and different medical situations that can benefit from healing music or music medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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