Do you ever notice that when you tend to be overwhelmed or stressed to no end by the daily distractions around you that by just simply listening to your favorite music will instantly calm you down? Whether it be the new Norah Jones cd, maybe some Adele, or maybe you like to listen to the hardcore music to release your tensions such as Slipknot, or Disturbed? No matter what your music fix may be, it all chemically effects your psyche. Music is the worlds most known, yet naive most effective form of medicine. Sure you can argue that natural herbs, and spices can calm your mind. Which they can, although music can do just the same thing. Not only can music help your emotions stay aligned, studies have shown that certain types of music can help with people who have ADD, Bi-Polar disorder, and even Cancer. Hospitals have found that music has tremendously helped with the pain in their patients. Music has shown to help divert depression, aggrandize physical movement ,and over all calm the patients. How can MUSIC do this of all things you ask? Well... that my friend is simple. Music Therapy is the key.
To be a music therapist. It is required to have a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy from one of over 70 American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) approved college and university programs. The curriculum for the bachelor's degree is designed to impart entry level competencies in three main areas: musical foundations, clinical foundations, and music therapy foundations and principles as specified in the AMTA Professional Competencies. In addition to the academic coursework, the bachelor's degree requires 1200 hours of clinical training, including a supervised internship.
Typically a music therapist works with clients on a weekly basis. Individual sessions are $75, Group sessions are $85, Bi-Monthly sessions are $100, and Monthly sessions are $120. Some health insurances will cover music therapy services. Some things that may be included in the cost of your...