music therapy

collocation in English

meaningsofmusicandtherapy

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music
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmjuː.zɪk/
us
/ˈmjuː.zɪk/
a pattern of sounds made by musical instruments, voices, or computers, or a combination of these, intended to give pleasure to people listening ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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(Definition ofmusicandtherapyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmusic therapy

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The implications for measuring speech pause time in determining the efficacy ofmusictherapywith depressed patients.
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A period ofmusictherapyprovides opportunities for detailed and ongoing observation, assessment and gradual understanding of an individual's unique patterns of communication.
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This, she believes, can provide valid reasons for the continuance ofmusictherapyfor autism behaviours and sensory integration.
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The effects ofmusictherapyon the quality and length of life of people diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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I notice, for example, that 'communitymusictherapy' is a term emerging to describe some of these diversifying and hybridising sub-fields of practice.
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What does amusictherapyapproach share with a child's general view of music and with 'musicking'?
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Professional care-givers need to appreciate more the potential role ofmusictherapy, and to incorporate these activities in the care that they provide.
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Beyond this point there may be dragons : developing general theory inmusictherapy.
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His observations also connect the crossing of a specific threshold with significant changes in behaviour outside of themusictherapyroom.
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Musictherapyprovides a framework in which a mutual relationship is set up between client and therapist.
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Overview of themusictherapyliterature relating to elderly people.
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Musictherapyand reflexology are complementary therapies that can soothe and provide comfort.
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Likewise,musictherapyoffers the medium of acoustic sound in the form of rhythms, melodies, and harmonies.
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The intervention consists of a one-day workshop including three modalities: journal writing, art therapy, andmusictherapy.
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Interventions such asmusictherapyand reflexology provide additional support and assistance to help ease the process of dying for the patient and the family.
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This may be linked to the original mode of training where music undergraduates undertook training in both specialist music education andmusictherapy.
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The descriptions of the musical and behavioural transformations of the children attendingmusictherapyare often moving to read.
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Musictherapy: an intervention to reduce anxiety in the myocardial infarction patient.
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It underpins the now standard para-medical practice ofmusictherapy.
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The education programme provided to the mothers was based onmusictherapyprinciples.
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