String Musicians in the Growing Field of Music Therapy
The sound of healing music
"PEOPLE SAY 'I play my violin at a nursing home, everyone in the audience smiles, and that's music therapy.' And I say no, that's not. What you're seeing is music's effect. The effect is beneficial—absolutely—but in music therapy we use a controlled approach to scientifically organize something that's been shown to happen. And it involves a board-certified music therapist." That's how Barbara Crowe, director of the music-therapy program at Arizona State University, sums up a common misconception about her profession.
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