As early as ancient China, doctors used the idea of "five tones and five qi to cure the five organs" to treat diseases by combining music and medicine. In ancient Western countries, people also used singing as part of their treatment to relieve the pain of their patients.
The great philosopher Pythagoras of ancient Greece "music purification theory" believes that through the specific melody and rhyme in music, it can coordinate the inner power, vent emotions, heal people's temperament and desires, and is a spiritual medicine.
Many people think that music therapy is just listening to songs, but in fact, there are many forms of music therapy, which can be broadly divided into three categories: receptive, re-creative, and improvisational therapy.
Receptive Music Therapy: Psychotherapy is achieved by listening to music, including music relaxation, discussion and recollection, music synchronization, music imagination, music hypnosis, etc. For example, in a quiet environment, we will relax with the music while lying in bed and playing a relaxing piece of music at the same time.
Re-creative music therapy: In which the patient actively participates in singing or playing an existing piece of music, and then modifies the existing piece of music. For example, in group instrumental performance, the therapist assigns musical roles to those who are good at musical instruments and those who have no playing foundation through the selection and arrangement of music, so that they can participate together and perform their own duties.
Improvisational strumming therapy: It is a random improvisation on a particular instrument, such as the improvisational rhythm of a drum beaten by a patient. Most of the instruments used for improvisation are percussion instruments with a sense of rhythm and rhythm that can be played without practice, such as drums, triangles, tambourines, xylophones, etc.
