Question

informative speech outline for music therapy

Answer 1

Sometimes, you come across situations, when you are unable to think, you simply don't know what to do and what is happening around you. And at times, when you find yourself stuck somewhere in the middle. Music tends to help you out or solve your problem.

This topic is relevant because people use music on a daily basis to help with frustration, depression, etc. and it just might be an alternative for illnesses and the addiction recovery process. I believe music therapy helps with drug addiction, illness, and depression and can replace medicine that people take for illnesses and also be better than the process people go through with addiction recovery.

Music Therapy- a. Music can be the best form of stress relief (if you actually enjoy listening to it) b. Music has been used by therapists to rehabilitate i. Has been proven to induce your brains levels of serotonin, dopamine and melatonin (feel good chemicals) ii. Can relax you and ease your mind c. Music therapy has been used for adult cancer patients and it significantly reduces emotional distress and boosts the patients quality of life. Same effect was had on war veterans with PTSD II. Physical Benefits: d. Music is instrumental in brain development because it uses both sides of your brain e. Early development teachers use music to improve the growth of a childs brain academically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. f. University of California did a study on children who are given music lessons. The 2nd grade students that were given music lessons scored 27% higher on proportion and fraction tests than those who did not receive lessons. g. Mozart effect (myth) III. Emotional Benefits: h. Music can trigger happy memories or moments in time.