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As a nurse, you could ask for favorite types of music they listen to or what kind of music they used to listen to while you ask about other health information about the patient. When or if the patient seems to be sad, in pain, or troubled in some way, playing that music before administering prescribing and administrating music can give the body a chance to help itself and not have to deal with the adverse effects of medications.

If you are not a nurse or any other licensed medical professional, you may also practice this on someone you know who is experiencing pain, mood disorders, or mental disorders by simply playing music they used to listen to or enjoy listening to now.

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Lasata Care Center, a Cedarburg nursing home, is participating in the first study of Music & Memory, a nationwide program in which Alzheimer's and demetia patients are given iPods with favorite songs from their youth. Video by Mike De Sisti

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I would not use this piece for music therapy unless I knew for sure that it was a special song for the patient that brought back good memories. The song is too stimulating and climactic and it would not exactly soothe the patient, but it could agitate them during certain parts of the song. I would consider playing part 2 of the piece called Mirage because it has a more calm, steady, and peaceful melody all throughout. Other than that, the rest of the song might just create the opposite effect that I would be trying to achieve with my patient.

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Nightingale was the founder of modern nursing and she believed that it was the nurses job to create an environment to promote healing for the patient. After experimenting it herself, she noticed that wind instruments with continuous sound are best for healing, while instruments that don't produce continuous sounds may have the opposite effect on the body.

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Music has been linked to mood and simply listening to music can drastically change ones mood from sad to energized or happy. The type of music used as therapy depends on the patients condition. If the patient is being treated for depression, the therapist may play songs that invoke happy memories. For autistic patients, they may use music that assists in teaching them verbal and non-verbal communication skills while the patient is attentive.

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According to the American Music Therapy Association, music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music intervention to accomplish individualized goals with a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
http://www.musictherapy.org

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Christina Trotsyuk
Exploring Music Section 701
Concert Project Pt. 4