Music can affect the body in many health-promoting ways‚ which is the basis for a growing field known as music therapy. However‚ you can use music in your daily life and achieve many stress relief benefits on your own. One of the great benefits of music as a stress reliever is that it can be used while you conduct your regular activities so that it really doesn’t take time away from your busy schedule. Music provides a wonderful backdrop for your life so that you can find increased enjoyment from
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Chapter 2 Early Civilizations in Mesopotamia Cumulative effects of agriculture + wave of technological changes around 4000 B.C.E. = generated civilizations as a new organizational form The process of agricultural economies = civilizations began in the Middle East. The Sumerians Sumer 1st river valley civilizations Major floods occurred Northeastern section along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that lead to the Persian Gulf Rainfall is scant Generated large food surpluses = population
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“ When I hear music‚ I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times‚ and to the latest ” said Henry David Thoreau. Music was and still is a significant factor in almost every culture in the world. It is a form of art that can life the soul‚ or even heals a patient through music therapy. A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre‚ nationality or locality of musicians‚ or holiday. They are
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Non-Western Music The section on twentieth-century music will involve chapters 1-8‚ 15-17. Chapters 1-3 will be utilized for the discussion of Non-Western music. It will be necessary to study these chapters‚ as well as the listening examples contained within‚ to achieve full comprehension of these sections. Twentieth-Century Overview (Chapter 1) Within the music of the twentieth century can be seen influences of folk and popular music‚ Asian and African music‚ and European art music from the
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Chris Erickson Informative Outline Topic: Music Influence General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about music and how it influences our lives Thesis: Knowing Music or playing an instrument has a lot of positive effects over people. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Show of hands. How many people have music on their ipads? (kids raise hands). Well this equates to an incredibly fastgrowing industryThe music business B. Reason to listen: Music has made a huge impact on our lives
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The power of music: its impact on the intellectual‚ social and personal development of children and young people Susan Hallam‚ Executive Summary Recent advances in the study of the brain have enhanced our understanding of the way that active engagement with music may influence other activities. The cerebral cortex selforganises as we engage with different musical activities‚ skills in these areas may then transfer to other activities if the processes involved are similar. Some skills transfer automatically
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Psychology of Music http://pom.sagepub.com/ From the functions of music to music preference Thomas Schäfer and Peter Sedlmeier Psychology of Music 2009 37: 279 originally published online 10 March 2009 DOI: 10.1177/0305735608097247 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pom.sagepub.com/content/37/3/279 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: Society for Education‚ Music and Psychology Research Additional services and information for Psychology
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Arts Therapy | How creative arts therapy can be used in nursing practice | NRS-433V | Robin Marth | 2/12/2013 | | Creative Arts Therapy A study was performed in the United Kingdom in 2012 to evaluate the usefulness of creative therapy for dementia patients. Creative therapy can include art‚ dance‚ and music‚ and movement. There is a wide range of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions that can be used with dementia. The use of arts or creative therapy has been
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Music is an abstract form of human expression‚ and can mean different things to different people‚ but it has been a part of every culture on this planet‚ now or anytime in recorded history (Scheck & Berger‚ 2006). Whether it is individual listening‚ a concert‚ party‚ a dance‚ or a rite of passage‚ music contributes to a big part of many adolescents ’ lives across the globe. It has been estimated that from seventh to 12 th grade‚ the average adolescent spends over two hours per day listening
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Effects of Music Music is a very powerful medium and in some societies there have been attempts to control its use. It is powerful at the level of the social group because it facilitates communication which goes beyond words‚ enables meanings to be shared‚ and promotes the development and maintenance of individual‚ group‚ cultural and national identities. It is powerful at the individual level because it can induce multiple responses – physiological‚ movement‚ mood‚ emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral
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