About Music Therapy

Music Therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of Individuals. After assessing the strengths and needs of each client, the qualified music therapist provides the indicated treatment including creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients’ abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as: overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement, increasing people’s motivation to become engaged in their treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for expression of feelings.

Raga Jogiya, Bhairavi, Malhar, Darbari are no longer just music to the ears, but also a form of treatment, recovery, prevention and improvement. Rejoice ! the melodious Indian  classical music is being used to affect miraculous cures, for quicker post operative  recovery, treating infertility, preventing natal handicaps in new-born as also to develop concentration and memory in youth and children.

The ragas of Indian classical music are classified according to ‘Pahar’ (the time period of  a day), and the therapy mandates hearing the raga in the ordained Pahar only. For  example hyperactive people are prescribed morning ragas. The morning ragas are those that should be listened to in the morning. These include Raga Jogiya, Bhairavi, Todi, Bilash Todi and Lalit etc. The afternoon ragas consist of Soodh Sarang, Jaunpuri, Bhim Palasi with Raga Yaman, Bihag, Kalyan and Sudh Kalyan constituting the evening Ragas.  The night ragas would include Darbari Kanada and Adana.

Music therapy is being used extensively in a hospital here for patients of neurology and gynecology departments with amazing results. Dr prakash khaitan, neurosurgeon here says, “we are using music therapy along with medicines and it has been seen that the recovery has been much faster than with just medicines.” He recounts recent cases where post operative recovery has been quicker due to music therapy. “i operated a 60-year-old woman who was suffering from haemaephalagia (half body is paralyzed). She was given music therapy along with the medicines and we saw that she regained consciousness, vision, sensations and movement of body parts much faster than in earlier cases the recovery period came down to nearly half, he recalled. Dr khaitan mentions another case of an agitated 40-year-old male patient with a severe head injury. “we performed act scan on him and as we were preparing for the operation, we played music which had a becalming effect on him. A repeat scan immediately thereafter showed reduced inflammation in brain which implies that music therapy leads to some kind of activation of brain cells. These indications are extremely encouraging,” he gushes. Many ailments can be cured with music only. Raga Bhargavi helps in curing asthma and cold as also sleeplessness. Raga Malhar, Raga Sorath, Raga Jaijiwanti are used to get rid of mental stress. Further, Raga Sarang cures headache, Raga Darbari improves heart condition, Raga Pancham reduces stomach disorders and Raga Shivranjini enhances memory. To energize the body, refresh the mind, to mitigate migraine and even in treatment of psychiatric cases like insomnia, music therapy is very effective. “in severe cases we start the therapy with only instrumental music which is later upgraded to vocal music, informs,” Dr. Sucheta.

“We recommend that the patient should listen to the music during the advised time period with a headphone. In operative recovery cases, we give the music therapy to patients twice a day (mornings and evenings). Usually each session is an hour long. The room should be dark and if that is not possible then eyes should be covered with a dark colored eye band. The patient should be comfortable so that musical vibrations seep into the body,” she adds.

Music therapy treatment being imparted & getting success Since 1993 music to Enhance Concentration and Memory.

• Music to overcome depression.
• Music therapy for Diabetic.
• Music to overcome fear & anxiety.
• Music for heart.
• Music for peace of mind.
• Music for pregnancy & babies.
• Music for sleep & relaxation.
• Music to overcome stress & strain.
• Music to enhance intellect & creativity.
• Music to reduce pain.
• Music to overcome headache & migraine.

Raga Therapy and its Essence …

• Pleasant tunes transfers good vibrations in the atmosphere.
• Ragas acts on our mind before being transformed into thought and feeling.
• Ragas influences the lower and higher cerebral centres of the brain.
• Use of Music as a therapy helps search of an individual’s personal harmony.
• Raga therapy is an important tool in the treatment of both physiological and psychosomatic disorders.
• Raga Therapy, stimulates good vibrations in the nerves of the listeners.
• Music brings about a sense of mental well being in individuals.
• Raga Therapy helps to clear the junked thought in mind. Which leads to have positive frame of mind.
• Raga Therapy enhances the concentration level of children.
• Effect of music on the behaviour of individuals is enormous.
• Music improves the capacity of planning.
• Musical training helps to express refined exhibition of emotions and clarity in cognition too.
• Raga therapy stimulates beta cell activities.
• Raga therapy enhances quality of neural ‘Engram’
• Raga therapy enhances the quality of protein releases of brain chemicals.
• Raga therapy enhances the quality of neurotransmitters.
• Raga therapy conditions the heart.
• Raga therapy reduces hypertension.
• Raga therapy reduces unaccompanied explicit behavioural manifestations.
• Raga therapy cause brain to perform better spatial reasoning.
• Music is part of human nature.
• Human brain processes music.
• Effects of music on human behaviour and thought are powerful.
• Music enhances cognitive process.
• Music training and exposure increases the amount of brain that responds to musical sounds.
• Ragas during exercise produces physiological benefits.
• Musical interventions may reduce maternal depression and its effects on infants.
• Back ground music aids in developing memory.
• Memory recalls improves when the same music played during learning is played during recall.
• Music instruction is positively related to verbal memory.
• Ragas influences the perception of art.
• Lyrics and tunes are processed independently in the brain.
• The right hemisphere is used by musicians to solve the problem.
• Music promotes physiological and behavioural relaxation in neonates.
• Music education facilitates language development and reading readiness.
• Direct music participation enhances the development of creativity.
• Art activities foster positive attitude toward studies.
• Music education facilitates social development, personality adjustments and general intellectual
• Music alerts children’s brain waves.
• Ragas produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without