Music Therapy intro (Poem) Lyrics

Music engages the brain in remarkable ways

The brain responds to music with profound cellular signals that evoke emotions within us

Consider how often you walk around wearing your headphones, choosing the song that best fits your mood on that particular day

How does this change your experience? Does this alter your perception of the environment around you

If you look at the brain on a Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Machine, or FMRI for short

You will see multiple areas light up when a person is listening to music

But it wasn't just any music chosen during this study

It was familiar music, chosen on purpose

Music that relates to a person's experience

Music that makes them feel something significant

An infamous biblical story accounts Israelite David, born nearly 500 years before this

Playing the lyre for King Saul to soothe him, as it was believed he was taunted by an evil spirit

We may refer to this evil spirit today as depression, or maybe anxiety

I heard there was a secret chord that David played and pleased the Lord

That is no small feat

These uses of music in ancient times set the tone for where we are today

That could restore both physiological and emotional balance associated with music therapy

This is where music therapy flies its flag

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