Music Therapy: A Complementary Health Treatment Therapy A music therapist uses music to calm the person and to gain their trust; building a relationship is essential to the healing process. After a relationship is established, the therapist creates an activity plan which works the physical and mental functions of the client. Some examples of these activities could be listening, singing, composing, playing, and moving to music; imagery is a commonly used tool as well (FAQ's …showed first 75 words of 1254 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1254 total…New Scientist, The Power of Music. Frequently Asked Questions About Music Therapy. American <Tab/>Music Therapy Association. Retrieved on October 25, <Tab/>2004 from the world wide web: <Tab/>http://www.musictherapy.org/faqs.html#WHAT_IS_THE_HISTORY Music Therapy Research. (2001). Retrieved from the world <Tab/>wide web: <Tab/>http://www.internethealthlibrary.com/Therapies/MusicTherapy-Research.htm