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What are the Misconceptions about Music Therapy?
Since music therapy isn't as yet a mainstream healing activity, it is looked at with a
few misconceptions. But it is a fast evolving field and all misconceptions and myths
are being blown away in the winds of acceptance and new discovery.
One misconception is that the patient has to have some particular music ability to
benefit from music therapy. The fact of the matter is that musical ability or talent is
not a prerequisite for benefiting from it. There is another misconception: there is one
particular style of music that is more therapeutic than all the rest. This is also not
true. All styles of music can be useful in effecting change in a patient's life. The
individual's preferences, circumstances and need for treatment, and the patient's
goals help determine the types of music a music therapist may use.
Music has a rhythm with a universal appeal and is beyond barriers of culture, creed,
nationality and color.
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