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What are the main therapeutic characteristics of music?
The important therapeutic characteristics are:
- Music captivates and maintains attention - it stimulates and utilizes many parts
of the brain;
- Music is easily adapted to, and can be reflective of, a person's abilities;
- Music structures time in a way that even the mentally challenged can
understand ("that's the last verse – my exercise session is almost over!");
- Music provides a meaningful, enjoyable context for repetition;
- Music provides a social context - it sets up a safe, structured setting for verbal
and non-verbal communication;
- Music is an effective memory aid;
- Music supports and encourages movement;
- Music taps into memories and emotions;
- Music - and the silences within it - provide non verbal, immediate feedback;
- Music is success-oriented - people of all ability levels can participate.
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