“Music and Sound in Medicine”, is a Seminar-On-Demand presented by Ginger Garner, MPT, ATC. Music and sound have been used therapeutically for thousands of years, dating back to ancient Greece, Egypt, China, and India. Sound and music as therapy have been used for the eradication and management of conditions through both its scientific and artistic grounding. Evidence supports cardiovascular, psycho-emotional, neuroendocrine, and neurophysiological benefits from listening to music and using the spoken voice as a tool for healing. It harnesses the potential to restore, maintain, and improve health in the body. Proper choice of the musical key and tone, the specific arrangement, melody and vocal articulation and resonance contribute to the overall therapeutic benefit of music.
Upon completion of this course the learner will understand how to begin facilitating change in patient outcomes and their own quality of life through the use of music and sound as medicine.
This Seminar-On-Demand is 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
- Music & Consciousness
- Historical Context
- The Brain-Body Connection: Cardiovascular, Neuroendocrine Function, Phychoneurondocrinology, Neurophysiology
- Anthropological Considerations
- Music as Medicine Video Lab Demonstrations
- Vehicle for Transformation
- Vocal Fold Movement Video Lab Demonstration
- Types of Resonation
- Vocal Chord Nodule Removal Video Lab Demonstration
- Utilizing Your Voice
- Practical Application Finding your Optimal Pitch
- Vocal Functioning Exercises
- Practical Applications
- Science of “Aum” and “Om”
- Toning Lab
- Using Music in Rehabilitation
- Finding the Right Music
- Ayurveda Lab
- External Music
- Chakras Demystified
- 8 Steps for Listening to Music
At the conclusion of this course the participant will be able to:Compare cultural systems of medicine and their approach to using sound and music as medicine.
- Compare cultural systems of medicine and their approach to using sound and music as medicine.
- List the musical elements requires for mind-body systemic intervention.
- Cite evidence-based systemic mechanisms for music and sound capacity to improve health and well-being.
- List the evidence-based guidelines for using music as therapy.
- Identify how vocal quality effects mind/body psychophysiology.