music therapy

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Receptive music therapy is where the client listens to music – live or recorded – and responds to the experience silently, verbally, or via another modality.

Receptive Music Therapy Methods Include: 

• Music relaxation – music selected and played with the intention of creating a relaxing and calming experience; music is often accompanied by the therapist softly talking through a calming imagery, connecting their bodies and minds
• Imaginal listening – can be unguided or guided music imaging
• Song lyric discussion – selected song serves as a springboard for discussion of the adolescent’s life issues/experiences (*see ‘Lyric Analysis’ tab for more info)
• Song reminiscence – using songs to promote discussion and reflection
• Music appreciation activities – therapist helps adolescent to understand and appreciate the aesthetic value of music
• Music collage –  presentation of artwork stimulated by listening to music.

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As art therapy helps in expressing feelings, it can also help patients to regain their sense of freedom and control. - People who cannot express their feelings: People who cannot express their feelings can use art therapy to show their emotions without any verbal communication.

Types of Expressive Arts Therapy

As a multimodal therapy, expressive arts therapy draws on a few different types of single-modal approaches. Four of the main types of creative arts that are often used in expressive arts therapy include:

• Art therapy: This approach involves utilizing the visual arts—such as drawing, painting, and sculpting—to work through emotions, thoughts, or experiences. 
• Dance therapy: This type of therapy involves utilizing physical movement and dance to help people cope with mental health symptoms such as anxiety, stress, and depression.
• Music therapy: This approach utilizes listening to or creating music to help improve mood and ease anxiety. 
• Writing therapy: This approach involves exploring thoughts and emotions through writing. For example, people may write in a journal about their life or create expressive works such as poems or fictional stories. 

It is important to note that the types of expressive arts used above are examples of single therapeutic modalities when used on their own. Expressive arts therapy is different because it integrates many of these techniques and incorporates a variety of tools instead of being limited to a single approach.

According to the Expressive Arts Therapy program at Appalachian State University, it is the healing actions of the artistic experiences themselves that set expressive arts therapy apart from more traditional, uni-modal approaches.3

By drawing on different modalities and integrating them in ways that are beneficial to each individual’s needs, this approach to treatment can create unique experiences that allow people to better understand their emotions, thoughts, memories, and experiences.

Techniques

Therapists who practice expressive arts therapy may draw on a wide variety of techniques in order to create a treatment that is best suited to the individual's needs. Such techniques can include:

• Painting or finger painting with acrylics or watercolor
• Clay sculpting
• Mask making
• Dancing
• Journal writing
• Poem writing
• Psychodrama
• Songwriting
• Listening to music
• Role-playing
• Improvisation
• Sketching
• Collage
• Printmaking
• Mosaic painting
• Self-portraiture
• Photography
• Mandala coloring
• Filmmaking

In addition to utilizing the healing properties of self-expression through expressive art, professionals also incorporate psychotherapeutic modalities including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and mindfulness-based approaches.

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