Music has always been deeply rooted in human existence, culture, and emotion. But aside from its entertainment factor, music is being increasingly understood to have a therapeutic role—to be a genuine ...

While music can provide powerful emotional benefits and stress relief, it’s not a direct replacement for professional therapy. However, music does offer significant psychological and physiological ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a data analyst, marketer and founder of Westcott Multimedia. Beyond just pain relief, the application of music in health care ...

Many people turn to music as a form of medicine, a healing companion for whatever they may be facing in life. Whether it lifts us into joy, helps us release tears or sorrow, or guides us into quiet, ...

In the aftermath of grant cuts from the National Endowment of Arts (NEA) and its consequent trickle down to other arts organizations along with more recent cuts to Medicaid coverage there is more ...

Music can heal us on many levels. Novelist Maria Dong, the author of Liar, Dreamer, Thief, says music was a “lifeline” that has helped her deal with her mental illness (2023a). Maria began having ...