The wide-ranging healing power of music therapy

The inherent magic of music possesses the power to uplift us when we’re happy and soothe us when we’re in pain. People often remark that music is healing, and rightly so, because music really is one of the world's many healing therapies. Music therapy includes myriad methods and techniques, which used in various combinations, provide clients with tailor-made treatments to meet their needs, especially in children's cases. 

In order to make the best use of music therapy, a group of ten music therapists has joined forces with expressive arts therapists and traditional therapists to form an association for the promotion of interdisciplinary cooperation. In Taiwan, however, promoting music therapy is a difficult task, as few people understand music therapy or the difficulties and challenges that music therapists face.

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音樂具有魔力，開心時能人讓心情更為飛揚，傷心時能撫慰受傷的心靈。大家常說音樂非常療癒，實際上音樂真的是治療的媒介之一。音樂治療的方式與技巧很多，常常會依據個案的程度與需求，適當地加入各種樂器與個案進行互動，特別是面對小朋友的時候。

為了在台灣本地，能有更好的發揚音樂治療，十位音樂治療師共組了一個團體。同時，也與表達性藝術治療師以及傳統治療師創辦了一個協會，增進跨領域的合作。但在台灣推廣音樂治療並不容易，大多數人仍不是很了解音樂治療，音樂治療師還要面臨許多困境與挑戰。

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