[Dixielandjazz] music and dementia

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

The Snip:
In a message dated 8/28/2006 11:51:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Cebuisle2 at aol.com writes:

However-there is an entire field of medicine (?) called "music   
psychotherapy" which is fascinating to explore.  I had a teaching  friend  
years ago who was 
a medical doctor in this field at the old  Pilgrim State mental  hospital on 
Long Island. The stories he  told!!!!!
My Addition:


At the end of WW II with thousands of Veterans in mental hospitals, docs.,  
etc. noticed that patients responded particularly well to the professional  
musicians that were often donating their time to come in an entertain.   That 
evolved into the professional field of Music Therapy, a four year  college + 6 
month internship plus certifications exams for entry into  practice.  Curriculum 
roughly 60 credit hours of liberal arts &  sciences, 30 of music and about 34 
credit hours of music therapy.  It is  not solely focused at the 
undergraduate level on mental health but covers all  areas of practice with a variety of 
sub-specialities.  Masters and doctoral  programs in the field exist.  For 
those with interest, I'm including the  website for their organization in USA 
although some of the best practices in the  field have emerged from UK, Australia, 
several other countries in Europe.
>http://www.musictherapy.org/<
 
Ginny