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Music therapy is an increasingly-popular modality uses people’s connections and responses to music to inspire positive changes in their mood and well-being. Let’s look at some of the benefits of music and its effects on mental health: Music can reduce stress. Listening to or playing relaxing music can help you recover quickly after a traumatic event. Music can help you sleep better. Listening to restful music can be an effective and affordable treatment for insomnia. Music helps you get and stay motivated. Fast-paced, upbeat music encourages people to work harder when they are exercising and may translate to other tasks as well. Music can lighten your mood. Listening to and playing music has been shown to make people happier. Music can help with depression. Music therapy can help with a variety of disorders, including depression, trauma, schizophrenia, anxiety, and dysregulation. Music has positive effects on mental health not only when it is listened to, but when it is played on instruments or sung. If you or your child is interested in learning to play an instrument or taking singing lessons, contact Northwest School of Music in Salem, OR. We are Oregon’s...






