You no doubt have heard the saying, music soothes the savage beast. And most of us know how relaxing and emotionally refreshing listening to music can be. It can help you cope with sadness and even help you fall asleep faster.
Music can soothe crying infants and change an irritable toddler s mood to a more happier one.
As far back as the 6th century BC, Pythagoras believed that music and the right food could cleanse the soul and body. Later, in Christian Europe, the church used medicine and music together when they used chanting and prayer over the sick, as a means of therapy. And primitive peoples throughout the world used music and dancing in their healing for thousands of years. In fact, that vigorous tribal dancing to music was very likely beneficial in a number of ways. Besides helping illnesses, it provided valuable exercise, inducing mental and physical relaxation, and bringing the participants together into a closer relationship.