The article states that music can be played for pleasure, but it can also help improve mental health. Emotions can be expressed when discussing lyrics, and lively music may energize a person who is depressed. This newspaper article is informative to the public, especially to those people who deal with depression. It has been known for a long time that music can bring back old memories, even memories that are in the subconscious. In the 1950's music began to be applied to mental patients.
Music is something with which almost all people are familiar.
Music allows people to bring out emotions that could not surface and be expressed in other ways and allows people to talk about things that might not surface in different situations. Goldsmith gave an example of a woman who wrote songs. Jerome Frank, this woman's music therapist, helped her to notice in her lyrics what emotions she was feeling. Another comment made by Frank was that an activity like singing in a chorus can make a patient feel safe. There are a number of steps that a patient can take in a situation like this.