It includes an audio cassette tape with soothing music known to relax cancer patients. The article explains how music can serve as an alternative form of medicine in the cancer setting as well as the general hospital setting. Music is an inexpensive therapy that is familiar to people. Thus, it can be less threatening to them when they are beginning to explore alternative therapies. Inexpensive audiocassettes can be used.
Music therapy seems to work better if people select the type of music they prefer to hear.
If more resources are available, other types of music could be added to the collection. Music Therapy methods used for treatment Music therapy can be used to relieve a lot of the stress and fear involved in a hospital stay and the unfamiliarity of the hospital and equipment. The music therapist can write songs about the child's surroundings and about the equipment used to help familiarize the child with it and decrease the fear. Hands-on musical participation is greatly encouraged to let the child know and understand that time in the hospital can be enjoyable and fun. Music therapy can be used to benefit adult cancer patients in more complex ways.