MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Music Of Ancient Greece, Music Therapy, Cassiodorus
24 Feb 2018
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Regardless the mentally ill were thought to be possessed and were often abused, imprisoned and con ned: medicine was still based on the four humours, boethius claimed that music had the power to degrade or improve human morals. Cassiodorus saw it as a potential type of catharsis. He recommended having a properly trained practitioner for treatment to ensure the skilled use of music. The experiments marked the rst attempts at alleviating the suffering of large groups of people with mental illness: early 20th century music therapy, compared to today, hospital stays were long (average of 13 days in. Wwi & wwii veterans: use of music in the operating room (based on patients preference - iso- principle today, in 1929, duke university started using music in children"s and adult wards too. All patients had access to radio reception through earphones and speakers.
