MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Medicine Man
15 Jan 2018
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People could go weeks at a time without hearing music. Musical instruments, having friends over to play music together. However, the concept of using music in a therapeutic/medical way predates many medical professions and has been an active part of healthcare since the beginning of humanity. Music was related to survival in prehistoric times they would sing songs to locate/find one another. songs had meanings (think hunger games rue song) Members believe that music affects mental and physical well-being. "medicine men" used music in religious/healing rites to appease the gods. The advent of agriculture 8,000-10,000 years ago led to civilization. Magical, religious and rational components of medicine coexisted. Priest-physicians often included chant therapies in their medical practice.
