The Healing Power of Music (A History of Music Therapy)

In this video I explore the history of medical and therapeutical uses of music, from the ancient world of Egypt and Greece, to the Medieval Islamic world and all the way until today.
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Original music by:
Filip Holm
Sources/Recomended Reading:
Brindley, Erica Fox (2012). "Music, Cosmology, and the Politics of Harmony in Early China". SUNY Press.
Davis, William B. (et al.) (1992). "Music Therapy: Theory and Practice". WM.C Brown Publishers.
Feder, Elaine (1981). "The Expressive Arts Therapies". Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Klavan, Spencer A. (2020). "Music in Ancient Greece: Melody, Rhythm and Life". Bloomsbury Academic.
Nielson, Lisa (2021). "Music and Musicians in the Medieval Islamic World". I.B. Tauris.
Schullian, Dorothy M. & Max Schoen (1948). "Music and Medicine". Henry Schuman Inc.
Shiloah, Amnon (1995). "Music in the world of Islam : a socio-cultural study". Wayne State University Press.
Shiloah, Amnon (1997). "Music and Religion in Islam". Acta Musicologica, Vol. 69.
The Brethren of Purity. "On Music: An Arabic Critical Edition and Translation of Epistle 5". Edited and Translated by Owen Wright. Oxford University Press.
Wright, Owen (1978). "The Modal System Of Arab and Persian Music a.d. 1250-1300". Oxford University Press.
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[@zovalentine7305]

"White noise" 🎶 was a screen on the television monitor during a few hospital stays over the years❤

[@crowlangel9999]

Along with herbs, music and color/cromotherapy is how I learned and taught myself in the healing arts. Truly the blessings of nature...

[@zovalentine7305]

Nature has it's own 🎶 .... rain, wind, thunder, storm activity....

[@jawshoouhm]

Id like to share a personal story if i may. My father who was quite young, while in hospice care, had music therapist come sing and play guitar with him and our family all around. It changed the tone of his degeneration and the whole dire feeling of the situation evaporated. It felt like hope and acceptance and we all shared a much needed reprieve as we experienced the beautiful music. Im grateful to the therapist for sharing her ability to heal as she did. One on the most profound experiences i have witnessed. Acceptance and coping were a priceless gift

[@FilipHolm]

That's beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@zovalentine7305]

Health is wealth ❤

[@randomchannel-px6ho]

Filip uploading this on April 1st to hide the mystical secrets of music

[@ktkatte6791]

I started playing and writing my own music recently, and it is soul cleansing to emote through it. I absolutely love music. When I'm in distress, trying to wake up, trying to get myself going, music is where i go. Learning it brings me joy like nothing else does too. Discovering a new tune, or learning a new concept and successfully executing it gives me euphoria and joy in a way i can't actually relate to anything else in life.

[@FilipHolm]

Very glad to hear that! The creative life is very fulfilling!

[@ktkatte6791]

@@FilipHolm you're no small inspiration, if i'm being honest. Not the only, but definitely a prominent inspiration. Right now i'm working on my first full song and it's very primitive right now, but it's about the albigensian crusade lol, so for your role in this thank you!!! it is very fulfilling.

[@FilipHolm]

@@ktkatte6791 What an interesting topic to write about!

[@angelocast]

Thank you Filip. I do live music meditation sessions for almost 7 years and all the benefits are so real. Just an small part of music therapy and the whole support we can do with art to our well being. I am so happy to learn here with your video.

[@zovalentine7305]

YES, YES, YES and YES It's right up there with peace, love and flowers ❤❤❤❤ 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@nerissacrawford8017]

I listen to a lot of Heavy Metal and Rock. It helps a lot.

[@EarthNotAGlobe]

Same, I listen to rock, metal, shoegaze, prog, classical, and even folk music.

[@perkipushb]

My SO is a music therapist with Masters degree in it, and phd in public health. There’s a lot of research showing its efficacy, but more to do for sure. Recently, there’s a movement to move Music Therapy education programs out of the Music Colleges and into the human sciences with the other therapies (OT, PT, and medicine).

[@FilipHolm]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

[@keshavraman7739]

Man you need to do another video on Hinduism I loved your og ones going back. I suggest doing a digest on the other 5 Darshanas Minamsa, Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga and Vaisheshika. If you don’t all is good, but you explained Vedanta amazingly and I love your micro-analyses.

[@FilipHolm]

I will definitely cover more Hinduism eventually!

[@keshavraman7739]

Yay!! I would suggest doing either Minamsa, Vaisheshika or Nyaya next due to them being more obscure and interesting philosophies, but hey it’s your channel and I would love to see what video you cook up next! 😁🙏

[@cheri238]

Beautiful Filip!!! Ouote: A general definition of civilization: a civilized society is exhibiting the fine qualities of truth, beauty, adventure, art, and peace. Alfred North Whitehead 🙏❤️🌎🌿🕊🎵🎶🎵 Yes, most definitely when one is passing one's favorite pieces of music adds light. Even with my cats and dogs.

[@CoyoteKate22]

I've been listening to your music some while studying, maybe it will make me as smart as you!

[@HMCarsSOA]

Thanks for making this, i've always wanted to read into the history of music being used in a therapeutic context but didn't know where to start. And great music by the way, loved how Isthmus just kept on building up in intensity.

[@FilipHolm]

Thank you so much!

[@Alowa816]

Thank you for this most interesting excellent explanations. You shurely know about Dr. Oruc Güvenc and the Old Oriental Music Therapy, that uses traditionally music to support Healing.

[@themystic6481]

Filip this was very inspirational. Years ago I worked on a psychiatric unit and we had a wonderful music therapist. She was able to bring joy and calm anxiety better than some of the medications we used for the patients. Now you have inspired me to read Al-Farabi's Philosophy of Music.

[@haarridelamour]

just had another listen to Fine. A fine fine composition Filip. Heartfelt, meaningful and healing. No need to cringe - even if you do 😊

[@FilipHolm]

Thank you!

[@AugustusBroadford]

thanks Filip ❤️

[@Jkns-w3k]

Very nice

[@hababalmahi5684]

Thabk you.

[@SiddharthS96]

The maqam system seems very similar to the raga system of Indian music. I have searched online but haven't found an in-depth comparison or discussion of this topic. It would be interesting if you could make a video on this in the future if it interests you :) love your own original music videos too

[@SiddharthS96]

Music is also very important in India. We have a saying in Sanskrit, Naada brahman: music/sound is divine/universal.

[@haarridelamour]

A little info for interested persons: Music of the Mevlevi Sema is often referred to a trance music, but as we are shown in the film 'Turning', the Mevlevi are not in a trance. "They know who they are, and they know where they are".

[@Yahyamourad_]

Is there a link to this music alone ? Majestic and Mystic!

[@FilipHolm]

The background music?

[@Yahyamourad_]

@@FilipHolm Yes nearly at the beginning of the video itself .

[@FilipHolm]

@@Yahyamourad_ Unfortuntely, none of the tracks used in this video have been released publically yet. But I'll get to it!

[@jens6076]

i have been told Girolamo Cardano writes about the therapeutical potential of music… been looking to get hold of a translation

[@Eid111]

Amazing video as always Filip, this is a random question but are you in your twenties or thirties? Just curious

[@FilipHolm]

As of a few months ago, I'm in my thirties.

[@GizzyDillespee]

Anybody who claims 5 seasons - Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, and Late Summer - has lost me regarding music therapy. Maybe I'll switch from taoist to chakra music therapy... unless they claim 7 seasons. Most of the bronze singing bowls aren't tuned to a specific maqam, so my interfaith approach might fail

[@GizzyDillespee]

I shouldn't be so flippant, but it's April 1. I've read the Jon Goldman book Healing Sounds... he focuses more on overtone singing (singing harmonics). I've also got Joscelyn Godwin's Harmony of the Spheres compilation of classical works. That's a great place to start if someone is more interested in the philosophers of ancient grease... er, Greece. Then, if someone wanted to dive deep into actually pure harmony, as opposed to the fischer-price hatmony on our pianos and keyboards and fretted instruments... check out Mathieu's book Harmonic Experience. But you'll want a tool to work thru it by ear, such as a fretless string instrument or a Haken Continuum etc

[@HaiderDawi]

Do something on the ways Holy Quran is recited (especiallythe one in Yemen called "Najddeya")👌🏼

[@gpremkumar2015]

The Great Illaiyaraja. Music means Illaiyaraja.❤

[@vanshnegi878]

Hey Filip, have you heard this Indian song named Khun Faya Khun ?

[@FilipHolm]

Maybe! Remind me!

[@dadodetres]

a "Makam" is equivalent to a "Raga" in indian culture

[@rebeccasebastian8407]

Subhana Allahi ama yushrikun glorified is Allah, high above what they (erroneously) associate. Whatever you are studying or evaluating, i implore you to give second amd third thought to any teachings of dualism or oneness of creation etc. because such notion takes us to an ill-intended creation origin rather than a truly graceful, purposeful, and logical existence. It equates good with evil and confuses right with wrong. It dissolves wrongdoers of wrongdoing.

[@mohsenbayati3627]

Islamic clergy declared music as haram

[@FilipHolm]

1. That is an oversimplification. 2. Why is that relevant here?

[@rebeccasebastian8407]

Just as the mushrikeen minal bani Israel did declare much to be Haram which ar.Robilalimeen did not make haram. They wrote book after book in the name of Allah and His messengers and the muhadithin did the same over a century after Muhammad. All are the same because shirk is shirk no matter what people call themselves and no matter what title they hold in their own man made system of clergy . The bestowing of honor and guidance belongs to none except Allah

[@Halal_Dan]

​@@rebeccasebastian8407Allah declares music haram in the Quran

[@rebeccasebastian8407]

@@Halal_Dan nope . I used to mix up Hadith and Quran too as if it doesn't matter, as if they're equally valid . But that's a mistake and it's the sunnatul mushrikeen

[@Halal_Dan]

@@rebeccasebastian8407 Allah says in Surah Luqman (interpretation of the meaning): “And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allah…” [Luqman 31:6] The scholar of the ummah, Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: this means singing . Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: this means playing the drum (tabl). (Tafsir al-Tabari, 21/40) Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: this ayah was revealed concerning singing and musical instruments (lit. woodwind instruments). (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 3/451) Al-Sa’di (may Allah have mercy on him) said: this includes all manner of haram speech, all idle talk and falsehood, and all nonsense that encourages kufr and disobedience; the words of those who say things to refute the truth and argue in support of falsehood to defeat the truth; and backbiting, slander, lies, insults and curses; the singing and musical instruments of the Shaytan; and musical instruments which are of no spiritual or worldly benefit. (Tafsir al-Sa’di, 6/150)

[@jefferyorton1723]

Music is HARAM!!! LOL

[@Halal_Dan]

Yeah it's addictive and distracting, just look at the deranged responses when you say that music shouldn't be listened to

[@brianthomas3910]

Confucius say the one who goes to bed with itchy butt wake up with smelly fingers, translation one who knows the problem and does not fix it makes everything stink lol I have no idea if he actually said that I just heard it somewhere lol 🫠

[@cheri238]

Lol 😆

[@SleepyGuitarPedals-pb6si]

😂😂😂😂😂😂