A novel music-based therapeutic approach: the Therapeutic Music Listening

The therapeutic use of music is frequently based on active interventions that directly involve the patient through a sonorous-music interaction with therapist. In contrast, approaches musical listening are characterized by relationship aimed at promoting an introspective work and processing one’s emotional experiences. Increasingly, scientific literature has shown how even to related patient’s personal tastes (preferred listening) by-passing direct patient, can produce effects in different clinical settings. However, many cases, clear rationale specific application protocols still lacking. paper introduces novel approach listening: Therapeutic Music Listening. This integrates subjective component (patient’s tastes) structural parametric characteristics relation aims. article defines theoretical-applicative bases as well research perspectives this listening-based intervention.