ABSTRACT
At the time when I was studying music therapy under Juliette Alvin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, music was being used in therapy in a relatively simple and straightforward way. Sometimes it was used as a passive therapy to soothe, elevate and delight the patients, sometimes the patients were encouraged to use the instruments themselves as a channel for the expression of their feelings, as a medium for describing a mood picture in sound or as an aid to concentration, relationship and self-discipline, and sometimes they would form a little vocal group and sing the songs that reminded them of happier times or sadness shared.
