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The birth of the Malaysian society for music in medicine: a concerted move to promote the use of music for therapeutic purposes


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Yin, Sharon Zi Chong and Foo, I-Wei and Lai, James Hock Yeow and Law, Geraldine Ming Ming and Stanslas, Johnson (2014) The birth of the Malaysian society for music in medicine: a concerted move to promote the use of music for therapeutic purposes. Music and Medicine, 6 (1). pp. 49-55. ISSN 1943-8621; ESSN: 1943-863X

Abstract

Malaysia is a multi-cultural society and the resulting myriad forms of music played in the nation are an ethnomusicologist’s haven. A simple cross-sample taken across the different kinds of music available reflects a diverse range reflective of much of the Asian region as a whole. Music medicine has existed for as long as the indigenous tribes have lived in the region. Formalized music therapy started in Malaysia approximately two decades ago by way of Western trained music therapists and is still in its infancy in therapeutic usage. As allopathic practitioners increasingly develop an evidence-based holistic mindset to complementary healing modalities, it is hoped that the use of music for therapeutic purposes will increase over time, and be localized for a population that blends Western, Chinese, Indian and indigenous healing systems. Efforts are made to conduct research using music-based intervention to provide evidence for integration of music medicine into Malaysian healthcare.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: International Association for Music & Medicine
Keywords: Analgesic consumption; Malaysia; Music medicine; Music therapy; Palliative
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2018 07:51
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2018 07:51
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35638
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