The Effects of Music TherapyMusic therapy is a growing field of health care that uses music to heal the physical, emotional, cognitive and even social needs of individuals. Music is used to provide treatment to strengthen the patient's abilities and transfer them to other areas of their life. The effectiveness of music therapy has been a constant argument, but over time the therapeutic technique has been shown to be as effective as traditional forms of therapy. Given the psychological and physical evidence of the effects of music therapy, interaction between therapist and patients of all ages has been shown to have long-term benefits. As the profession of music therapy has been welcomed into healthcare today, the profession is placed alongside other medical services, facing the same demands of requiring verified and reliable results as to the effectiveness of a music therapy meeting. The RTC (Randomized Controlled Trial) is described as the “gold standard in medical research” (Edwards, 2004). RTC has gradually become the acceptable method of research in all other health services. That being said, the concept of music therapy has proven problematic as RTC cannot be effectively applied to therapeutic technique, as there is no set of repeated trials with music to measure the phenomenon of musical stimuli, and there is no scientific study, experimental approach. The humanities, to which music therapy is theoretically linked, often hold that "the humanities study human expressions and actions, implicitly accepting the idea that human beings are free to choose to do various things and that they will, sometimes, produce , freely exceptional things and ". creative expressions. Science, middle of paper ...... although this prominent, expressive and encouraging setting in which patients are placed, the music preformed and interacted with may not have the same effect as on these patients. individuals, regardless of their age. It is this feeling of joy enveloped by the sound waves of the music taught to these people that describes the everlasting effects of music therapy. Regardless of an individuals disability, music therapy has created a light at the end of a tunnel of hope for those who are unable. Music enriches the lives of those who struggle every day. With time and effort given to it, the profession of music therapy will continue to grow and become more relevant in society, providing more help to those with disabilities or mental health issues. The development of music therapy and associated techniques can become one of the most profound and beneficial forms of therapy for our young people..