Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; ie, art therapy, dance/movement
therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown …

This is the first comprehensive theoretical article on aesthetic emotions. Following Kant's
definition, we propose that it is the first and foremost characteristic of aesthetic emotions to …

Background: This scoping review analyzed research about how music activities may affect
participants' health and well-being. Primary outcomes were measures of health (including …

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is a topic of increasing focus in the education sector. SEL is
the process by which children acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively …

In the age of the Internet and with the dramatic proliferation of mobile listening technologies,
music has unprecedented global distribution and embeddedness in people's lives. It is a …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Power of Music a research synthesis of the impact of actively
making music on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young …

Purpose: This review aims to reveal how music and dance participation relates to key social
determinants of health, and acts as population wellbeing and health promotion and …

There has been a growing interest over the past decade into the health benefits of music, in
particular examining its psychological and neurological effects. Yet this is the first attempt to …

Why is music so important to most of us? How does music help us both in our everyday lives,
and in the more specialist context of music therapy? This book suggests a new way of …

Music is one of the most universal ways of expression and communication for humankind
and is present in the everyday lives of people of all ages and from all cultures around the …