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"Music is one of the most profound human achievements. It compliments one's linguistic ability and enters deeply into the human emotional experience. As such, it makes a tremendous contribution to healing when used by trained professionals", said Karl H. Pribhram, Professor Emeritus, Standford University, U.S.A.

The basic concept of music is rhythm which is the organizer and the energizer. The intellectual recreation of man, both poetry and music, vocal or instrumental, have rhythm as their very spirit and life. There is a saying in Sanskrit that tone is the mother of nature, but rhythm is its father. The Hindu science of music believes that the rhythm is derived from the study of nature. It is very necessary for a child to grow up with sensitivity to musical rhythm. It sharpens his memory and learning ability. A child should be taught using rhythm as a tool, e.g. by teaching numbers, alphabets & poems etc.

Today Music is used to address physical emotional, cognitive and social needs of children and adults with disabilities or illness. This is popularly known as Music Therapy.

Music plays an important role in industries mostly in the west. They use music in the industries to improve & increase the product by playing  soothing music to the workers. In small scale industries with emphasis on manual work, music can be used as friend. In the machine based industries where music cannot be heard while machines are working it may be played after every two hours of work for 10 minutes or half an hour. A survey was conducted in USA in a farm where rhythmic music was played while working and it was concluded that the working capacity is increased by 12.9%. In London it was noticed that when soft music was played while packing goodsin a company, the working capacity increased by 20 %

 

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