President’s Message
POWER OF MUSIC
Maya Angelou said: “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”
Music moves all of us. In different ways.
Whether you passionately enjoy music or just listen to it as a filler or background white noise, we all have a favourite song. It is the song you relate to as the best expression of you. It’s your personal mantra, the version of you that you hope people see. It may be the beats of the song or the words that have meaning to you.
But you also have songs you listen to when you’re sad, happy, lonely, anxious, exercising, cooking, lazing, driving, hiking, etc. and those are your anthems. They make you happy. They motivate you. They calm you. They move you. Listening to soothing sounds to sleep or meditate is also a type of music.
But music is not just a sedentary activity. Just like listening to music helps our emotional, physical, social and cognitive needs, so does playing an instrument, writing songs, drumming, humming, singing.
This is the power of music.
Similarly, music therapy has proven beneficial for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with mental health needs, developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease and other agingrelated conditions, substance abuse problems, brain injuries, physical disabilities, and acute and chronic pain. At times it is the best therapy for mothers in labour.
So take some time for yourself, sit back and rejoice to the sounds of melodies. Trust me, it will invigorate you.
Framroze Mehta
President