Music is an universal Phenomenon, people of all ages and cultures listen, perform, create and enjoy it. Throughout recorded time, music has been credited with the power to solace the sick and weary and to express unspoken emotions. Members of preliterate cultures believe in the power of music to effect mental and physical well-being. In present time the healing features of musical art has been acknowledged as the music therapy profession.

In the therapeutic proccess music is used as a medium, but it's optimal benefit in therapy depends on the skill and knowledge of the therapist: Music therapy is the use of music in the accomplishment of therapeutic aims: the restoration, maintanance and improvement of mental and phisical health. It is systematic application of music, as directed by music therapist to bring about desirable changes in behavior. Such changes enable the individual undergroing therapy to experience a greater understanding of self and the world about self, thereby achieving a more appropriate adjustment to society.

Today, music therapy is recognized as a strong, viable profession. With increased emphasis on providing preventive and rehabilitation healthcare. Music therapists are expanding into the areas as: medical care, stress management, infant stimulation, adult daycare, nursing homes, elderly population services, wellness programs, pain control, childbirth, prison etc.