As a professional violinist for over 35 years, I have experienced the power of music on many different occasions: public or private/intimate concerts in various venues: theatres, concert halls, castles, churches etc.
The audience consisted of healthy people with a desire to have a positive experience.
The enthusiasm, joy and good humour that already arose during the performance was evident to me and my colleagues, creating a synergy effect that ended with applause, expressions of joy and compliments. In these situations, it is well documented to increase the production of neurotransmitters with positive effects on the body and mind, such as dopamine and serotonin and hormones like endorphins (Harvard Medical School, 2024).
From the beginning of my nursing studies I have been interested in the effect of music on suffering people and have played in nursing homes, in various wards in hospitals, including geriatrics, cardiology, emergency, paediatrics, intensive care including terminal patients, and in psychiatry.
The impact of music is no different, in fact, enhanced by the surprise of an alternative initiative from healthcare professionals. There are more and more studies and initiatives investigating the effects of music: Since 2010 to 2021, the number of scientific publications on ‘music intervention’ has increased significantly: from 100 to 750 studies (P. Vuust 2021)
The text is from my final assignment for the Special Programme for Nurses in Intensive Care Nursing on the prevention and treatment of delirium through beneficial implementation of music intervention.
A report from TV2 East
Some examples
Here you can enjoy some well-known melodies that have inspired the entire video process, from shooting to editing.
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Music intervention refers to the use of specially selected music to improve a person's mental or physical wellbeing.
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Music therapy involves a trained music therapist working directly with the person to build rapport with the resulting therapy.
