Music for Life : Social and Psychological Objectives

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Music and emotions. 3. Music and personality development. 4. Applications of music. 5. Music and society. 6. Music and social evils. 7. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index.

This book is an effort made in a direction to highlight the aims and objectives of music which can be applied for the overall betterment of the life of our earth. Scientific findings and the ancient literature support the above role of music. Though music has been known more as a good source of entertainment or a hobby but it has a very important role to play and an indispensable place in our day to day life.

Based on the reports from various corners this book is a record of the different ways in which music is being applied to curb social and psychological evils and as a complementary treatment for various illnesses all around the world. Hence this is asserted in this book that music should be given its due importance by applying it on a larger scale in dealing with problems such as stress, mental retardedness, communalism etc.