The healing power of music

* Read the lecture and answer the questions.
a) what was Tina Goodman's problem?
she hadn't the ability to walk
b) what is the purpose of the CD?
make people feel better about their sickness and, in cases, cure those sickness.
c) what's Fettaro's job?
he's a music therapist
d) What's the basic message of the book?
try to show how important is the music in our lives and that can make us happy and healthy.
e) what two techniques did he reviewer find useful?
· relaxation
· breathing

* Find six problems that John Fettaros says music can cure.
1) headaches and back pain
2) reduce the stress
3) high blood pressure
4) help to sleep
5) help to cure depression
6) help to cure cancer

* Which statement best decribes the reviewer's opinion of the book?
a) he likes the book a lot and recommens it to everyone
b) he likes the book but is no happy about some of the promises it makes
c) he doesn't like the book because few of the claim can be proved

* Do you think music can help improve our health?
yes, I think that listen music every day can help us to feel better because that make us happy and, when we feel happy, we forget all the issues that make us feel sick. So the music help us to feel better with our selfs.

reflection:
wtih this activity I could practice to understand better the readings.

source:
Craven, Miles. (2003) Reading keys, developing. pages 58, 59.