People seem to be naturally drawn to music as a form of therapy, and researchers are working hard to scientifically support the concept.
Though the role of music in health care has not become part of the mainstream, yet, research currently under way could expand the clinical use of such things as of singing and songwriting to improve health.
Vanderbilt University has made a big commitment to the effort by creating an interdisciplinary-focused unit called the Program for Music, Mind & Society at Vanderbilt. The program is designed to leverage teaching and research at Vanderbilt with the access to practicing musicians that being in “Music City” provides.