Physiological aspects of music and longevity

Influence of music therapy on the telomere length: a brief review and a pilot study

“…The recordings we used were officially recommended by the Centre of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation as means for "stress reduction, relaxation, and healing". Musical fragments of this kind fully met the criteria proposed by Maria Dymnikova (Dymnikova, 2016).…”

“…The results of these works were summarized in a review conducted by Maria Dymnikova. Having analysed a number of music therapy reports, the author concluded that positive effects tended to be linked to the following factors: (1) String instruments are to be applied or, wind instruments with high acoustic sound frequencies, (2) Music is to be well-ordered in temperament, in modality (minor and major), modulation which is not to be irritating for the ear, (3) Voices are to be linked to one another in a polyphonic way, or as a homophonic melody, accompanied by bass, (4) Melodic phrases are to be divided into either four-or eight-tact periods, (5) Rhythm (agogics) is to correspond to human physiological rhythms, such as heart rate, brain rhythms, breathing cycles, (this regularity is proper for the second (slow) part of a number of instrumental concerts of the Baroque art and of the early Classicism), (6) Volume is to be in the lower part of the volume register (with a range of up to 50 dB), with volume changes occurring gradually and within the aforementioned volume range (Dymnikova, 2016). All of these properties apply to the music by Mozart and other "old classics" composed before 1790,and to a number of later compositions, like "Clair de Lune" (Moonlight) by Claude Debussy.…”

Music-therapy Study of Music’s Preferences and Regulation Properties in Healthy and Depressive People

“…The assessment concerned personality traits [51], musical preferences [25] and mood regulation by music [57]. The study was completed during music-therapy scientific stage in the laboratory of music-therapy in Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw (Poland) under supervision of national music-therapist dr E. Galinska, on the basis of Master clinical psychology specialization (M. Kokowska) and Post-graduate specializations in practical psychological diagnosis and clinical neuropsychology with practical approach (M. Dymnikowa) with scientific experience in fixing the structure of healing music [17].…”