Playing any musical instrument is a wonderful gift that can give the player hour after hour of pleasure whether practicing or playing with friends or in front of an audience; but is this all that it is, or is there some kind of hidden therapeutic healing process that will help the musician? In this article I want to honestly and impartially examine whether the theory that the violin is something more than a musical instrument that can be enjoyed but nothing else makes any sense.

Let’s first examine the negative aspects of playing the violin. If we’re serious about just gaming can alleviate a troublesome physical symptom, then this is a definite no. In fact, due to the unusualness of the way we hold the instrument, it is quite the opposite. Many violinists suffer from back problems, shoulder problems, and general aches and pains due to their trade. We are all taught the classical way of holding the instrument, but this is not a natural way of playing and has to be induced by hours of practice.

If we switch to mind healing powers, we may be onto something. One of the biggest causes of disease in our society is stress. Stress may not cause actual physical illness, but it will certainly make it worse. The violin has the effect of somehow removing this stress and can take the player to another place. I have experienced this many times over the years and my violin has become the key that opens a door and gets me out of daily stressful situations, and after an hour or more of playing I feel like my stress levels are non-existent. . It is very difficult to explain it to someone who is not a musician, but I suppose that the levels of concentration when playing the violin do not leave room for other things, and therefore it has a therapeutic effect on the performer.

For someone who is not a violinist, you should imagine playing the violin as a music massage for the brain, just like going to a health farm will cleanse your body of toxins, so violin will cleanse your brain of everyday problems. Unfortunately, they soon return when you stop playing, but for a while your stress levels will drop, and that can’t be a bad thing.

So, in conclusion, the violin has therapeutic stress-relieving powers and this is not an urban myth. I’d say this is the case for all other instruments as well, and a good argument for taking your kids to some kind of music lessons, they’ll thank you when they’re adults.