Musician

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6 cooL ARTS CAREERS MUSICIAN 21ST CENTURY CONTENT Music therapy uses music to improve the mental and physical health of patients People have been using it for hundreds of years It has recently become popular around the world though Research shows that music helps people heal faster manage stress and relax Music therapists work with people who have conditions such as Alzheimer's disease cancer and autism Music increases brain activity reduces heart rates and eases breathing Professional music therapists must study both music and psychology Elliott Smith teaches choir classical piano and history of piano literature at a small college in Cincinnati Ohio He also gives private music theory lessons but his real love is conducting Being a concert pianist is a lonely profession he says You practice by yourself You play by yourself Smith prefers working with others That is why conducting excites him Conducting lets me work with other musicians he explains Recently Smith received a grant to conduct a Bach piece with professional musicians He put hours of work into learning each part and understanding how they came