melodictherapy
nounUK /ˈmelədɪˌθerəpi/
US /ˈmelədiˌθerəpi/
A way to help people feel better by listening to or making music.
The hospital uses melodictherapy to help children relax before their checkups.
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2. A personal habit of using favorite tunes to lift one's mood.
Her morning melodictherapy is a playlist of cheerful songs.
3. A school program that uses songs to teach social and emotional skills.
The teacher added melodictherapy to the weekly circle time.
4. The practice of composing simple melodies to ease stress.
He tried melodictherapy by writing a short tune each evening.