Snehi Ram

This is a research paper I wrote for my music therapy course. I have learned a lot when researching and even want to help. If anyone you know needs any help, please let me know. We’ll work something out. (Also, sorry for the technical error. This article used to be http://snehith.com/?p=285 but is now http://snehith.com/?p=215. As far as I know, at least one site, linked to this article. Apologies.) All rights reserved. Snehith Chittavajhula.

In America alone, more than 3 million (2.7 percent) people aged 40 or older are reported as either blind or visually impaired (U.S. Department of, 2008). How these people go about their daily lives should be of high interest to the rest of us, because it allows us to know more about ourselves, too.  Definitions for terms, different types and degrees of vision loss, possible deficit areas, possible etiologies, common prognosis methods, and common settings where the population live or are served have all been covered.  An idea for a music therapy activity for use with the blind has also been described. More »

Sorry. I was trying to upgrade to WordPress 3 and deleted my MySQL database, but found out the backup didn’t download properly. As a result, some of my latest posts are gone, along with some pages up top (about, contact, resume, etc.). Not to worry, though. The only “major” post I’ve written since is my research paper on “Vision Loss and Blindness”. I will be republishing that very soon I just did. Thanks.

The following is an essay I wrote for my English class. All written by me, Snehith Chittavajhula. All rights reserved. No publishing, copying, redistributing, modifying, or changing my text in any way is allowed. Not without my express written permission.

The body of a living being is a very complex network of functions and reactions. The human body is no exception. Sometimes though, certain parts of the human anatomy do not function as well as they were intended to. Examples of such a case include paralysis, certain types of cancer, autism, and other disorders. Fortunately, several methods of therapy have been developed to combat some of the symptoms of the patient. One of them is music therapy, or the practice of healing the mind and body through music. Music therapy is a relatively new concept compared to the other types of therapy available; though its roots go back thousand of years, scientific research on the subject by the modern world only picked up a little more than a half a century ago. Music therapy is quickly gaining popularity as a creative form of therapy and as a strategy of not causing additional pain to the patient[1], should it not be as immediately effective as the treatment was first planned out to be. Music can calm the mind, relax the body, and bring a subconscious and pleasant effect that motivates the human body to actively mend itself and resume proper functions, usually quicker than otherwise. Music can also be supplemental, that is to say, the minimum effect music can bring to a patient is reducing anxiety and relieving tension enough for them to cooperate peacefully with surgical procedures and other therapy treatments required for their medical conditions[2]. More »

The following is an essay I wrote for my English class. All written by me, Snehith Chittavajhula. All rights reserved. No publishing, copying, redistributing, modifying, or changing my text in any way is allowed. Not without my express written permission.

There are many different systems of notating music, throughout the world, all with different structures and ways of notation. Any two of these countless systems are, if studied, highly different, yet strangely similar. One is the present-day music system embedded into the Western culture; the other is an Indian classical style called Carnatic music. Knowing what points these two distant systems share and hold unique will provide everyone with an insight into both cultures, as well as the value of appreciating the beautiful melodies we call music. More »

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Highly outdated. Apologies. Will fix eventually. Thanks. More »