it makes for a more open experience. The patient is more apt to respond positively because they have more time to respond. Unlike most normal conversations and psychoanalytic questioning from a therapist, the music is not as intimidating for a patient to interact with; it allows the patient to free his or her thoughts with more ease. Another reason music is being used as a method of therapy is due to its relational improvisation. Relational improvisation is a listeners ability to remember certain stories form their past and resonate them to the lyrics and schematic patterns of a song. This helps the patients get out frustrations with day to day challenges without causing any harm to themselves or others. Modes of approach From a methodological point of view, there are several approaches visible in the psychoanalytical study of music and psychoanalytically inspired musicology: Introspective studies examine one's musically induced experiences and their relations to the unconscious processes. Biographical studies examine musicians' and composers' (auto)biographies and descriptions of musical experiences. Psychoanalyses of musical patients are discussed. Musical experiences are explained with theories of early personal development. The elements of opera (including the hall, staging, plot, the human voice) have been examined. Study of film music. Analyses of musical compositions, without reference to the personality of the composer. In music therapy, how to lift repressions and work them through. In cultural studies, the beliefs, conceptions, and habits related to music can be analyzed to reveal unconscious meanings and thought patterns Case Studies and Real Life Experiences Some patients with dementias such as Alzheimer's are able to play songs or musical pieces despite their diseases. One case study in particular, from Anne Cowles and several other authors, shows how a patient that had just been diagnosed with dementia was able to learn a new song to play on the violin. A patient That was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 15 went through a series of musical therapy sessions. He initially began with a very angry and threatening attitude, but as the sessions continued, the therapist was able to attune with the patient and make progress. She discovered his longing for intimacy and love greatly contributed to his poor behavior. Although the patient was unable to succeed in breaking most of his habits of threatening behavior, the therapist was able to connect better with him because of music A case study was held involving