A Review of the Current Status of CBT Music Therapy Techniques in Music Education Practice

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A Review of the Current Status of CBT Music Therapy Techniques in Music Education Practice

Lu Xie 1*
  • 1 College of Art, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China    
  • *corresponding author luxie2026app@163.com
CHR Vol.67
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-115-0
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Abstract

This paper reviews 32 empirical studies on the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) music therapy techniques in K-12 and college students, focusing on its effects on anxiety relief, learning motivation, and mental health improvement. Research has shown that CBT has significant potential for use in music education, significantly reducing students' anxiety levels (effect size d=0.73), improving learning efficiency, and promoting mental health. It is worth noting that, in a pioneering exploration of real-life ecological contexts, the current study has successfully demonstrated that music-based Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT/CBT) education possesses an important characteristic, it is able to effectively regulate both positive and negative emotions at the same time. This is a significant result, which provides a new theoretical foundation for the subsequent application of CBT in school settings, as well as a direction for practice.

Keywords:

cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), music therapy, music education, mental health, rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT)

Xie,L. (2025). A Review of the Current Status of CBT Music Therapy Techniques in Music Education Practice. Communications in Humanities Research,67,136-141.
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[1]. Şoflâu, R., & David, D. O. (2017). The Impact of Music-Based Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Education on Positive and Negative Emotions: a Preliminary Investigation in Ecological Conditions. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 35, 111-125. doi:10.1007/s10942-017-0275-1

[2]. Suma P. Chand; Daniel P. Kuckel; Martin R. Huecker.(2023). Cognitive Behavior Therapy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470241/

[3]. Christian S Ugwuanyi a, Moses O Ede b, Charity N Onyishi b,e, Osita V Ossai b,e, Edith N Nwokenna c, Lauretta C Obikwelu b, Amaka Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya b,∗, Chijioke V Amoke b, Agnes O Okeke a, Catherine U Ene a, Edmund E Offordile b, Lilian C Ozoemena b, Maduka L Nweke d. (2020). Effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy with music therapy in reducing physics test anxiety among students as measured by generalized test anxiety scale Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Apr 24;99(17):e16406. doi: 0.1097/MD.0000000000016406

[4]. Michael J Silverman .(2008). Quantitative comparison of cognitive behavioral therapy and music therapy research: a methodological best-practices analysis to guide future investigation for adult psychiatric patients. J Music Ther .2008 Winter;45(4):457-506. doi: 10.1093/jmt/45.4.457. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19256728/

[5]. Situmorang, d. d. b. (2018). How does Cognitive Behavior Therapy view an Academic Anxiety of the Undergraduate Thesis? Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal, 1(2), 69-80.

[6]. Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (9th ed). California: Brooks/Cole.

[7]. Shanshan He. (2021). Using CBT techniques to channel test anxiety in senior high school students. Elementary and Middle School Mental Health Education, 36, 45-48.

[8]. Liu, Xiaoyu, Pan Yang. (2021). "CBT rechargeable battery for long-lasting learning. Psychological Navigation, 37-38.

[9]. Birch. (2021). Music healing combined with cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders. Human Geography, 3, 13-23.

[10]. Ugwuanyi, C. S., et al. (2020). Impacts of cognitive behavior therapy on occupational stress among science and social science education facilitators in open and distance learning centers. Medicine, 99(41), e22677.

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Xie,L. (2025). A Review of the Current Status of CBT Music Therapy Techniques in Music Education Practice. Communications in Humanities Research,67,136-141.

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References

[1]. Şoflâu, R., & David, D. O. (2017). The Impact of Music-Based Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavioral Education on Positive and Negative Emotions: a Preliminary Investigation in Ecological Conditions. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 35, 111-125. doi:10.1007/s10942-017-0275-1

[2]. Suma P. Chand; Daniel P. Kuckel; Martin R. Huecker.(2023). Cognitive Behavior Therapy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470241/

[3]. Christian S Ugwuanyi a, Moses O Ede b, Charity N Onyishi b,e, Osita V Ossai b,e, Edith N Nwokenna c, Lauretta C Obikwelu b, Amaka Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya b,∗, Chijioke V Amoke b, Agnes O Okeke a, Catherine U Ene a, Edmund E Offordile b, Lilian C Ozoemena b, Maduka L Nweke d. (2020). Effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy with music therapy in reducing physics test anxiety among students as measured by generalized test anxiety scale Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Apr 24;99(17):e16406. doi: 0.1097/MD.0000000000016406

[4]. Michael J Silverman .(2008). Quantitative comparison of cognitive behavioral therapy and music therapy research: a methodological best-practices analysis to guide future investigation for adult psychiatric patients. J Music Ther .2008 Winter;45(4):457-506. doi: 10.1093/jmt/45.4.457. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19256728/

[5]. Situmorang, d. d. b. (2018). How does Cognitive Behavior Therapy view an Academic Anxiety of the Undergraduate Thesis? Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal, 1(2), 69-80.

[6]. Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (9th ed). California: Brooks/Cole.

[7]. Shanshan He. (2021). Using CBT techniques to channel test anxiety in senior high school students. Elementary and Middle School Mental Health Education, 36, 45-48.

[8]. Liu, Xiaoyu, Pan Yang. (2021). "CBT rechargeable battery for long-lasting learning. Psychological Navigation, 37-38.

[9]. Birch. (2021). Music healing combined with cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders. Human Geography, 3, 13-23.

[10]. Ugwuanyi, C. S., et al. (2020). Impacts of cognitive behavior therapy on occupational stress among science and social science education facilitators in open and distance learning centers. Medicine, 99(41), e22677.

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