Troubled minds soothed by sound of music

Zhang Le, one of Wan's students who is working as a music therapist at a hospital in Wuhan, joined the online music therapy program. Along with other team members, who are working from their homes located across the country, including Chengdu, Sichuan province, and Hebei province, Zhang, who lives and works in Wuhan, collects music material, writes scripts and designs music programs.

"People's lives have been changed due to the viral outbreak, which has led to some emotional and psychological problems. When we listen to good music, it gives us room to address our emotions," said Zhang, 27, who learned to play piano when she was 5 and graduated with a master's in music therapy from Wuhan Conservatory of Music in 2018.

He decided to study music therapy when he was a junior student at the conservatory majoring in music education.

Attracted by the notion that music has the power to trigger a range of emotions and can also offer significant health benefits, Zhang is glad to see that music therapy has been widely accepted among people facing great pressure from the outbreak, especially mood swings.

"We feel happy and satisfied that our profession can help at such a time," Zhang added.