Although music therapeutics is a newly emerging discipline. However, the practice of using music to get rid of diseases and strengthen the body has existed since ancient times, both at home and abroad.

among the remains of early human activities and the primitive tribes that still exist today, we can clearly see that music activities play a very important role in their lives. For example, shaman, which lives in Siberia, is actually a witch doctor, and the indigenous tribes here believe that witch doctors can cure diseases by channeling. The way Shaman begged the gods to be psychic was music and dance ceremonies. During channeling, many people in the tribe gathered together under the leadership of Saman to sing, dance, beat drums and play some local folk instruments.

This kind of ceremony will last for several days and nights, and finally all the people present will be in a psychedelic state. Many people are so unconscious that they can jump into the fire without feeling pain. In ancient and existing primitive tribes, the productivity is very low, and people can't put their experiences in entertainment and aesthetic activities that have nothing to do with their own survival when the food and clothing and safety of basic life have not been guaranteed.

Therefore, music and dance ceremonies are not aesthetic entertainment functions for them, but their main functions are to beg the gods and drive away diseases. In fact, witch doctors in the tribe always supervise music activities and doctors' duties at the same time. Although all this is shrouded in mystery and religious belief, it is not difficult to see that music plays an important intervention role in their physiological, psychological and social functions.

Pythagoras, an ancient Greek philosopher in the 5th century BC, had such a philosophical view on music and health: some melodies and rhythms of music can educate people, cure people's temper and lust, and restore the harmony of inner abilities. In his view, "there are melodies for curing lust, melodies for curing depression and inner diseases ... melodies for curing anger, anger and inner changes, and another kind of songs can cure people's lust."

Aristotle, who is also a philosopher, thinks that people whose emotions are out of control will return to normal after listening to fascinating music. "They seem to have gone through a medical treatment and intestinal lavage treatment ..."

According to the relevant literature, an earl of Classical Music sent a messenger to ask Bach for a set of works to relieve his boredom. Bach composed thirty variations on the harpsichord. After listening to this, the count greatly appreciated it, saying that this harmonious and gentle music made him feel calm and the illness of insomnia for many years quickly recovered.