Write a four to five paragraph essay on the topic provided below

  WRITE A WELL-DEVELOPED ESSAY - this means about four to five paragraphs - introduction with thesis, supporting paragraphs and an ending/conclusion. 

Topic 1:

“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.  But for many of my neurological patients, music is even more – it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life.  For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.”  Oliver W. Sacks, M.D.

Write an essay, with a title, in which you explore the validity of this statement.  What is the value of music in healing?