scholarly journals Community Building Through Inclusive Music-Making

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Gosine ◽  
Deborah Hawksley ◽  
Susan LeMessurier Quinn
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Therapy Sessions ◽  
Musical Preferences

The objective of this project was to expand the boundaries of regular music therapy sessions at a non-profit organization to include performances and workshops with community musicians. The goals and practices used for persons with physical disabilities prepared participants to benefit from inclusive music-making with local community musicians who had no previous music therapy experience, but whose performing styles were closely aligned with the musical preferences of our participants. The four collaborative workshops, which were held over six months, involved music therapy participants, accredited music therapists, local musicians, and volunteers engaging in music making together where teaching and learning was shared amongst all involved. The workshops were also an important mechanism for raising greater awareness of the needs and abilities of the music therapy participants.

Telehealth Music Therapy Services in the United States With Older Adults: A Descriptive Study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Wilhelm ◽  
Kyle Wilhelm
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
The United States ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Therapy Services ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Abstract In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many music therapists in the United States turned to telehealth music therapy sessions as a strategy to continue services with older adults. However, the nature and perception of telehealth music therapy services for this age group are unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe music therapy telehealth practices with older adults in the United States including information related to session implementation, strengths and challenges, and adaptations to clinical practice. Of the 110 participants in the United States who responded to the survey (25.2% response rate), 69 reported implementing telehealth music therapy services with older adults and responded to a 32-item survey. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted. Results indicated that while all participants had provided telehealth music therapy for no more than 6 months, their experiences with telehealth varied. Based on participant responses, telehealth session structure, strengths, challenges, and implemented changes are presented. Overall, 48% of music therapists reported that they planned to continue telehealth music therapy with older adults once pandemic restrictions are lifted. Further study on the quality, suitability, and acceptability of telehealth services with older adults is recommended.

Defining the Therapeutic Singing Voice: Further Examination of the Everyday Singing Practices of Music Therapists

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina C Bingham ◽  
Elizabeth K Schwartz ◽  
Anthony Meadows
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
American Music ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Vocal Health ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Therapy Sessions ◽  
And Training

Abstract Twelve music therapists were observed working clinically in 3 to 5 of their music therapy sessions and subsequently interviewed about their clinical work in order to further examine and define the essential characteristics of therapeutic singing in music therapy clinical practice. Observational and interview data were analyzed separately using procedures consistent with qualitative content analysis and then integrated to provide a comprehensive picture of these singing practices. Analysis of these data revealed 3 interrelated dimensions of therapeutic singing that were integrated into the larger realization of therapeutic singing: (1) foundational vocal skills, (2) vocal engagement, and (3) authenticity. Implications for the education and training of music therapy students, vocal health, and a reevaluation of the American Music Therapy Association’s competencies contextualize these findings for the profession as a whole.

scholarly journals Rethinking Music Therapy From the Perspective of Bio-politics

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Miyake
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Therapy Process ◽  
Musical Expression ◽  
Social Conformity ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Cultural Inclusion ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Political Implications

In this article, I intend to reconsider music therapy process from the perspectives of bio-power and bio-politics by Foucault (1977, 1990), Agamben (1998, 1999) and Hardt & Negri (2000, 2004). My interest is in the political implications of music therapy. I examine discussions of music therapists on the first session of Edward that appeared in the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy (2003). In this article, a predilection to culturally acceptable musical expression is suggested. This musical integration might increase "possibilities of action" or might be a process of civilization (social conformity). When I position these arguments beside bio-politics, the discourses are exclusively discussed from the side of bios, or civilization. Little concern seems to be rendered from the perspective of zoe. Can the cultural inclusion through music therapy really help clients construct identities? To go beyond this, I introduce Hardt and Negris' concept of multitude. This concept seems to resonate with many recent music therapists' intentions. The new ways of music making and therapy that can respect the singularity of musical expressions. I suggest that common ideas might be more acceptable within this conceptual framework.

scholarly journals Music Therapists’ Conceptualization of Clients’ Experience of Healing: Grounded Theory Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Young Hwang ◽  
Hwa-Jin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Theory Analysis ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Korean Music ◽  
Inner Self ◽  
Expression Of Emotions ◽  
Therapy Sessions

This study analyzed the meaning, distinctive features, and process of therapists’ perception of their clients’ experience related to healing in music therapy. Twenty Korean music therapists who work with a variety of clients were recruited to participate through purposive sampling. Corbin and Strauss’s (2008) grounded theory qualitative analysis method was used. Ten categories and nineteen subcategories were obtained. The central phenomenon was active participation in music therapy, which was influenced by client’s readiness. Clients’ experiences lead to healing through awareness of inner self, expression of emotions, and solving problems. These changes were related to the therapists’ interventions, professionalism and qualifications, and their use of music. It was concluded that the clients experienced four types of healing in their music therapy sessions: physical, emotional, social, and transformative.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Music Therapists' Experiences of Verbal Dialogue in Music Therapy Sessions

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siobhán Nelligan ◽  
Tríona McCaffrey
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Dyadic Relationship ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Professional Discourse ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Irish Music ◽  
And Function ◽  
Therapy Sessions

This study presents a preliminary exploration of music therapists’ first-hand experiences of engaging in verbal dialogue with clients in their clinical practice. To the authors’ knowledge no previous studies have examined the role of verbal dialogue from the first-hand perspectives of experienced professionals working in the field.  Three individual interviews were conducted with three accredited Irish music therapists. Four central themes emerged as a result of thematic content analysis: content and function of verbal dialogue, the use of verbal dialogue may contribute to professional ambiguity, returning to the music, and the dyadic relationship between musical and verbal exchange. The findings revealed verbal dialogue to be a topic of interest for the participants in this study, one which stimulated meaningful reflections about clinical practice. The implications for professional identity and clinical practice which arose distinguished verbal dialogue as a potential area for further research and professional discourse within the wider music therapy community. Suggestions were made for additional areas of learning that may assist in preparing trainee and newly-qualified music therapists for potentially challenging verbal encounters with clients.

Music Therapy in Grief and Mourning

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare O'Callaghan ◽  
Natasha Michael
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Relationships ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Impending Death ◽  
Song Writing ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Music therapists endeavour to understand music’s significance for people who are mourning unfulfilled hopes and a life once lived; who are trying to deal with uncertainty, altered identities, saying farewells, or impending death. Through music-based interventions in therapeutic relationships, music therapists extend the opportunities for music to enable and express mourning which can be congruent with helpful emotional release and coping. Participants are assisted to find comfort and fellowship through identifications with lyrics and sonorities, and the improved expressive capacity offered in music. Expanded awareness and renewed identities can occur through music-based counseling, imagery, improvisation, and song writing. Decedents’ legacies from music therapy may help their mourners to continue and rework bonds with them in bereavement. Such legacies include song recordings, and visual, kinesthetic, and sound memories of shared music therapy sessions.

A Study of the Way Music Therapists Analyse Their Work

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Oldfield
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Video Analysis ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Therapy Assessment ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Therapy Sessions ◽  
The Way

At present there is no standardised procedure for music therapy assessment in the UK. Music therapists use a wide variety of methods to review their clients' progress. This paper begins by examining some of these different procedures and looking at their advantages and disadvantages. A particular system of analysis developed by the author is then explained in detail. Information about four different clients with severe learning difficulties from this analysis is compared to information gained simultaneously through video-analysis. The results seem to indicate that the author's assessment procedure is an efficient way of collecting information about music therapy sessions with these clients. The paper then looks at whether this same procedure can be used with other types of clients. Suggestions for further investigations are made.

scholarly journals Verbal Dialogue in Music Therapy: A Hermeneutical Analysis of Three Music Therapy Sessions

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarina Lindblad
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Symbolic Language ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Verbal dialogue is often a main component of music therapy sessions, however, it is seldom discussed in the music therapy literature. This qualitative study examined three music therapy sessions arranged especially for research purposes. Video recordings of these sessions were analysed as well as interviews with the music therapists conducting the sessions. Specific verbal interventions used during the sessions included: questions, repetition and other types of commenting phrases, silence, paradoxes and rephrasings, symbolic language and interpretations. The functions of the verbal techniques are grouped under three thematic headings: to establish trust between client and therapist; to deepen the experience of the present moment; and to clarify some aspect of the client’s life story. Considering that verbal dialogue is so seldom discussed in the music therapy literature, this study aims to provide a contribution to the development of methodology by shedding light upon this topic.

Defining the Therapeutic Singing Voice: An Analysis of Four Music Therapists’ Clinical Work

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-186
Author(s):  
Martina C Bingham
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Singing Voice ◽  
Music Therapists ◽  
Music Therapist ◽  
Working Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Therapy Sessions ◽  
And Training

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to examine the ways music therapists use their singing voices in music therapy sessions and, in doing so, to provide a working definition of the therapeutic singing voice. Four music therapists were observed leading at least 10 music therapy sessions each in order to examine the ways they used their singing voices in clinical practice. Interviews with each of these therapists, at the completion of session observations, enriched these observational data. Data were analyzed in two stages. First, individual singing voice profiles were developed for each music therapist, and second, these profiles were integrated to define essential singing voice characteristics. These characteristics included flexible postures and physicality, diverse breathing methods and strategies of phonation, flexible resonance strategies, improvisational skills, and knowledge of diverse music genres. Implications for vocal education and training in music therapy programs are discussed.

scholarly journals The role of using technology within music therapy sessions with pre-school children who have physical disabilities at a conductive education centre in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Yutong Gao
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Sensory Stimulation ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Development Communication ◽  
Clinical Notes ◽  
Education Centre ◽  
Therapy Sessions

<p>The objective of this thesis was to explore the role of using technology within music therapy sessions for children who have physical disabilities. This research used secondary secondary analysis of clinical data to find the role of technology within mu clinical practice. Data included clinical notes, and my own reflective journal from February to September in 2018. I used thematic analysis to uncover themes from my data.  Five themes were found that indicate that technology can positively contribute to music therapy sessions. In particular, the research has identified that technologies can be used to support cognitive development, communication efforts, emotional reactions, motor skills, and sensory stimulation for children. The research will contribute to current debates around the role of technology in music therapy sessions to further support children with physical disabilities.</p>

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