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What is Music Therapy? Bruscia Definition |
Music Therapy is a reflexive process wherein the therapist helps the client to optimize the client's health, using various facets of music experience and the relationships formed through them as the impetus for change. |
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4 Main types of MT methods |
1. Improvisation The therapist works with the client through spontaneous and impromptu music playing or singing. This method is used best to adjust to a clients needs during the session and has the most flexibility. 2. Re-creative (performing) The therapist and the client work together in music to re write or change music that has already been written. 3. Receptive (listening) The therapist uses music listening activities to engage the client in things like pre-composed music, or lyric analysis. 4. Composing (song writing) The therapist works with the client to entirely create their own music from melody to lyrics. all these methods help clients externalize inner thoughts, feelings, etc. and help communicate in any way that they possibly can by musicing |
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Main task of MT |
to provide a meaningful musical experience for the client, and to foster the relationship in music. |
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4 types of relationships established in MT work |
Intramusical: relationships formed when making or listening to music. Relationships formed and heard by person between sounds and elements and parts of music itself and the experience from it. Intermusical: relationships formed when 2 or more people make or listen to music together; relationships occur between one person's music and the other. Intrapersonal: relationship to self. Interpersonal: relationships formed between other persons, communities, family, etc. |
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What is a domain and what is it's relationship to a music therapist's work? |
A domain is an element of health, and a specific area of function that is required in order to complete other tasks or life skills.
it is related to a music therapist work because the client can use skills used in Music Therapy to take into the real world. (give ex.)
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Define assessment and list there steps involved/ why a MT assesses a client. |
Assessment: discovering the strengths and challenges in music on intake The process of assessment: 1. Observing 2. Interpreting 3. Planning Why an MT assesses: Because music therapy assessment allows for the client to be creative and candid in a music experience. |
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3 things needed to make a goal |
Target Measure Context |
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Target |
an area of focus of a desired change -adapting the changes |
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Measure |
frequency and duration -measures, beats, etc. |
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Context |
the type of musical event in which the target will be expressed -purpose/relation to the music making |
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Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy |
Created in 1959 by Paul Nordoff & Clive Robbins -the direct musical engagement to stimulate "the self creating capacities of the human self" in various areas of functioning |
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Who was the inspiration of NRMT? |
Philosopher Rudolf Steiner anthroposophoical teachings -he suggested a variety of techniques for children with disabilities, whom he described as having a special need for the soul |
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What is different about NRMT and other forms of MT? |
1.) Therapist (one):provides the musical framework for a session on piano or another harmonic instrument, consisting largely of spontaneous, improvised music that is created in order to support and stimulate new developments within the client. 2.)Co-therapist (two; other therapist) helps to facilitate the musical activity and relationship by physically guiding the client's musical activity and interaction. creating a musical portrait of the child |
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Music Child |
-the capacity for musicalperception and response inborn within every human being, whether child or adult - “the uniquely personal significance” of each individual’s musical responsiveness. |
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Extramusical |
- a non-musical response in relation to the music (gesture, smile, looking at the therapist) |
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Premusical |
- a non-musical response not in relation to the music (perseverating on an instrument) |
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Definition of Mental Health |
-Relationship/ interaction -Distortion of reality - Disorganized speech -emotional disconnect |
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How Mental Health Manifests in music |
-irregular beating -Vocal (monotone, inflexibility, rigidity) - Polarization (Black & White, no in-between, not in the moment or candid) |
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MT Methods in Mental Health |
1.) Improv- in the moment, choices/freedom, Interaction (comm. + relating) 2.) Song-Writing- Good way to look inside clients emotional world. -Communication/collaboration --> relating (negotiating) - Expressing & and in the moment 3.) Receptive -Relating + comm. - Emotional world - Lyric analysis --> meaning 4.) Recreative -Music minus one - creating structure - organize/ creating safety |
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Client in Mental Health |
relate create safety/ safe environments so that they can be vulnerable fostering a trusting relationship with the therapist. |
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Characteristics of Inner City |
Cities w/: - Violence -High crime rates - racism -socio-economic issues - substance abuse -Teen pregnancy - high drop out rate |
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Inner city families lack: |
Food
Shelter HealthcareGood Schools & Neighborhoods |
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Define "At-Risk" |
in danger of: unemployment incarceration poverty death |
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Personal Characteristics of at risk children |
more negative outlook on life hopelessness--> depression, anxiety, aggression,--> self-destruction |
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MT Tast/ Therapeutic Factors |
-Trust -Nonjudgemental -Acceptance of child - Acceptance of their music |
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MT Goals for At Risk Youth |
-Personalexpression to develop a sense of pride and ownership -Contribute toa collaborative effort in order to feel a part of something bigger then one’sself (like a team) -Experiencingacceptance s (how he relates, the aggression that manifests,anger, etc.) -Experiencing self-worth -Develop theability to musicallyexpress andcommunicate inner experiences -Develop theability to musicallyexperience trust -Develop theability to formmusically functional relationships -Develop theability to explore life’s themes through lyrics |
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Definition of Reflexive |
MT needs to begin with 1.) self-awareness 2.) Observation 3.) Modify for client's needs |
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How to be reflexive |
1. self- observation 2. self- inquiry (inter-reflecting, how do I reflect..., pondering) 3. Client-therapist collaboration (Consent ) 4. Consultation (w/ family members 5. Supervision (from experienced MT) |
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Reflexive Goal Criteria |
1. Relevance 2. Selective/ Varied 3. Feasible 4. Appropriately specific |
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Method Integrity |
choose the right method for your client that is effective & economic |
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Definition of the therapist |
- agrees to help the client with a health-related goal through music Criteria: 1. Commitment 2. Helper for client 3. Health-related/music-based treatment 4. certain qualifications 5. professional relationship |
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Qualifications |
1. expertise 2. MT-BC + Education |
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Music Experience w/in therapy |
Factors: - therapy vs. music -Nonjudgemental -Person, process, product |
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Nonjudgemental |
- Needs/Goals of client over aesthetics (of their music/musicing) - |
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Person, process, product |
- essentials for musical experience -Finding relationships b/w all 3 is the very point of music |
