Book Review: Stine Lindahl Jacobsen, Eric G. Waldon and Gustavo Gattino (eds), Music Therapy Assessment: Theory, Research, and Application

IF 0.7 Q4 REHABILITATION British Journal of Music Therapy Pub Date : 2020-05-01 DOI:10.1177/1359457520911644
Jackie Lindeck
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There has been a long-standing debate around the relevance and usefulness of (standardised) assessment in music therapy. In my experience, Music Therapists sometimes feel that assessment in music therapy is reductionist and that, by trying to measure or analyse or quantify what happens in a music therapy relationship, it somehow takes something away from the spontaneous creativity and connection that comes from shared musical experience. This position reminds me of the famous quote ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture’ (Sperrazza, 1979) that seems to express the challenge of trying to articulate what happens when someone has a musical experience. As Music Therapists we have all had those experiences and understand, perhaps more than most, the capacity that music has to bring about observable, positive changes in clients that we work with. I would argue that it is our responsibility to be able to articulate these experiences coherently and concisely in order to be able to communicate with our clients, their families, our colleagues in other disciplines, employers and commissioners about the unique affect that musical experiences can have. Without assessment, how do we, as clinicians, know how to apply music in the most effective way in order to bring about positive change? In the foreword to this book, Barbara Wheeler states,
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书评:Stine Lindahl Jacobsen, Eric G. Waldon和Gustavo Gattino(编),音乐治疗评估:理论,研究和应用
关于(标准化)评估在音乐治疗中的相关性和有用性,一直存在着长期的争论。根据我的经验,音乐治疗师有时会觉得音乐治疗中的评估是还原论的,通过试图测量、分析或量化音乐治疗关系中发生的事情,它在某种程度上剥夺了来自共同音乐体验的自发创造力和联系。这个位置让我想起了一句名言“写音乐就像跳建筑舞”(Sperrazza,1979),这句名言似乎表达了当一个人有音乐经历时,试图表达自己的挑战。作为音乐治疗师,我们都有过这些经历,也许比大多数人都更了解音乐给我们合作的客户带来可观察到的积极变化的能力。我认为,我们有责任能够连贯简洁地阐述这些体验,以便能够与我们的客户、他们的家人、其他学科的同事、雇主和专员就音乐体验可能产生的独特影响进行沟通。如果没有评估,作为临床医生,我们如何知道如何以最有效的方式应用音乐来带来积极的变化?Barbara Wheeler在本书前言中指出,
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