Pub Date : 2020-05-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520912217
C. Molyneux, A. Apreleva, Laura Blauth, Jodie Bloska, Veronica Austin
Imagine the largest, most extravagant box of luxury chocolates. Where are you going to start? Are you a milk chocolate or dark chocolate person? Do you go for truffles or caramels? Do you take your time to study the descriptions on the box or dive straight in and take your pick? Well, Wheeler and Murphy’s third edition of Music Therapy Research is a little like an enormous box of chocolates. When dividing up the chapters and units for the purposes of this review, it was a bit like selecting our favourite or most familiar chocolates. There have already been several reviews of Music Therapy Research published and so we were keen not to duplicate the information already available. Odell-Miller (2018), for example, provides a detailed review of the content, while Rickson (2017) and Arns (2017) provide overviews of the book, highlighting aspects of the content and structure. So, to stay with the chocolate box metaphor, we aim to provide a brief overview of each layer, picking out a few individual flavours to describe in more detail, followed by a brief description of the companion volume, An Introduction to Music Therapy Research. We hope our review will provide ‘food for thought’ and encourage readers to maybe try some new flavours and delve into this rich, multi-layered and essential book.
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Pub Date : 2020-05-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520911644
Jackie Lindeck
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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Pub Date : 2020-05-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520909548
T. Watson
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Pub Date : 2020-05-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520911011
A. Lale, Panos Ntourntoufis
This article explores the use of individual music psychotherapy for patients with psychosis who are frequently readmitted into hospital. It explores the extent to which music psychotherapy can support patients to stay out of hospital, thus reducing the costs of treatment. The high cost of inpatient stays is a major factor in shaping clinical services across both inpatient and outpatient zones of secondary care in the United Kingdom. Whether music therapy is seen as value for money may influence how it is provided and for how long. This article presents an empirical illustration of the frequency and duration of psychotic patients’ readmissions in England, and in London. An analysis of these data is provided in an attempt to ascribe meaning to these figures, through relevant literature and hypotheses. Finally, readmission rates are considered as a potential objective outcome measure of clinical effectiveness, by providing a comparison between patients treated with individual music psychotherapy and those receiving treatment as usual.
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Pub Date : 2020-05-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457519884047
Martin Lawes
This article discusses the Music Therapist’s authentic use of self in improvisation-based music therapy to involve the therapist’s ability to ‘dream in music’. The topic is explored with reference to the work of psychoanalyst Thomas Ogden and illustrated with clinical examples from work with an adolescent with autism. The author describes the music-based dreaming through which it was possible to establish a musical connection with the client for the first time that enabled the client’s music and process to evolve as it had not previously. The thinking presented has links with Winnicott’s ideas about play, creativity and psychotherapy; with Stern’s ideas about implicit relational knowing, intersubjectivity and affect attunement; and with theorising about transference and counter-transference in music therapy. The article develops a theory of dreaming in music that highlights the importance of the therapist’s ability to work with the creativity of the unconscious, trusting the music that emerges from within.
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Pub Date : 2020-05-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520909127
T. Watson
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Pub Date : 2020-03-15DOI: 10.1177/1359457520907636
Luke Annesley, E. McKeown, K. Curtis-Tyler
There is no existing qualitative synthesis of the music therapy literature on parents’ perspectives on their children’s music therapy. This study seeks to fill this gap, motivated by the first author’s experiences as a clinician/researcher. A systematic search of health databases, hand searches of key journals and searches of doctoral theses were undertaken to identify relevant studies. Thirteen studies which met inclusion criteria, including a total of 102 participants, were identified. Relevant data were extracted from these studies for comparison and analysis, with quality of studies assessed using the CASP appraisal tool. Findings were analysed following procedures of thematic synthesis. Six descriptive themes were grouped into three analytic themes: Parents perceived positive impacts of music therapy on their children; parents experienced music therapy as a nurturing environment for themselves and their children; and some parents experienced challenges to their engagement with music therapy. Most studies (12/13) explored parents’ perceptions of music therapy where they were included in sessions. The findings identify positive perceptions of family-centred models of music therapy for children and parents. Parents’ perceptions of children were altered positively through experiencing them in new ways in music therapy. Parents also perceived positive outcomes for their children. These findings identify an emphasis in the qualitative literature on parents’ perceptions on research into music therapy which includes parents in sessions. Only one study explored perceptions of a model where parents were not present during their child’s sessions. More research is needed into parents’ perceptions of music therapy where parents are not present during sessions. Further intervention studies into family-centred models of music therapy with children are also recommended.
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Pub Date : 2020-03-15DOI: 10.1177/1359457520910753
J. Strange
Text Watch is intended to alert readers to recently published material they may find of interest in books and journals, excluding music therapy journals available online. The list is necessarily selective and not a substitute for a comprehensive literature search. Book reviews and articles of under three pages are omitted. Abstracts can be supplied for some items. By notifying the compiler of their own recent or imminent publications, readers may ensure their inclusion in Text Watch before they appear in databases.
Text Watch旨在提醒读者注意他们可能对书籍和期刊感兴趣的最近出版的材料，不包括在线音乐治疗期刊。该列表一定是有选择性的，不能代替全面的文献检索。省略了三页以下的书评和文章。可以为某些项目提供摘要。通过通知编译器他们自己最近或即将出版的出版物，读者可以确保在它们出现在数据库中之前将其包含在文本观察中。
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Pub Date : 2020-03-11DOI: 10.1177/1359457520908263
P. Lauzon
Previous literature in music therapy suggests a need for greater clarity and insight concerning correlations between music and spirituality for the modern clinician. The purpose of this article is to provide a clear explanation of these correlations and some possible implications for the practice of music therapy. My method is one of ‘reflective synthesis’ – combining theoretical knowledge from several disciplines with my own, practical experience with clients – to bring forward key working, concepts. This will include (1) presenting a rationale for the therapist’s study of spirituality; (2) clarifying some basic terms; (3) asking three important questions concerning a human life and viewing them through the lens of spirituality and music; (4) linking the first of these questions to awareness of transcendence; (5) answering the second question in light of purpose and meaning; (6) explaining how spirituality provides connection to the other; (7) illustrating the correlations in a clinical vignette, and as a conclusion; (8) suggesting implications this may have for the music therapist; and (9) offering some reasonable cautions for integrating spirituality into a music therapy practice.
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Pub Date : 2020-03-05DOI: 10.1177/1359457520907806
Wendy Ruck
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