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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Pub Date : 2020-03-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520907799
E. Windle
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Pub Date : 2020-03-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457520907085
J. Strange
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Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457519892125
Karen L. Gold
a reflexive act. Zubillaga-Pow uses Lacan’s reflexive act to explore enjoyment, resistance and ways of thinking about the function of affects as we listen. I found the introduction of Lacan’s reflexive act interesting but discussion on enjoyment/ resistance for me was quite abstract and (perhaps somewhat defensively!) I was reluctant to think about this in terms of enjoyment in clinical sessions. In chapter 9, Stephen Downes compares the similarities of masochism and sentimentalism through a discussion of ‘Barthes’s Schumann and Schumann’s Chopin’ (p. 165). This chapter was very interesting but stimulated fewer questions or considerations about how these interpretations of psychoanalytic theories related to my practice as a Music Therapist. This posed an interesting question as a Music Therapist reading the book – why did the use of psychoanalytic theory at times seem to be less meaningful and did not resonate or connect with the ways I experience and make use of psychoanalysis as a Music Therapist? While other times, the use of psychoanalytic theory stimulated a sense of the great potential for dialogue and collaboration between musicologists and music therapists using psychoanalysis as a shared approach to explore the many roles and functions of music in culture, society and human relationships. Chapters 8 and 9 also brought more sharply into focus another question that had been present for me throughout the book: What is different, or can be different, about the role or function of psychoanalytic theory when applied to musical works of art rather than therapeutic music making (including pre-composed music) in music therapy? What is different when psychoanalysis is applied to an artefact (something that has gone through the process of creation with the view to being shared with unknown others outside of the boundaries, and intimacy, of an established and/or mutual relationship) rather than when used to gain an understanding of interpersonal and intrapsychic processes in therapeutic work? Again these questions, and the corresponding differences and overlaps, strike me as areas where musicologists and music therapists could work together to explore these complex ideas in collaboration which would be of benefit to both. Overall, this is a dense and theoretical book, and not always an easy read – I will have to revisit some chapters! However, reading this book has been an enriching experience. I have been challenged to think more deeply about the music in music therapy and reflected on questions that might be of interest to other music therapists such as, is there a music therapy echo chamber which affirms a particular view of the ways music can be used therapeutically? Or does the music therapy profession privilege the music therapist’s understanding of psychoanalysis and music? This book has reminded me that there are many ways that psychoanalysis can be used as an approach to think about culture, human experiences and creativity, and has brought
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Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457519883449
Philippa Derrington
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Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457519893484
A. Levinge
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Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457519893485
T. Roman
between the presentation of the theoretical explorations and the discussion. Despite these criticisms what shines through is her commitment to and passion for her work, along with her belief in the value and power of the therapeutic medium. Trondalen’s willingness to grapple with complex ideas is clearly conveyed throughout and is reflected through her detailed theoretical understanding. For example, my attention was particularly drawn to the author’s discussion in Chapter 9 entitled ‘The Music Therapy Relationship’. Here, she refers to Merleau-Ponty’s description of the ‘living body’ (p. 77), to Knoblau’s concept of ‘resonant minding’ (p. 78) and the ways in which musical togetherness can be understood. In her epilogue, she refers to three perspectives which go towards creating a human identity, describing this as being an ongoing process which can be supported by relational musical experiences. Overall, this is a well-researched book delivered by a Music Therapist who is clearly dedicated to the value music can bring to a therapeutic relationship.
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Pub Date : 2019-11-01DOI: 10.1177/1359457519888392
J. Strange
Text Watch is intended to alert readers to material they may find of interest in books and journals, but excluding music therapy journals available online. Owing to the burgeoning music therapy literature, the list is necessarily selective and cannot substitute for a comprehensive search for research purposes. Book reviews and articles of under three pages are omitted. Abstracts can be supplied by the compiler for most items. Readers are reminded that by notifying the compiler of their own publications in good time these may be included in Text Watch in advance of their appearance in databases.
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