Arts-based research practices in music therapy research: Existing and potential developments

Ledger, Alison; Edwards, Jane

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2011.09.001

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Section: The Need Of Tools Addressing Implicit Domainsmentioning

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“…However, there are some problems adhering this method. Ledger and Edwards (2011) stated, "The lack of engagement in arts-based approaches by music therapists could be regarded as a missed opportunity to develop further methods that are highly suitable for studying aspects of music therapy practice" (p. 315). Further Ledger and Edwards discussed that "it might be that in arts-based research, the distinctions between professional practice and research are not delineated enough to satisfy music therapy practitioners, that they are engaged in research rather than art production" (p. 315).…”

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“…Recently, Edwards (2015) pointed to the social status of anxiety in music therapy as a restricting factor of applying ABR. Ledger and Edwards (2011) proposed that further uses of ABR could give voices to people who receive music therapy services and communicate music therapy research findings. This can happen both intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary.…”

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“…The short written notes we used in our example can be exchanged with other expressions of the response art method (Chilton, Gerber, Councill, & Dreyer, 2015). The method can be used at several steps in the research process (Chilton et al, 2015;Gerge, 2016;Leavy, 2015) and be helpful when developing rich and expressive findings (Ledger & Edwards, 2011).From an expressive arts perspective Shaun McNiff (1986McNiff ( , 1992McNiff ( , 1998McNiff ( , 2008McNiff ( , 2011McNiff ( , 2013 has highlighted the artistic endeavour in the aesthetic response as an essential part of ABR. The perspectives we bring to the Rx6 method are grounded in our own professional trainings (visual arts and music), however we consider that one of the major strengths of this method is that the researcher does not need formal training in the arts.…”

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Using Aesthetic Response - A Poetic Inquiry to Expand Knowing, Part I: The Rx6-Method

Gerge

Wärja

Pedersen

2017

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Abstr Abstract actA step-wise research procedure of arts-based research (ABR) called the Rx6 method is presented. This ABR method is informed by expressive arts therapy, heuristic inquiry, attachment theory, and contemporary affective neuroscience, and is aimed at deepening the understanding of embodied felt sense. The Rx6 approach is based in aesthetics and a pragmatic pre-understanding inspired from an interpretive and a constructivist tradition. The method is a heuristic endeavour where art is applied towards the creation of meaning. For the purpose of exemplifying this method, artwork, produced within the context of a randomized control trial as part of a mixed methods study involving women treated for gynaecological cancer was used. Response art consisting of short written aesthetic responses to pictorial artifacts was applied in a structured manner. The data provided a rich artistic material in which to dialogue with artifacts in search of a condensed response statement. The Rx6 method involves six steps: to relate, resonate, respond, reflect and react to results. Engaging in ABR can offer clinicians and researchers a deepened, expanded, and embodied understanding of the studied phenomena. The complexity of sharing implicit processes and tacit knowledge, its caveats and gains, along with theoretical perspectives of such undertakings, are presented and discussed.K Ke eywor ywords: ds: Neurobiology of intersubjectivity, embodiment, felt sense, experience Intr Introduction oductionThe purpose of this article is to describe and offer a rationale for a step-wise research procedure of arts-based research (ABR) developed by the two first authors to be implemented in clinical work or research. How this method can be applied will be exemplified by presenting excerpts of our own aesthetic responses to pictorial artifacts produced by 57 research participants in a randomized controlled trial developed by Wärja, Bergmark, and Bonde (2012). The Ethics Board of Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden granted ethical approval on January 19, 2012January 19, (ref. 2012. An artifact is defined here as an object produced or shaped by human craft, conception, and agency (Gerge, 2016). The method was developed to provide a richer account of the qualitative analyses of the research subjects' written statements on how they experienced their bodies after being treated for gynaecological cancer. The study of Wärja The structured and time-framed methodology presented here -the Rx6-method -is offered as a contribution to the growing field of arts-based research (Leavy, 2015). In addition, we mean that this method can enhance research rigor, which has been addressed and called for in order to develop the ABR tradition (Forinash, 2016) (2012a, 2012b) was designed with specific clinical purposes in mind, one was to analyze differences in the paintings between the three different time pointsAccording to Viega, (2016b) scientific rigor in ABR means that, "methods, design, and results should be grounded in the purpose of inquiry" (p. 8),...

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Using Aesthetic Response - A Poetic Inquiry to Expand Knowing, Part I: The Rx6-Method

Gerge

Wärja

Pedersen

2017

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“…There is now a body of ABR which music therapists can draw on to understand their practice and develop their own ABR processes. However, ABR in music therapy is still in its infancy and the boundaries of ABR in music therapy are contested (Beer, 2015;Ledger & Edwards, 2011). Questions have been posed as to whether studies described as ABR are strictly arts-based (Ledger & Edwards, 2011) and whether ABR in music therapy should be framed within Performative Social Science (Beer, 2015).…”

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Performative, Arts-Based, or Arts-Informed? Reflections on the Development of Arts-Based Research in Music Therapy

Ledger

McCaffrey

2015

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Arts-based research (ABR) has emerged in music therapy in diverse ways employing a range of interpretive paradigms and artistic media. It is notable that no consensus exists as to when and where the arts are included in the research process, or which music therapy topics are most suited to arts-based study. This diversity may pose challenges for music therapists who are developing, reading, and evaluating arts-based research. This paper provides an updated review of arts-based research literature in music therapy along with four questions for researchers who are developing arts-based research. These questions are, 1) when should the arts be introduced? 2) which artistic medium is appropriate? 3) how should the art be understood? and 4) what is the role of the audience? We argue that these questions are key in understanding arts-based research, justifying methods, and evaluating claims arising from arts-based research. Rather than defining arts-based research in music therapy, we suggest that arts-based research should be understood as a flexible research strategy appropriate for exploring the complexities of music therapy practice.

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Early Childhood Education, Arts-Based Research and Resilience

Garvis

2020

Arts-Based Research, Resilience and Well-Being Across the Lifespan

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Arts-based research practices in music therapy research: Existing and potential developments

Cited by 47 publications

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Using Aesthetic Response - A Poetic Inquiry to Expand Knowing, Part I: The Rx6-Method

Using Aesthetic Response - A Poetic Inquiry to Expand Knowing, Part I: The Rx6-Method

Performative, Arts-Based, or Arts-Informed? Reflections on the Development of Arts-Based Research in Music Therapy

Early Childhood Education, Arts-Based Research and Resilience

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