Improvisation in Music Therapy: Human Communication in Sound

Pavlicevic, Mercédès

doi:10.1093/jmt/37.4.269

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“…By moving beyond more traditional theoretical boundaries of music therapy and SSP in a cautious and critical manner we can enhance understanding of improvisation in clinical practice. This follows on from other music therapy researchers who encourage inter-disciplinary thinking so as to realise new ways of developing our profession (Loewy, 2004;O'Kelly & Magee, in press;Pavlicevic, 2000). Further exploration along similar lines is warranted.…”

Section: Balancing the Professional And Personal Musical Selfmentioning

confidence: 95%

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Music therapists’ experience of self in clinical improvisation in music therapy: A phenomenological investigation

McCaffrey

2013

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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How do music therapists experience themselves in clinical improvisation in music therapy? The aim of this inter-disciplinary study is to show how music therapists describe and experience the life-world of the self in clinical improvisation through phenomenological investigation. Informed by sociological social psychological theory proposing that the self develops in social discourses, this study explores the self within improvisation as a musical and inter-subjective space that is commonly used in music therapy practice. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of transcripts from semi-structured interviews with two music therapists revealed five central themes in relation to the life-world of the self in improvisation. These included; mindful meeting of equals, importance of the fundamentals, flexibility and adaptability, personal fulfilment and, balancing the professional and musical self.These findings support the idea of improvisation as a social discourse and suggest that this may have significant implications for clients and therapists who employ such a means of relating.

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Section: Balancing the Professional And Personal Musical Selfmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…In music therapy the purpose of improvisation is not to make 'good 5 music' but rather to create an intimate personal relationship between therapist and client (Pavlicevic, 2000). Improvisation is regarded as a means of tapping into the individual's innate musicality and natural communicative discourses.…”

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confidence: 99%

Music therapists’ experience of self in clinical improvisation in music therapy: A phenomenological investigation

McCaffrey

2013

The Arts in Psychotherapy

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“…Indeed, such interdisciplinary investigation must be approached with caution, so that distinct improvisation practices are not misinterpreted or homogenized (Pavlicevic, 2000). Certainly music therapy and music performance are distinct fields, as are the improvisation practices within them.…”

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Performing Wellness: Playing in the Spaces Between Music Therapy and Music Performance Improvisation Practices

Seabrook¹

2017

Voices

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Abstr Abstract actThis is the accompanying paper to an arts-based pilot project that musically explored interdisciplinarity between improvisation in music therapy and music performance. A culminating concert that brought elements of music therapy improvisation to the stage (available for viewing online) is where the vital learning from this project resides. This written piece additionally articulates philosophical, theoretical and practical concepts and questions that arose from the investigation. Elements of music therapy and music performance improvisation are compared, contrasted, and combined from within the author's experience. The emergent potential of improvised musical performances for health and wellbeing is also discussed.

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“…In Norman's case, before he could meaningfully explore his traumas, he needed to learn to experience and tolerate his range of emotions, both negative and positive. The non-verbal nature of MT can help individuals such as Norman with psychological tasks such as exploring and expressing a wide range of emotions; this is partly due to the emotional triggering that can occur in response to music (Pavlicevic, 2000). Norman was strongly motivated to use improvised music experiences as a tool for increasing his tolerance for difficult emotions and as a method of practicing self-regulation of difficult emotions, well-documented affective responses to music are at the source of this therapeutic attempt to evoke, express and understand one's own feelings and emotions.…”

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Collaborative music therapy via remote video technology to reduce a veteran's symptoms of severe, chronic PTSD

2015

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Background: Using videoconference technology to provide health care is established in many fields. The authors are not aware of any published reports of music therapy (MT) conducted remotely. This case review describes the process and outcomes of remotely delivered MT to address symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a military veteran. Method: MT was co-facilitated by a music therapist and a clinical psychologist. Sessions were delivered as videoconferences (over 1400 km) utilizing the OntarioTelehealth Network. A retrospective case study with input from the client was conducted. Results: The client reported improvement, in many of his symptoms. At the end of the treatment period, he attributed much of his progress to MT. Using videoconference technology did not seem to hinder the treatment efficacy. The novel nature of providing MT remotely necessitated an effective collaboration between the music therapist and the client's clinical psychologist. Conclusions: Based on the experience described in this case study, the authors concluded that, (a) remotely-delivered MT can be effective in the treatment of complex PTSD, (b) inter-professional collaboration made a positive impact on the treatment process, (c) geographic distance need not be an obstacle to effective treatment and (d) a remote treatment modality was not detrimental to treatment efficacy.

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Improvisation in Music Therapy: Human Communication in Sound

Cited by 48 publications

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Music therapists’ experience of self in clinical improvisation in music therapy: A phenomenological investigation

Music therapists’ experience of self in clinical improvisation in music therapy: A phenomenological investigation

Performing Wellness: Playing in the Spaces Between Music Therapy and Music Performance Improvisation Practices

Collaborative music therapy via remote video technology to reduce a veteran's symptoms of severe, chronic PTSD

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