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- Title
INTEGRATING MUSICAL AND PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC THINKING: RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORDS AND MUSIC IN CLINICALLY IMPROVISED SONGS.
- Authors
Turry, Alan
- Abstract
This study is a naturalistic inquiry examining the relationship between lyrics and music in improvised songs that were created in the context of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy sessions. The material was drawn from the therapy process of a woman who came to music therapy as a result of being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The author served as both the researcher and the therapist. The study builds on the current literature regarding Nordoff-Robbins music therapy in several ways: 1) it addresses the dearth of literature regarding adult work and psychological processes; 2) it addresses directly the interaction between music and words, something that has not been extensively written about; and, 3) it sheds further light on the shared mutual process of song formation—words and music—between therapist and client, with special focus on the musical directions that emerge within the process of improvisation and how these can result in music that has clinical significance and benefit for the client.
- Subjects
PSYCHOTHERAPY; MUSIC improvisation; HODGKIN'S disease; SONG lyrics; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of music; ALTERNATIVE medicine
- Publication
Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy, 2010, Vol 5, p116
- ISSN
1559-7326
- Publication type
Article