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Liberatory Music Therapy Model of Gender Affirming Voicework: Theoretical Foundations and Scope of Practice
No full textSince initial explorations of gender affirming voicework within the field of music therapy were first offered (Gumble, 2019a, 2019b, 2020), the authors have collaborated to further develop this work. From this collaboration, a specific set of ideas were collected to delineate a liberatory approach to working with gender and the voice within music therapy. These are presented as the Liberatory Music Therapy Model of Gender Affirming Voicework (LMT-GAV). The intention of this article is to integrate experiences the authors have had thus far and to (a) provide a definition, (b) summarize theories, methods, models, and concepts that are foundational to the model, and (c)delineate scope of practice
From student teacher to school teacher – mentor\u27s perspective
No full textIn Norway, it is expected that newly qualified teachers (NQTs) receive mentoring during their first two years in the profession. This study, based on interviews with mentors for NQTs, shows that there are many tensions related to mentoring. However, it is by becoming aware of tensions that practices can change. Today\u27s five-year master\u27s degree-based teacher education provides NQTs with enhanced academic and research competencies compared to previous teacher education. This change creates both challenges and opportunities for mentoring NQTs. The study shows that the potential of master\u27s-level competencies is not always utilized. Mentoring is under pressure in a busy school environment and is not always prioritized by school leaders. The increased academic competence is often overshadowed by mentors\u27 focus on the newcomers\u27 lack of experience and ability to handle everyday challenges. Insight into tensions that mentors experience can simultaneously reveal opportunities to develop mentoring as a contribution to professional development.I Norge forutsettes det at alle nyutdannede lærere får veiledning de to første årene i yrket. Denne studien, basert på intervju med veiledere for nyutdannede, viser at det er mange spenninger knyttet til denne veiledningen. Det er imidlertid ved å bli bevisst spenningene at praksis kan endres. Dagens femårige masterbaserte grunnskolelærerutdanning gir nyutdannede lærere økt faglig og forskningsmessig kompetanse sammenlignet med tidligere lærerutdanninger. Denne endringen skaper både utfordringer og muligheter for veiledning av nyutdannede. Studien viser at potensialet i masterkompetansen ikke blir fullt utnyttet. Veiledningen er ofte under press i en travel skolehverdag og prioriteres ikke alltid av skoleledelsen. I det daglige blir den økte faglige kompetansen ofte overskygget av veiledernes fokus på de nyutdannedes manglende erfaringer og evne til å håndtere hverdagsutfordringer. Innsikt i spenningene veilederne opplever, kan samtidig synliggjøre muligheter for å videreutvikle veiledning som et bidrag til profesjonell utvikling
Photography as a tool for reflection in group mentoring
No full textThe article examines students’ experiences with mentoring in groups of professionals in which photographs were used as a tool for reflection. The method is inspired by Lauvås et al. (2016). The participants are kindergarten teachers in further education. The research question is: How can mentoring when photography is used as a tool contribute to reflection?
The study identifies several possibilities when using this method. Photographs provide a concrete and easily accessible starting point for reflection. The exercise contributed to reflection on multiple levels. Sharing pictures and listening to other people’s views created inspiration both to develop the physical environment in kindergartens, but also to allocate more time for mentoring in kindergartens. Findings also indicate several pitfalls when using photography as a basis for reflection.Artikkelen omhandler studenters erfaringer med gruppeveiledning der fotografier ble brukt som veiledningsgrunnlag. Metoden for veiledning er inspirert av Lauvås et al. (2016); kollegaveiledning i gruppe. Deltakerne i studien er barnehagelærere i videreutdanning. Forskningsspørsmålet er: Hvordan kan gruppeveiledning med fotografi som veiledningsgrunnlag bidra til refleksjon?
Studien viser flere muligheter ved bruk av metoden. Øvelsen med foto som refleksjonsgrunnlag oppleves som svært konkret og enkel å bruke. Øvelsen bidro til refleksjoner på mange plan, blant annet knyttet til å se sammenhenger i arbeidet. Funn viser at deltakerne ble inspirert, både ut fra deling av bilder, men også ved å lytte til andres synspunkter. Dette skapte inspirasjon både til å utvikle eget fysisk miljø i barnehagen, og til å drive mer med veiledning. Funn viser også en del fallgruver ved bruk av fotografi som refleksjonsgrunnlag
Enacting shared narratives in work counselling: A narrative study of how work counsellors can support service users in the process of returning to work
Full text linkNAV-veiledning er komplekst og utfordrende, og tidligere forskning fremhever betydningen av brukermedvirkning og relasjonen mellom veileder og bruker for utfallet av veiledningen. I denne narrative casestudien har vi undersøkt hvordan NAV-veiledere kan støtte brukere i prosessen med å komme tilbake til arbeid, ved å fokusere på meningsskapende prosesser i veiledningen. Vi skapte data gjennom et narrativt intervju og utførte en narrativ analyse av dataene. Våre funn viser hvordan veiledere kan støtte brukere gjennom å være åpne for flere forståelser av situasjonen, og spesielt for brukernes pågående narrativer om den. Videre viser våre funn hvordan det å tro på og å handle i tråd med brukernes plot, kan bidra inn i prosessen med å komme tilbake til arbeid. Vi diskuterer hvordan våre funn om veilederes rolle i meningsskapende prosesser kan belyse hvordan brukermedvirkning kan omsettes i praksis, men også hvordan dette kan innebære noen dilemmaer.Work counselling is complex and challenging. Research highlights the importance of user involvement and client-professional relationships for successful counselling outcomes. In this narrative case study, we explored how work counsellors may support service users in the process of returning to work, by focusing on meaning-making processes in counselling. We created data through a narrative interview and conducted a narrative analysis of the data. Our findings show how counsellors may support users through being open for multiple understandings of the situation, in particular users’ ongoing narratives. Further, our findings show how believing in, and acting on, users’ ongoing plots, may help in the process of returning to work. We discuss how our findings of counsellors’ role in meaning-making processes may shed light on how user involvement can be put into practice, but also how this may involve some dilemmas
"I’m Coming Out": The Role of Music in LGBTQ+ Identities
No full textResearch shows that music holds great importance to the LGBTQ+ community. However, only a handful of studies have explored personal and private music consumption and particularly its role in individual identity formation and the coming out process – typically, with a focus on gay men and lesbians. This experiential qualitative study explored the role of music in LGBTQ+ identities before, during and after the coming out process. Data were collected from 30 participants who identified as LGBTQ+ and/or in the process of coming out using an online qualitative survey; four of these participants also took part in follow-up interviews. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, generating three themes: 1) Music to come out to; 2) Queer artists promoting individual authenticity, pride and empowerment; and 3) Queer music for community and belonging. The findings can inform the work of music therapists, music educators and community musicians working with LGBTQ+ individuals and communities.
AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank all the participants for their contributions in this research and for taking the time to openly share their experiences.
Funding: There was no funding for this research.
Over terskelen fra estetikk til religion:: Et forslag til en utvidet definisjon av «religiøst teater»
Full text linkTheatre has long served as a medium through which religious ideas are expressed, often by staging traditional myths and doctrines tied to institutional belief systems. This connection between theatre and religion has been well-documented in multiple scholarly discourses. More recently, scholars have also explored how certain performances evoke spiritual experiences through theatrical staging. However, contemporary research on aesthetic-religious experiences in performance tends to avoid the term «religious theatre» unless the work is explicitly connected to organized religion and communal belief.
This article challenges that limitation by examining The Disorder of Desire (2022) and Einkvan (2024), two Norwegian performances that operate outside conventional religious frameworks. Drawing on a broader definition of religion as engagement with narrative worlds involving superhuman forces, and using the concept of immanent transcendence, the analysis explores how these works construct religious meaning and offer audiences experiences that may be understood as religious in nature. The aim is to propose a more inclusive understanding of «religious theatre»—one that reflects contemporary shifts in the study of religion and aesthetics
A Música Andina e sua Relação com a Comunidade, a Natureza e o Cosmos
No full textzxcZXczxcCzDxcvzcxvzO artigo “A música andina e sua relação com a comunidade, a natureza e o cosmos” explora a profunda conexão entre a música andina e a cosmovisão dos povos que habitam a cordilheira dos Andes. A partir de uma abordagem etnomusicológica e terapêutica, analisa-se como a música andina transcende sua dimensão estética para se constituir como um meio de comunicação espiritual, comunitária e curativa. Destacam-se suas ligações com os ciclos naturais, os rituais agrícolas e as práticas coletivas que fortalecem a identidade e a coesão social.O texto propõe integrar a sonoridade andina na musicoterapia contemporânea, reconhecendo seu potencial para promover a regulação emocional, o pertencimento comunitário e a ressignificação identitária. Da mesma forma, é levantada a necessidade de uma musicoterapia intercultural e descolonial, que valorize os conhecimentos ancestrais e evite visões exotizantes ou reducionistas. Nesse sentido, a música andina se apresenta como um recurso terapêutico e cultural de enorme relevância, capaz de articular a relação entre o humano, o natural e o cósmico.
Comentário Editorial
O autor, músico e psicólogo da região norte de Potosí, que vive e trabalha em La Paz, Bolívia, oferece-nos uma caracterização da música da região dos Andes. A música está presente nos rituais, na comunicação com os ancestrais, nos ciclos da natureza e na sua capacidade de diálogo com outras músicas.A noção de identidade sonora permite a Julio abordar a forte relação existente entre o mundo sonoro andino e a identidade pessoal e cultural daqueles que participam das experiências musicais nesse context.The article “Andean music and its relationship with the community, nature, and the cosmos” explores the deep connection between Andean music and the worldview of the peoples who inhabit the Andes mountain range. Using an ethnomusicological and therapeutic approach, it analyzes how Andean music transcends its aesthetic dimension to become a means of spiritual, communal, and healing communication. It highlights its links with natural cycles, agricultural rituals, and collective practices that strengthen identity and social cohesion. The text proposes integrating Andean sounds into contemporary music therapy, recognizing their potential to promote emotional regulation, community belonging, and identity re-signification. It also raises the need for interculturaland decolonial music therapy that values ancestral knowledge and avoids exoticizing or reductionist views. In this sense, Andean music is presented as a therapeutic and cultural resource of enormous relevance, capable of articulating the relationship between the human, the natural, and the cosmic.
Editorial Comment
The author, musician, and psychologist from the northern region of Potosí, who lives and works in La Paz, Bolivia, offers us a characterization of the music of the Andes region. Music is present in rituals, in communication with ancestors, in the cycles ofnature, and in its capacity for dialogue with other types of music.The notion of sonic identity allows Julio to explore the strong relationship between the Andean soundscape and the personal and cultural identity of those who participate in musical experiences in that context.
El artículo “La música andina y su relación con la comunidad, la naturaleza y el cosmos” explora la profunda conexión entre la música andina y la cosmovisión de los pueblos que habitan la cordillera de los Andes. A partir de un enfoque etnomusicológico y terapéutico, se analiza cómo la música andina trasciende su dimensión estética para constituirse en un medio de comunicación espiritual, comunitaria y sanadora. Se destacan sus vínculos con los ciclos naturales, los rituales agrícolas y las prácticas colectivas que fortalecen la identidad y la cohesión social. El texto propone integrar la sonoridad andina en la musicoterapia contemporánea, reconociendo su potencial para promover la regulación emocional, la pertenencia comunitaria y la resignificación identitaria. Asimismo, se plantea la necesidad de una musicoterapia intercultural y decolonial, que valore los saberes ancestrales y evite miradas exotizantes o reduccionistas. En este sentido, la música andina se presenta como un recurso terapéutico y cultural de enorme relevancia, capaz de articular la relación entre lo humano, lo natural y lo cósmico.
Comentario Editorial
El autor, músico y psicólogo de la región del norte de Potosí, quien vive y trabaja en La Paz, Bolivia, nos ofrece una caracterización de la música de la región de los Andes. La música está presente en los rituales, en la comunicación con los ancestros, enlos ciclos de la naturaleza, y en su capacidad para el diálogo con otras músicas.La noción de identidad sonora le permite a Julio plantear la fuerte relación existente entre el mundo sonoro andino y la identidad personal y cultural de quienes participande las experiencias musicales en ese contexto
Methods in heritage language research: Reflections from the 14th Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA)
No full textThis introductory paper by the WILA 14 conference organizers introduces the WILA 14 conference theme, “Methods”, and serves as an overview of methods currently used in heritage language research, a discussion of methodological consideration necessary for conducting research, and includes suggestions and food for thought for both novice and experienced heritage language researchers. Discussions regarding methods and methodological choices from WILA 14 have been incorporated into this paper, and examples are drawn from the papers contained in this volume
Mobilforbud – et nødvendig tiltak eller en tåpelig bjørnetjeneste?
Full text linkMobilforbud har vært et omdiskutert tema i lang tid. Denne studien undersøkte hvordan musikk og varslinger fra mobiltelefonen påvirker videregåendeelevers konsentrasjonsevne ved hjelp av Human Benchmark sin Visual Memory Test. Studien ble gjennomført på 30 testpersoner fordelt likt på tre grupper: én som lyttet til musikk, én som jevnlig fikk varslinger og én som satt i stillhet. Resultatene ga en p-verdi på 35 % mellom gjennomsnittsskårene til musikk og stillhet samt en på 76 % mellom gjennomsnittsskårene til varslinger og stillhet. Grunnet at p-verdiene var høyere enn signifikansnivået på 5 %, kunne det ikke trekkes en gyldig konklusjon. Imidlertid antydet standardavvikene at resultatene kan skyldes individuelle forskjeller, da spredningen innad i gruppene var over dobbelt så stor med musikk og varslinger enn stillhet. Derfor må det gjøres mer forskning på temaet