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Musical Encounters with the Dying: Stories and Lessons (Islene Runningdeer)
Get PDFThis is a review of the book "Musical Encounters with the Dying: Stories and Lessons" by Islene Runningdeer.
Musical Encounters with the Dying: Stories and LessonsBy Islene RunningdeerLondon: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2013)160 pp., ISBN: 978-1-84905-936-
Yoga for Singing – A Developmental Tool for Technique and Performance (Judith E. Carman)
Get PDFThis is a review of the book "Yoga for Singing – A Developmental Tool for Technique and Performance" by Judith E. Carman.
Yoga for Singing – A Developmental Tool for Technique and PerformanceJudith E. CarmanOxford: Oxford University Press (2012)312 pp., ISBN: 978-019975941
Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings (Stella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller & John Adlam)
Get PDFThis is a review of the book "Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital Settings" edited by Stella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller and John Adlam.
Forensic Music Therapy: A Treatment for Men and Women in Secure Hospital SettingsStella Compton Dickinson, Helen Odell-Miller & John Adlam (Editors)London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2012)256 pp., ISBN: 978-1-84905-252-
Rethinking Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Towards New Ethical Paradigms in Music and Health Research
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Rethinking Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Towards New Ethical Paradigms in Music and Health Research19 October 2013, Goldsmiths College, London, United KingdomGoldsmiths College, University of LondonBritish Forum for Ethnomusicology (BFE)Society for Education and Music Psychology Research (SEMPRE
The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology (Koen, Lloyd, Barz & Brummel-Smith, Εds.)
No full textThis is a review of the book "The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology" edited by Benjamin Koen, Jacqueline Lloyd, Gregory Barz and Karen Brummel-Smith.
Title: The Oxford Handbook of Medical Ethnomusicology | Editors: Benjamin Koen, Jacqueline Lloyd, Gregory Barz & Karen Brummel-Smith | Publication year: 2008 | Publisher: Oxford University Press | Pages: 556 | ISBN: ISBN: 978-0-19533-707-5
 
Is Mindfulness a Useful Practice for Music Therapists? A Research Project Report
Get PDFΗ μελέτη αυτή διερευνά την οικειότητα και τη χρησιμότητα της συνειδητότητας (mindfulness) για τους μουσικοθεραπευτές που εργάζονται σε ένα κλινικό περιβάλλον, και αποσκοπεί στην εξέταση εύλογων ομοιοτήτων μεταξύ σύγχρονων εννοιών της συνειδητότητας και της συμβατικά καθιερωμένης θεραπευτικής στάσης, όπως αυτή απεικονίζεται στο παρόν άρθρο. Επτά μουσικοθεραπευτές που εργάζονται στο Λονδίνο έλαβαν μέρος σε αυτή τη μελέτη. Τέσσερις παρακολούθησαν μια ομαδική συνέντευξη και τρεις ερωτήθηκαν μέσω τηλεφώνου. Τα ευρήματα δείχνουν ότι οι περισσότεροι συμμετέχοντες ήταν εξοικειωμένοι με την έννοια της συνειδητότητας και είχαν κάποια σχετική εμπειρία, ενώ δήλωσαν ότι η συνειδητότητα ενισχύει την κλινική τους εργασία. Οι συμμετέχοντες περιέγραψαν ορισμένες πρακτικές που τους βοηθούν να προετοιμαστούν πριν τις συνεδρίες, και εξήγησαν πώς βιώνουν τις σιωπές και τα μημουσικά συστατικά κατά τη διάρκεια της μουσικοθεραπείας. Οι απόψεις τους για την εξοικείωση με τη συνειδητότητα στο επάγγελμά τους διέφεραν. Τα ευρήματα δείχνουν μια γενική θετική άποψη για τη συνειδητότητα∙ ωστόσο, καθώς ο αριθμός του δείγματος ήταν μικρός, προτείνω τη χρήση των ερευνητικών μου ερωτημάτων και αποτελεσμάτων ως βάση για άλλες μελλοντικές ερευνητικές πρωτοβουλίες. This study explores the familiarity and usefulness of mindfulness to music therapists who work in a clinical setting, and it aims to examine plausible similarities between presently known concepts of mindfulness and the conventionally established therapeutic attitude as portrayed in this paper. Seven music therapists working in London took part in this study. Four attended a focus group and three were interviewed over the telephone. The findings show that most participants were familiar with the concept and had some experience of mindfulness, and stated that it enhanced their clinical work. Participants described some practices they do to prepare themselves for sessions, and they explained how they experienced silences as well as non-musical components within music therapy. Their opinions about the familiarity of mindfulness in their profession varied. The findings suggest an overall positive view on mindfulness; however, as the sample number is small, I would suggest that my research questions and findings could be used as a platform for future research initiatives
Everyday Music Listening: Absorption, Dissociation and Trancing (Ruth Herbert)
Get PDFThis is a review of the book "Everyday Music Listening: Absorption, Dissociation and Trancing" by Ruth Herbert.
Everyday Music Listening: Absorption, Dissociation and TrancingRuth HerbertFarnharm: Ashgate (2011)234 pp., ISBN: 978-1-40942-125-
Music, Disability, and Society (Lubet)
No full textThis is a review of the book "Music, Disability, and Society" authored by Alex Lubet.
Title: Music, Disability, and Society | Author: Alex Lubet | Year: 2011 | Publisher: Temple University Press | Pages: 264 | ISBN: 978-143990025
Benenzon psychotherapy: Wellness of the whole - Rolando Benenzon Interviewed by Dora Pavlidou
No full textΟ Καθ. Δρ. Rolando O. Benenzon αποτελεί έναν από τους σημαντικότερους αντιπροσώπους του χώρου της μουσικοθεραπείας. Η αφορμή για την πραγματοποίηση αυτής της συνέντευξης ήταν το ταξίδι του στην Κύπρο για την εκπαιδευτική κατάρτιση Μπενεντζονιανών θεραπευτών στο Κέντρο Μπένεντζον Κύπρου.Στην παρακάτω συνέντευξη ο Benenzon περιγράφει το προσωπικό του ταξίδι από την ψυχιατρική στη δημιουργία του δικού του μοντέλου, της Μπενεντζονιανής ψυχοθεραπείας, με κύριο χαρακτηριστικό το μη λεκτικό στοιχείο. Αναφέρει τις δυσκολίες, τα εμπόδια και τις αντιδράσεις που είχαν προκληθεί από τη δημιουργία αυτή, αλλά και τα εφόδια που μπόρεσε να δώσει στους ασθενείς και στους θεραπευτές που ακολούθησαν το μοντέλο του. Εξηγεί τη σημασία της ελευθερίας στη ζωή του κάθε ατόμου, όπως και την ολοκλήρωση του συνόλου του μέσα από το δικό του θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο για μια καλύτερη ποιότητα ζωής.Prof. Dr. Rolando O. Benenzon is one of the most important representatives of the field of music therapy. This interview was conducted during his stay in Cyprus for the training of Benenzon therapists at the Benenzon Psychotherapy Centre. In this interview Benenzon describes his personal journey from psychiatry to the creation of his own model,“Benenzon Psychotherapy”, where non-verbal communication is a key element. In addition to the difficulties, obstacles and reactions that had been raised in relation to the creation of his model, he refers to the skills and resources that patients and therapists have gained through his model. He also talks about the importance of freedom in each person’s life as well as about the completion of each person’s whole towards a better quality of life through his therapeutic framework
Completing Six Years of Publications and Moving Forward
Get PDFWelcome to this new journal issue of Approaches. This issue begins with an interview of Dag Körlin. Interviewed by Anna Böhmig, Körlin talks about certain basic aspects of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) as a receptive music therapy method, while he makes particular reference to the GIM training programme in Greece and his contribution to the programme’s development. Then, Aglaïa Maria Mika presents a qualitative research study exploring music therapists’ understandings of mindfulness and its role in their work. Through a case study, Paige Rose and Karyna Johnson explore the effects of structured musical activity sessions on the development of communication skills of a child with autism. Daphne Rickson’s ethnographic study focuses on an inclusion project of students with intellectual disabilities in a professional musical orchestra in New Zealand. Informed by socioculturally sensitive conceptual frameworks, Rickson discusses a number of issues regarding the social construction of disability, the role of music participation and the sense of belonging in relation to social inclusion and the sense of wellbeing both of the individual and the wider community.
In addition to the papers above, this issue includes six book reviews, while Mitsi Akoyunoglou-Christou and Potheini Vaiouli write about their experience from the World Music Therapy Congress (7-12 July 2014, Austria). Finally, you will find the journal’s standard information sections (new international publications, upcoming events, and the translated abstracts of this issue’s articles) as well as the abstracts from the pre-conference of the ISME Commission on Music in Special Education, Music Therapy and Music Medicine (17-18 July 2014, Brazil).
This issue marks the completion of six continuous years of publication of Approaches. Establishing its identity as an interdisciplinary and bilingual (Greek-English) journal, during these years Approaches has published texts by 204 authors who come from 28 countries and different fields within the wider area of music and health (such as music therapy, music education of vulnerable populations, and community music). The work of editorial board members and reviewers – and, of course, the contribution of authors and the ongoing support of the readership – have been instrumental for the journal’s development until today.
Now it is a time of change. Responding to the emerging perspectives for the journal and the needs of the scientific and professional communities it serves, a number of changes are under way. Among other things, these changes concern the expansion of Approaches’ editorial team and the enhancement of its ways of communicating with the readership, to include the use of social media. (1)
With this opportunity I would like to warmly welcome Catherine Carr as the Associate Editor of Approaches. Catherine, who is based in Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), undertakes this role after four years of experience in the journal’s team, and she brings with her an invaluable experience as researcher, tutor and practitioner within the field of music therapy. Catherine’s work will assist significantly in managing submitted manuscripts and ensuring the high peer-review quality offered in Approaches. Closing this editorial, I note that the next chronological year (2015) is dedicated to the publication of two special issues:
The first issue is about “Music Therapy in Europe: Paths of Professional Development”. This issue, which I co-edit together with Hanne Mette Ridder, is a collaboration between Approaches and the European Music Therapy Confederation (EMTC).
The second issue for 2015, with Vicky Karkou serving as the Guest Editor, is dedicated to “Music, Drama, Dance Movement and Art Therapy: Interdisciplinary Dialogues”. The submissions deadline for this issue is on 15 February 2015.
In parallel, the submission of manuscripts which do not fall within these special issues will carry on as normal. Such manuscripts will be published directly on the journal’s First View section.
(1) You can stay informed about these forthcoming changes through Approaches’ mailing list. To sign up, please email: [email protected] .
Suggested citation: Tsiris, G. (2014). Completing six years of publications and moving forward. Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, 6(2), 71-72. Retrieved from http://approaches.primarymusic.g