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Ο Christopher Small και η Ανατροπή του Μουσικοπαιδαγωγικού Κανόνα
Get PDFΟ Christopher Small και η Ανατροπή του Μουσικοπαιδαγωγικού Κανόν
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach (Alice M. Hammel & Ryan M. Hourigan)
Get PDFThis is a review of the book "Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free Approach" by Alice M. Hammel and Ryan M. Hourigan.
Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Label-Free ApproachAlice M. Hammel & Ryan M. HouriganNew York: Oxford University Press (2011)232 pp, ISBN: 978-0-19-539541-
Two Years of Approaches
Get PDFThis new issue of Approaches marks the beginning of the third year of the journal’s life! Celebrating this anniversary and the successful completion of two years of the journal’s publications, the first article presents a review of Approaches from 2009 onwards. This review outlines the profile of the journal and presents an analysis of its publications. The outcomes emerging from this analysis are discussed on a broader basis taking into account the contemporary state of music therapy and special music education in Greece (Papanikolaou 2011; Tsiris 2011).
Following this review, an article by Deborah Parker entitled Reading the Music and Understanding the Therapeutic Process: Documentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Improvisational Music Therapy is presented. In this article the author addresses various questions regarding the documentation and presentation of clinical material from improvisational music therapy – a topic that is often at the heart of music therapy discourses on educational, professional, and research levels (e.g., Bergstrøm-Nielsen 2009, 2010; Wosch & Wigram 2007). Parker proposes a model for documenting material from music therapy sessions where traditional music notation is combined with graphical representations and written analysis. The practical application of this model is illustrated through a case study of individual music therapy with a woman with autism. This case study is accompanied by relevant sound excerpts which contribute to further understanding of the proposed model.
The above articles are followed by three book reviews written from experts who come from different countries of the world. Harriet Powell from the United Kingdom reviews the book Connecting through Music with People with Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers (2009), Thomas Wosch from Germany reviews the book Where Music Helps: Community Music Therapy in Action and Reflection (2010) and Deborah Blair from the USA reviews the book Constructing a Personal Orientation to Music Teaching (2010). The latter book (unlike the former two) comes from the field of music education and Blair approaches it through her own personal experience in the field of special music education.
Additionally, a brief tribute to the work of Helen Bonny is presented in this issue by Evangelia Papanikolaou. This tribute is written on the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of Bonny who founded the Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) method and devoted her life to the development of the method worldwide.
Also, a new section of the journal is introduced in this issue: Conference Reports. This section offers the opportunity for professionals to share their experiences, thoughts and reflections, as well as relevant audio-visual material from conferences that they have attended in Greece or abroad. These conference reports aim to strengthen the scientific dialogue and update the wider readership. This section is inaugurated with a report by Lucia Kessler-Kakoulidi from the Europa InTakt 2010 - Culture and Persons with Special Needs: MusicSilence-Sound-Movement which took place at the University of Dortmund, Germany in October 2010.
This issue of Approaches concludes with the translated abstracts of the articles, as well as with the (already established) sections of the journal: New Publications in Greece and Upcoming Events.
I hope the future issues of Approaches continue the dynamic route that the journal has followed so far, which this present new issue continues. Enjoy your reading!
References
Bergstrøm-Nielsen, C. (2009). Graphic notation in music therapy: A discussion of what to notate in graphic notation, and How. Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, 1(2), 72-92. Retrieved from http://approaches.primarymusic.gr
Bergstrøm-Nielsen, C. (2010). Graphic notation – the simple sketch and beyond. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 19(2), 162-177.
Papanikolaou, Ε. (2011). Salutation and introductory speech [in Greek]. In the proceedings of the 1st day-conference of ESPEM. Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, Special Issue 2011, 9-13. Retrieved from http://approaches.primarymusic.gr
Tsiris, G. (2011). Music therapy in Greece. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy. Retrieved from www.voices.no
Wosch, T., & Wigram, T. (Eds.). (2007). Microanalysis in Music Therapy: Methods, Techniques and Applications for Clinicians, Researchers, Educators and Students. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Suggested citation:
Tsiris, G. (2011). Two years of Approaches. Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, 3(1), 4-5. Retrieved from http://approaches.primarymusic.gr
Αφιέρωμα στην Helen Bonny 31 Μαρτίου 1921 - 25 Μαϊου 2010
Get PDFΑφιέρωμα στην Helen Bonny 31 Μαρτίου 1921 - 25 Μαϊου 2010
“Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” – Celebrating People, Life, and Music
Get PDFIn preparing this journal issue of Approaches, the international communities of music therapy, musicology and music education bid farewell to two ‘giants’: Tony Wigram and Christopher Small respectively.
Tony Wigram (1953-2011) was instrumental in the development of music therapy worldwide. His contribution to a range of educational and research projects around the world played a catalytic role in the development of music therapy as a profession and discipline, while his extensive writing is a rich legacy for the future generations of music therapists (and others) (1). Paying homage to Wigram, this issue begins with a tribute to his life and work, written by Hanne Mette Ridder and Ulla Holck. On this occasion I would like to express my personal gratitude to Tony for his contribution to the field of music therapy, and convey his warmest greetings to the whole Greek music therapy community – something that he expressed in March 2011 when we met for the last time.
A few months after Wigram’s death, another ‘giant’ – this time from the field of musicology and music education – died: Christopher Small (1927- 2011). Small’s pioneering work, and particularly his influence in understanding music as an act, as something we do (something that he described with the use of the neologism musicking), has contributed significantly to the development of dialogues in a range of fields, including music therapy and special music education.
Small’s death coincided with the preparation of a number of articles for publication in Approaches that focus on the role of musicking in the field of music therapy and other related fields. This conjuncture of events led to the publication of a broader tribute with reference not only to the importance and applications of the concept of musicking, but also to Small’s life and wider work (2).
This tribute begins with two texts written by Danae Stefanou and Panagiotis Kanellopoulos who write about Small’s contribution to the fields of musicology and music education respectively. Drawing from their personal experience, each author presents through their own light the central role that Small played in changing the ways we understand music - highlighting at the same time the social, cultural and political dimensions of music.
Next comes Daniele Parziani’s article entitled Orchestral Conducting as Educational Practice: A Smallian Perspective of Relationships and Pedagogy in Youth Orchestras. The author, drawing from his experience as a conductor, focuses on the application of musicking and of Small’s theory in music education and particularly in conducting youth ensembles. The ideas presented here provide fertile questions and potential pathways for applications in other fields of practice, including those of special music education and music therapy. Some of these questions are raised in the Interlude that links the article of Parziani with the one that follows and with which the tribute to Small is completed.
This last article of the tribute focuses on the concept of musicking by studying the meanings of musical act in the construction of identities, as well as of music as health and therapy. This study follows an interdisciplinary perspective where new musicology meets music therapy. In this way, a systematic introduction of the term of musicking in Greek language (as ‘mousikotropia’), as well as in the respective (inter)disciplinary discourses is attempted.
Then three book reviews by Maria ApostoliadiLe Bouder, Kimberly McCord and Dimitris Sarris respectively, as well as two conference reports are presented: Theo Dimitriadis writes for the World Congress of Music Therapy (5-9 July 2011, South Korea), while Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg writes - through an ethnomusicological perspective - for the SEMPRE conference ‘Striking a Chord’; Music, Health and Wellbeing: Current Developments in Research and Practice (9-10 September 2011, UK).
This issue concludes with the translated abstracts of articles, as well as the standard sections: New International Publications and Upcoming Events.
In closing this editorial, I would like to quote a few words by Tony Wigram and Christopher Small, who - each one in his own way - highlighted through their work the power of music in human life:
You must never forget to believe in the power of music in our lives and as a therapy for people suffering from very severe mental and physical health challenges, who are even in despair (3) Tony Wigram
The fundamental nature and meaning of music lie not in objects, not in musical works at all, but in action, in what people do. It is only by understanding what people do as they take part in a musical act that we can hope to understand its nature and the function it fulfils in human life. Christopher Small
(1) For a collection of Wigram’s publications, see Wigram and Sutton (2011), as well as the archive of Aalborg University: http://vbn.aau.dk/da/persons/tony-wigram%28b8606bb6-763c415b-bd4b-0b83df7f0db3%29/publications.html
Also, for an extensive tribute to Tony Wigram see the journal Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, issue 11(3), www.voices.no
(2) For a collection of essays about Small’s life and work, see https://public.me.com/robertwalser
References
Small, C. (1998). Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening. Hanover, NH: Wesleyan University Press.
Wigram, T. (2011). Speech to the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Retrieved on 16 October 2011, from www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpPLsULmFGA
Wigram, T. & Sutton, J. (2011). A dialogue with Prof. Tony Wigram. Considering music therapy research in a changing world: A review of publications and their related links with the development of the music therapy profession over 3 decades. British Journal of Music Therapy, 25(1), 8-31.
Suggested citation:
Tsiris, G. (2011). “Standing on the shoulders of giants” - Celebrating people, life, and music. Approaches: Music Therapy & Special Music Education, 3(2), 60-61. Retrieved from http://approaches.primarymusic.g
“What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye” – A Music Therapy Tale of a Young Woman with Visual Impairment
Get PDFThis article describes the case of Maria, a young woman with visual impairment and mild learning difficulties, whose involvement in music therapy helped her develop an understanding of the importance of music for her personal life. Whereas in the sessions her verbal comments about herself were very negative to start with, focusing on her back pains and everyday problems caused by her visual impairment, her singing brought to light a gifted musical personality in the course of therapy who felt strongly about her musicality. During a period of one and a half years of individual music therapy sessions at a creative day centre for people with disabilities, Maria developed a strong sense of confidence in her musical abilities, which made her believe more in herself as a musician. The joy of music making and singing as well as the interpersonal therapeutic relationship based on mutual trust and respect made her focus away from perceiving herself as ‘disabled’ and engage in searching for a new musical identity. The case study summarises this process and explains how Maria was helped by temporarily ‘stepping out’ of the boundaries of therapy in order to communicate her musical skills to a wider community at the annual summer concerts where she could ‘try out’ this new identity.
The case of Maria shall further be used to reflect on how disabled people in Greece can find support at local creative day centres, which are essential infrastructural support facilities that contribute to their care and wellbeing locally. I shall also argue that music therapy is an ideal therapeutic intervention for such settings, as it is able to address individual needs of programme attendees, focusing its therapeutic interventions on a person’s existing and at first glance ‘invisible’ hidden possibilities and talents. This essentially humanistic therapeutic approach employed by the author and described below, shall be exemplified by employing examples of the wisdom of the ‘Little Prince’ by Saint-Exupéry, by which we can further highlight the essence of Maria’s positive therapeutic journey in music
Abstracts & Biographies
Get PDFMusic Therapy in the Treatment of Drug Addiction: The Experience of the Detoxication Unit of the “18 Ano” Psychiatric Hospital of AthensMaria Apostoliadi-Le Bouder
“What is Essential is Invisible to the Eye” – A Music Therapy Tale of a Young Woman with Visual ImpairmentMarkus Dauber
Song-Writing as a Therapeutic Intervention in Music Therapy with People with DisabilitiesPelina Evangelou
“Where Have All the Songs Gone. Mum?” The Contribution of Music Therapy in Psycho-oncologyMaria Froudaki
The Musical Stimulus as a Means of Cognitive and Emotional Development in Children with AutismElisavet Georgiadi
The Dalcroze Method: An Alternative Suggestion between Music Pedagogy and Music TherapyLucia Kessler-Kakoulidi
The Psychodynamic Approach to Music Therapy with Adults with Mental Health ProblemsDimitris Koukourakis
Creative Activities in Psychotherapy-SociotherapyStela I. Lamprouli
Τhe Receptive Music Therapy Method Guided Imagery & Music (GIM) as a Clinical ApproachEvangelia Papanikolao
Πρόγραμμα Ημερίδας «Μουσικοθεραπεία: Θεωρία & Πράξη»
Get PDFΠρόγραμμα Ημερίδας«Μουσικοθεραπεία: Θεωρία & Πράξη»Σάββατο 13 Δεκεμβρίου 2008Ωνάσειο Καρδιοχειρουργικό Κέντρ