| Hadley, S A |
Comparative analysis
of the philosophical premises underlying Creative Music Therapy and Analytical
Music Therapy.
This article describes Creative Music Therapy and Analytical Music Therapy
and examines the philosophical premises underlying each model of improvisational
music therapy. Comparisons are made in terms of what constitutes health
or wellness and pathology (intrapersonal, interpersonal, and transpersonal)
and dynamics of therapy (focus, role of music, client-therapist relationship
and client-music relationship). This comparative analysis proposes that
these two models of improvisational music therapy represent distinctly different
paradigms. It is argued that each model works with different premises about
the individual and the goal of therapy. Furthermore, each places a different
emphasis on the role of music in therapy.
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