MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture 6: Into to Music Therapy Using Pre-composed Music
12 Nov 2016
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Music 2mt3 lecture 6 into to music therapy using pre-composed music. Not only individuals with dementia benefit from pre-composed music but just for our sake we"re gonna focus on that. When listening to music, takes you to times and places, can graph a full timeline: music timeline. Why is it effective: familiarity, security, empowering, reassurance, confidence (acknowledging ability), memory evoking, stimulate dialogue/relationships. Memory formation: easier due to music structure, doesn"t take long to learn a new song. Temporal chunking principles in non-musical memory processes. Music structures aba etc: familiar songs usually have structure. How powerful a melody is in learning and forming our memories, stuck in there, like a tattoo in your brain once you"ve learned something to a melody, would have to unlearn it. Jingles are powerful: creates familiarity, certain feelings. Is this music therapy: no, it"s wonderful and has therapeutic value but it"s not music therapy because there"s no interaction between client and therapist.
