MUSIC 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Precomposed Character, Social Change, Music Therapy
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Music 2mt3 lecture 9 collaborative work: negotiations between mt"s and. Community musicians in the development of sa community mt project. Non- for profit, founded in 2003 by 2 music therapists who recognized the need to be active in music in order to address issues in the community. Aims to provide music therapy to previously disadvantaged communities in cape town. Employs 4 mts, 4 community musicians, 5 projects. Music for life project (mfl) after school music activities outside of mt (reach more kids) 2007. Broader aim keep kids off the streets providing a socially healthy alternative open to all. Importance of collaboration: music therapists are white, don"t share the same culture, collaborating with musicians who are from the same culture as the kids is really important, musicians they collaborated with had an understanding of the township. A town or suburb in cape town, south africa. 1960s forcibly move from inner city cape town.