MU158 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Music Therapy, Musical Improvisation
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Chapter 14: moving out of your comfort zone: group music. Therapist finds out what kind of music they like. From there they will get to know each other. Learn in relationship about what possibilities for action are relevant. It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deepy buried . The meaning of therapy lies in the creation of a reationship wherein potential can be actualized. Music further extends the potential for growth by drawing on an inherent capacity for musical communicativeness. Sense of emotional sunchronicity through music therapy is the mechanism for change. Change occurs at an implicity level that does not require verbal consolidation. Adolescence marked by the beginnings of abstract thinking and expression often accompanied by rebellious attitudes and risk taking behaviour that are understood as identity formation. Emphasis on group work comes from believe that the peer group is essential to any adolescents" growth.
