MU158 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Cultural Anthropology
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Music therapy is different things to different people for myriad reasons. Many differences can be attributed to the elusive nature of music therapy itself. As a body of knowledge and practice, music therapy is a hybrid of 2 subject areas. As a trans disciplinary field, it is at once an art, science and humanity. As a fusion of music and therapy (both which have unclear boundaries) it is very difficult to define. As a treatment modality, it is incredibly diverse in application, goal, method and theoretical orientation. As a worldwide endeavour, it is influenced by differences in culture. As a discipline and profession, it has a duel identity. As a relatively young field, it is still developing. Suggests that, from a culture-centred perspective, music therapy is a situated practice . This means that it is best defined locally rather than universally.
