Culture-Centered Music Therapy

Abstract

Culture-Centered Music Therapy is a broad and developing orientation within the discipline and practice of music therapy that highlights how humans develop their capacities through participation in society, where culture operates as a resource for action. In other words, culture is seen as much more than an influence on human behavior; it is an integral element in human interaction and creativity. This chapter focuses on the difference between various notions of culture, and on the developments that have made culture-centered a contemporary force within music therapy thought. Three tenets of the orientation are presented here: (1) culture as a resource for self and society; (2) music as situated activity; and (3) music therapy as health musicking. Implications for practice, theory, and research are outlined along with a case example exploring aspects of how music therapy can create space for social-musical participation.

The History, Current Role, and Future of Music Therapy in India: International Interviews with Prof. Dr. Sumathy Sundar and Aastha Luthra

“…Luthra's (2014) dissertation is an interesting source for both case studies and another perspective on culturally-centered clinical music therapy. In this, she references Stige's (2002) text on Culture-Centered Music Therapy, a foundational resource for every music therapist striving to understand the impact of the complex and alwaysevolving cultural identities of both therapists and clients on current and future clinical practice, theory, and research.…”

Muzikos terapijos metodų elementų taikymas socialiniame drabe: specialistų požiūris ir patirtys

“…Naudojant bet kurį iš minėtų muzikos terapijos modelių taikomi labai įvairūs muzikos terapijos metodai. Jie skirstomi dar į dvi pagrindines veiklos formas (1 lentelė): pasyvus muzikos klausymasis (receptyvioji muzikos terapija) ir improvizuotas muzikavimas (aktyvioji muzikos terapija) (Mocevičienė 2012 Muzikos reikšmę žmogaus gerovei plačiai nagrinėjo K. E. Bruscia (1998), B. Stige (2002, E. Ruud (1998), B. T. Blank (2011) ir kiti. Užsienio tyrėjų darbuose atskleidžiamas muzikos terapijos poveikis socialinio darbo klientams: mažinant vaikų elgesio, emocines problemas ir onkoligines ligas (Hilliard 2007;Standley 1995), gerinant paliatyviosios slaugos rezultatus (Manuro, Mount 1978), psichikos sutrikimų reabilitacijoje ar ugdyme (sergančiųjų šizofrenija, autizmu) (Warwick 1995;Rogers, Smeyatsky 1995).…”

An investigation of the sociocultural factors impacting on the therapeutic songwriting process

“…Moreno (1988 (and later Dileo & Magill, 2005;Shapiro, 2005;Stige, 2002) argued that music therapists should acquire a broad range of skills and in-depth knowledge of songs originating from different cultural groups so they can relate to a wider range of participants from diverse backgrounds and communicate empathy authentically. Yehuda (2002) added that a therapist's tolerance for listening to and learning multicultural music and her/his ability to emulate the rules of a culture's music were also critical when working crossculturally.…”