Music TherapyEssay Preview: Music TherapyReport this essayrynjulf Stige is the first Coordinator of the music therapy education program at Sogn og Fjordane University in Sandane, Norway, where he is an associate professor. With diverse experiences as a music therapist using a community based approach, Stige has written numerous articles and books on music therapy and music education. He is editor-in-chief of the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, and co-editor (with Carolyn Kenny) of Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy. He is one of the most insightful thinkers working within the music therapy profession. He believes that humans cannot escape culture. Through culture, we are provided the tools we need to deal with challenges of everyday life. Stige believes that culture has not been focused on enough and in his book, Culture-Centered Music Therapy, he brought the culture to the music therapy world.
Praise?
“I find the story to be one of the most inspiring and inspirational things ever told.” —Earl M.
“This book is a welcome addition to my library.” —Alyssa V.
“If you’re following a story like mine, you’ll want to stop by. It’s a must read for everyone. You’ll find many more great insights here.” —Mary B.
“Praise for all. The idea that music and psychology work together has been around for over 60 years, but here we have these people sharing a common understanding about how the two are able to play together.” —Johanna C.
“The story really tells that we live in an age of mass production, where the idea of music and psychology is more an idea of entertainment. While there is still a lot to learn from this topic, the story demonstrates that this isn’t a “glorification” and there isn’t really an equivalent of the two fields.” -Shane A.
“Art of art, by John E. Rittenhouse and Andrew B. Wehner, is both deeply religious and also a work of music. It is a deeply moving book.” —Mariann M.
–William D. (a self-proclaimed “love listener” based in Boston)
“It provides a new place for these people to say love. Not as a form of religion to be persecuted because of the religious tenets of religion, but to offer what is one of those moments that says: we are all God and a living, breathing matter. And we know that the world is only one part.” —Pauline J.
“An amazing account of what happens when we have this conversation. It is filled with real emotions and real experiences, but it all comes down to music.” —Amy G. (b. 1983)
“Music therapy is a way to cope with some of the hard times—one that sometimes even just a little bit of encouragement can bring.” –Richard R. (b. 1967)
“Music therapy gives someone an outlet both to talk about their life experience and to help them find support from within. The book puts the pieces of music music and psychology together to talk about our lives, with a focus on issues such as depression and anxiety. It is not preachy, but there is an understanding of art that is well told that is not lost on everyone to the rest of us.” –Eleanor B. St. Charles, Executive Director of the St Louis Chapter of the American Psychological Association
“Wicked. Very well researched. A wonderful read.” —James P. (b. 1975)
“The book deals with what happens if you take music therapy for granted—but doesn’t acknowledge you have any choice at all. In this way, music therapy is so much more than just a meditation on art or what happens in life. It really is an exploration of one of the most important and powerful aspects of music therapy—the feeling that you are a part of something larger than yourself.” —Ezra J.
Forgotten Lives: How
Rehabbed to the music in this very book, it can serve to connect people and provide therapy with a new sense of connection. It also teaches about where we as therapists go when we transition from therapy to sobriety. It is an invaluable book.
• We don’t need a copy. You can download and keep, or read and buy online.
• It is available
Praise?
“I find the story to be one of the most inspiring and inspirational things ever told.” —Earl M.
“This book is a welcome addition to my library.” —Alyssa V.
“If you’re following a story like mine, you’ll want to stop by. It’s a must read for everyone. You’ll find many more great insights here.” —Mary B.
“Praise for all. The idea that music and psychology work together has been around for over 60 years, but here we have these people sharing a common understanding about how the two are able to play together.” —Johanna C.
“The story really tells that we live in an age of mass production, where the idea of music and psychology is more an idea of entertainment. While there is still a lot to learn from this topic, the story demonstrates that this isn’t a “glorification” and there isn’t really an equivalent of the two fields.” -Shane A.
“Art of art, by John E. Rittenhouse and Andrew B. Wehner, is both deeply religious and also a work of music. It is a deeply moving book.” —Mariann M.
–William D. (a self-proclaimed “love listener” based in Boston)
“It provides a new place for these people to say love. Not as a form of religion to be persecuted because of the religious tenets of religion, but to offer what is one of those moments that says: we are all God and a living, breathing matter. And we know that the world is only one part.” —Pauline J.
“An amazing account of what happens when we have this conversation. It is filled with real emotions and real experiences, but it all comes down to music.” —Amy G. (b. 1983)
“Music therapy is a way to cope with some of the hard times—one that sometimes even just a little bit of encouragement can bring.” –Richard R. (b. 1967)
“Music therapy gives someone an outlet both to talk about their life experience and to help them find support from within. The book puts the pieces of music music and psychology together to talk about our lives, with a focus on issues such as depression and anxiety. It is not preachy, but there is an understanding of art that is well told that is not lost on everyone to the rest of us.” –Eleanor B. St. Charles, Executive Director of the St Louis Chapter of the American Psychological Association
“Wicked. Very well researched. A wonderful read.” —James P. (b. 1975)
“The book deals with what happens if you take music therapy for granted—but doesn’t acknowledge you have any choice at all. In this way, music therapy is so much more than just a meditation on art or what happens in life. It really is an exploration of one of the most important and powerful aspects of music therapy—the feeling that you are a part of something larger than yourself.” —Ezra J.
Forgotten Lives: How
Rehabbed to the music in this very book, it can serve to connect people and provide therapy with a new sense of connection. It also teaches about where we as therapists go when we transition from therapy to sobriety. It is an invaluable book.
• We don’t need a copy. You can download and keep, or read and buy online.
• It is available
His book is divided into four main parts excluding the introduction, preface, etc. Part One of the book, outlines premises for the argument, examining basic concepts such as culture, humankind, meaning, “musicking,” and the nature-nurture debate. Part Two highlights how culture-centered music therapy may be practiced. The scope varies from community music therapy (aimed in part on cultural change in the community), to ecological music therapy (focusing on communication at micro- and mesosystem levels), to individual music psychotherapy (considering the individual in cultural context). In Part Three, implications for describing and understanding music therapy are discussed, including a chapter on how to define music therapy as a practice, discipline, and profession. A culture-inclusive model of the music therapy process is also proposed. Part Four suggests approaches to music therapy research within a culture-centered context. A call for increased reflexivity, the ability to reflect upon ones social and cultural position, is at the heart of the discussion, along with a continuing theme of this book: the relations and tensions between local and more general perspectives on music therapy.
Focusing more on Part I, the first three chapters that make up that section educate the reader on key premises that arise throughout the rest of the text.. The first chapter explores an integration of themes from biology, history and culture. It opens with a concise and scholarly history of the concept of culture, discussing etymological roots and noting different uses and misuses