The ethnomusicology of music therapy / by Michael John Rohrbacher.
| Author/creator | Rohrbacher, Michael John, 1953- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | 1993. |
| Description | vi, 261 leaves |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction. Purpose of the study ; Significance of the study ; Method ; Delimitations & limitations ; Organization and description of chapters -- Music and the institution in society. Group I: The use of music in recreation and leisure ; Group II: Music instruction and performance ; Group III: The use of music as a tool for teaching non-music related subjects and for general therapeutic purposes ; Chapter summary and conclusions -- One music therapist's influence on music expression within the institution. Undergraduate education, 1967-1972 ; Full time employment beginning in 1972 ; The establishment of a clinical training program in music therapy, 1974-1976 ; A new philosophy for the practice of music therapy, 1977-1978 ; Summary and conclusions: Growth of the music therapy program, 1978-1981 -- Verbal reports by music therapists about the practice of music therapy. A theoretical model ; Foundational components ; Structural components ; Process-oriented components that facilitate interaction between therapists and residents ; Process-oriented components which facilitate and define interaction between the therapist and the institution ; Summary and conclusions -- Improvisation during music therapy sessions. Tonality ; Colotomy (Timing) ; Melody ; Instrumental and vocal idioms ; Processes and outcomes ; Conclusions -- Music therapy services for Marcie: a case study. Method ; A profile of Marcie ; Context for music therapy services ; Descriptive summary of the data ; Summary and conclusions. |
| Summary | This dissertation is a historical, descriptive, and an analytical study of music therapy from the perspective of ethnomusicology. Fieldwork was conducted over a three-month period at a state institution for persons with developmental disabilities. Data was collected from institutional records, observations of music therapy sessions, and interviews with music therapists and administrators. Chapter two presents examples of musical behavior in the institution that reflect the range of musical behavior occurring in the society-at-large. Musical expression sanctioned by the society-at-large serves as a guide for staff in determining, shaping, and evaluating the types of musical expression within the institution. Chapter Three is a historical study regarding how the Music Therapy Department at this institution came into being. Through the leadership of one individual, new forms of musical expression became available to the residents at a rate far faster than could have been attributed to a societal or Institutional influences alone. Chapter Four presents a theoretical model intended to facilitate understanding of the therapists' verbal statements about their work. Chapter five presents fourteen constructs based on observations of moment-to-moment events during music therapy sessions. Chapter Six presents a description and an analysis of music therapy services for one resident in particular. Music therapy was central to the resident's experiencing of values held by the society-at-large, particularly individual freedom, in contrast to other aspects of her life that were managed by the institution. Four theoretical principles were generated directly from observations of the practice of music therapy, and reflect an attempt to account for the broad range of data collected: 1) music therapists design music experiences that take into consideration extra-musical factors related directly to the well-being of those served. 2) The therapist's moment-to-moment decisions are ultimately guided by the maintenance of music-related affect. 3) The behavior of therapists and clients reflect movement toward, and the experiencing of shared mutual values. 4) Culturally-derived musical expression provides the context for congruence between the therapist's symbolic interpretation of music therapy and the resident's experiential participation. |
| General note | Vita. |
| Dissertation note | Ph. D. University of Maryland Baltimore County 1993. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI Dissertation Services, 1999. 22 cm. |