Compositional Methods in Music Therapy
- Author: Jackson, Nancy & Heiderscheit, Annie
- ISBN: 9781945411724
- E-ISBN: 9781945411731
Selecting and designing appropriate and effective music therapy experiences involves a critical thought process that considers multiple aspects of the client and their personal, interpersonal, and therapeutic contexts, as well as the nature of the four music therapy methods. Compositional Methods in Music Therapy focuses specifically on procedural guidelines for the compositional method-variations. Case illustrations examine the thought process leading to clinical decisions about the selection of music experiences that are based on the needs of clients and the affordances inherent in music composition. General guidelines for planning and implementing are provided in the form of questions that encourage critical thinking and creativity and which allow understanding of the client to be incorporated into the music therapist’s preparation for sessions. Approaching music therapy planning in this manner provides the foundation for practice that is based in music engagement and makes full use of the potential of music to be transformational in people’s health and well-being.
This book is intended for use by pre-internship music therapy students and by professionals who have never approached music therapy planning and implementation from the perspective of the four methods. It is designed to be used either in whole from front to back or in parts in any order in relation to a course or to an individual’s learning needs. Illustrative material is provided to solidify understanding, as well as to connect readers with other resources they can seek out on their own.
Compositional Methods in Music Therapy is one in a series of texts addressing each of the four music therapy methods.
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Defining Compositional Methods and Method-variations
Orientations to Clinical Decision-Making
Levels of Structure
Culture, Cultural Identity, and Intersectionality
Trauma-Informed Practice
Technology
Dispositions of the Music Therapist
Terminology
CHAPTER 2: SONG TRANSFORMATION
Prerequisites
Risks and Contraindications
Affordances and Challenges
Orientations to Clinical Decision-Making
General Considerations and Procedural Guidelines
Special Considerations
CHAPTER 3: SONG TRANSFORMATION—CASE ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXAMPLES IN THE LITERATURE
Song Transformation with a Woman in Residential Addictions Treatment
Literature Illustrating Song Transformation
Other Literature Related to Song Transformation
CHAPTER 4: SONGWRITING WITH INDIVIDUALS
Prerequisites
Risks and Contraindications
Affordances and Challenges
Orientations to Clinical Decision-Making
General Considerations and Procedural Guidelines
Special Considerations
CHAPTER 5: SONGWRITING WITH INDIVIDUALS—CASE ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXAMPLES IN THE LITERATURE
Songwriting with a Pediatric Intensive Care Patient
Literature Illustrating Songwriting with Individuals
Other Literature Related to Songwriting with Individuals
CHAPTER 6: SONGWRITING WITH GROUPS
Prerequisites
Risks and Contraindications
Affordances and Challenges
Orientations to Clinical Decision-Making
General Considerations and Procedural Guidelines
Special Considerations
CHAPTER 7: SONGWRITING WITH GROUPS—CASE ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXAMPLES IN THE LITERATURE
Group Songwriting with Adolescents in Inpatient Mental Health Treatment
Literature Illustrating Songwriting with Groups
Other Literature Related to Songwriting with Groups
CHAPTER 8: INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Prerequisites
Risks and Contraindications
Affordances and Challenges
Orientations to Clinical Decision-Making
General Considerations and Procedural Guidelines
Special Considerations
CHAPTER 9: INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION—CASE ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXAMPLES IN THE LITERATURE
Composing with a Notational System for Tone Chime Choir with Older Adults in Long-Term Care
Literature Illustrating Instrumental Composition
Other Literature Related to Instrumental Composition
CHAPTER 10: MUSIC COLLAGE
Prerequisites
Risks and Contraindications
Affordances and Challenges
Compositional Methods in Music Therapy Orientations to Clinical Decision-Making
Procedural Guidelines and Considerations
Special Considerations
CHAPTER 11: MUSIC COLLAGE—CASE ILLUSTRATIONS AND EXAMPLES IN THE LITERATURE
Music Collage with a Man with Developmental Disability
Literature Illustrating Music Collage
Other Literature Related to Music Collage
CHAPTER 12: USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN COMPOSITIONAL METHODS
Overview of Technology in Compositional Method-variations
Clinical Technology Case Illustrations
Technology to Assist Client Engagement
Technology and Ethical Considerations
Considerations for Selecting Technology for Your Music Therapy Practice
The Changing Nature of Technology
Review of Literature on Technology for Composition Method-variations
INDEX