Thank-you for your article concerning Internalization vs. Globalization. We, as North American (aka Western Music & Tonality) centric therapists, have a lot to learn about our fellow practitioners in Asian countries and India.
In part, this is one of the reasons that I find the upcoming World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) so exciting. It addresses both internationalization and globalization through the intentional sharing of both Eastern and Western philosophies and practice. It is also exciting to be part of an truly worldwide profession with actual representation by "living and breathing" individuals. I certainly appreciated the cultural diversity that was represented in the program at Temple University while I was completing my master's degree.
It would be interesting to see some practical and clinical examples of work in other "non-Western" countries on places such as Youtube, in addition to the excellent ongoing discussions in journals such as Voices. This process could be facilitated through the use of a Creative Commons license (http://www.creativecommons.org). Obviously, there may be hurdles to overcome such as access to technology, intentional or unintentional censorship of material, and cultural sensitivity to the sharing of various techniques/art. However, I feel that we would be better therapists as a consequence.
In short, we need to continue to explore the implications of, and expectations of music therapists regarding internationalization and globalization in our own practice and the education of both future and current music therapists.