Voices Resources - Community Music Therapy

Community Music Therapy: Alive and Active in Indiana

Julie Edgell — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Response to Ansdell, G. (2002). Community music therapy & the winds of change

A Brisbane Community Dinkum Experience

Ruth Bright — Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:00:00 +0000

Thoughts of Ruth Bright (now retired but previously involved in many area of music therapy - both with and without upper case letters!

The UK Philosopher C. E. M. Joad used to say "Ït depends what you mean by"......", and Descartes said: "I will not argue with you unless you define your terms".

When we speak of our work in the community, the definition of terms is fraught with difficulty and we need to decide before we have any major discussion what we mean by Community Music Therapy -

Debating the Winds of Change in Community Music Therapy

Anna Maratos — Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:00:00 +0000

Response to Discussion Paper on Community Music Therapy

According to Gary Ansdell's criteria, I am a Community Music Therapist (See the essay "Community Music Therapy" in Voices 2(2) 2002.) Yet unlike Gary, I am also someone who works in a very psychodynamically oriented way. I want to comment on a few of his discussion points from this standpoint.