Voices Resources - Music Therapy and Culture

Response to The Cultural Integrity of a Music Therapist in Analytical Music Therapy-Oriented Supervision (AMTOS)

Olga V. Samsonova-Jellison — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 07:58:08 +0000

Personal Relevance

Kim (2013) discussed analytical music therapy-oriented supervision (AMTOS) that focuses on increasing therapists’ awareness of culture-related transference and countertransference, identification and alleviation of any cultural conflicts, and managing acculturative stress. The author’s statement about AMTOS being particularly effective for supervisees undergoing the process of cultural learning and assimilation into the American culture makes sense to me. Being a music therapist and also a naturalized US citizen immigrated from Russia, I personally understand some of the traumatic aspects of the immigration process and the dynamics of acculturative interplay which entail mastering new verbal and non-verbal communicative means, cognitive-emotional restructuring, and behavioral adaptations (Kline, 2007).

Response to "Backcloth to Music and Healing in Traditional African Society"

Baboledi Alfred Kutumela — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:58:54 +0000

The musical arts, in the old African approach, foster a strong sense of cohesion amongst those participating in performance. Through the performance of ensemble musical arts, every participant/performer is given or intuitively designs and performs a sonic/dramatic structure that complements the overall musical arts structure.

Response to "Taking Arts Seriously in Africa"

Megan Ball — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:12:30 +0000

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Response to Helen Oosthuizen’s “Some Thoughts on Being a White Music Therapist”

Irene Andhika — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:33:44 +0000

A Response to Helen Oosthuizen’s “Some Thoughts on Being a White Music Therapist”

Upon my first discovery of Helen Oosthuizen’s “Some Thoughts on Being a White Music Therapist,” I was excited and eager to delve into a discussion which not only included music therapy but also skin color. When paired together, skin color and music therapy seemed to not have any relation. However, in this day and age, the two entities may often be combined more than we expect.

Response to "Music Therapy in Taiwan 2003-2006"

Ting Ting Chang — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 12:53:16 +0000

From the article, “Music Therapy in Taiwan, 2003-2006,” I compared the knowledge I knew from music therapy to the knowledge I have learned at the Georgia College & State University as a music therapy student. I am glad to see the music therapy that has developed in my homeland, Taiwan. However, the research of the music therapy is limited, and some health care professionals in Taiwan still don’t have concepts of music therapy as part of the treatment team.

Response to "Musical Therapy?"

Sam Kennedy — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:51:22 +0000

From the moment that I first saw the title and the opening statements from Brian Abrams’ article, I was taken back to the beginning of my experience with music therapy school. Just to give a brief background, I am in my third semester of music therapy study, the result of my effort to change careers after 19 years in computer programming and analysis. Naturally, in sharing the exciting news of my career change with friends and family, I, too, received many inquiries.

Response to "Why Does Music Make People so Cross?"

Melanie Lazar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0000

What a powerful statement it is to say that music makes people angry. As a first year graduate student in training to be a music therapist, many of my personal discussions and thoughts go into discovering which music makes people happy and empowered as tools for overall positive well being. However, Simon Frith's article, "Why does music make people so cross?" speaks to the opposite.