How Can Music Foster Intimacy?

Authors

  • Helen Shoemark Temple University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v16i2.870

Keywords:

music, intimacy, musicality

Abstract

Our first intimate relationship is with our parents.  As babies, we are deeply dependent on our parents for safety and nurturing.  The connection between us is created by our facial expressions, our body movements and our sounds.  All of these have qualities which can be explained by our innate musicality.

Author Biography

Helen Shoemark, Temple University

Helen Shoemark is Associate Professor at Temple University, and team leader for Sensory Experience in Early Development at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Her research is focused on the neurodevelopment of hospitalized newborns in the context of family.

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Published

2016-04-04

How to Cite

Shoemark, H. (2016). How Can Music Foster Intimacy?. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v16i2.870

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2016): Special Issue on "How Music Can Change Your Life and the World"

Section

Position Papers

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