Hello Music Lady: Have You Brought A New Instrument Today? A Music Therapy Group for Children of Families in the UK Armed Forces.

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  • Becky White

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v9i3.29

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The paper describes a music therapy group that took place in a UK primary school on an armed forces base.  The school described is the only state school in the UK for families in the armed forces.  The families staying on the base are in transition for reasons such as, family break-up, domestic problems, leaving the forces, emergency evacuation from overseas, and transition between postings.  This paper traces how the group evolved over eleven months.  It focuses on the practical considerations required when setting up a music therapy group.  It describes the thought processes I went through in doing this work, and looks at how the work was integrated into the school.  It considers the setting up of the group, providing a framework, working with staff, structuring the sessions, and how the group ended. 

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Becky White

Becky White trained as a music therapist at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.  Since 2001 Becky has been working with children with special needs, for a variety of schools and community organisations.  These schools have included Oak View (Essex), Ravensbourne (Havering), Phoenix school (London), Exeter house (Salisbury) and Rowdeford school (Wiltshire).  Becky has also worked for a variety of charities including 'Music Space', 'Barnardos' and 'Contact a Family'.  Becky has worked with groups and individuals focusing on psychodynamic and developmentally based work.  She has worked with children with disabilities as well as children with emotional and communication problems.  Becky has been particularly active in developing music therapy and community music posts.  In 2007 Becky set up a music club for families of children with disabilities.  Becky is currently working for Priors Court School in Berkshire, a residential school for children with severe autism and learning difficulties.

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Publisert

2010-09-15

Hvordan referere

White, B. (2010). Hello Music Lady: Have You Brought A New Instrument Today? A Music Therapy Group for Children of Families in the UK Armed Forces. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v9i3.29

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