Performing Wellness: Playing in the Spaces Between Music Therapy and Music Performance Improvisation Practices

Autores

  • Deborah Seabrook Concordia University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v17i3.936

Palavras-chave:

improvisation, music therapy, music performance, research-creation

Resumo

This is the accompanying paper to an arts-based pilot project that musically explored interdisciplinarity between improvisation in music therapy and music performance. A culminating concert that brought elements of music therapy improvisation to the stage (available for viewing online) is where the vital learning from this project resides. This written piece additionally articulates philosophical, theoretical and practical concepts and questions that arose from the investigation. Elements of music therapy and music performance improvisation are compared, contrasted, and combined from within the author’s experience. The emergent potential of improvised musical performances for health and wellbeing is also discussed.

Biografia do Autor

Deborah Seabrook, Concordia University

Deborah Seabrook MMT BMT MTA is a music therapy clinician and educator, and an improvising pianist.  Deborah specializes in music-centered and person-centered music therapy and has taught music therapy prolifically in Canada, at McGill University (2017), Concordia University (2015-2016) and Wilfrid Laurier University (2007-2014).  Deborah also works in mental health and with professional musicians and artists through her private practice (www.deborahseabrook.com).  Currently undertaking a PhD at Concordia University exploring music improvisation, health and wellbeing, Deborah lives in Montréal and makes frequent trips to the ocean.

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Publicado

2017-10-03

Como Citar

Seabrook, D. (2017). Performing Wellness: Playing in the Spaces Between Music Therapy and Music Performance Improvisation Practices. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v17i3.936

Edição

v. 17 n. 3 (2017): Performing Health, Identity, and Social Justice

Seção

Exploring the Spaces Between Performance and Health

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