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music has been used throughout time for different occasions: feasts, burial, et-cetera.
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after world war 2, music therapy started. they started working with music and realized it worked with people who had ptsd.
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gim: guided music — pre recorded and ask what they see et-cetera; vocal music psychotherapy: use voice to; neurological music therapy: medical, scientific, brain.
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nordoff: composer & professor at bard. and claire robbins a special educator — both working at wardoff schools.
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in wardoff schools they make a lot of music.
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music is the core of the practice
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melody; harmony; rhythm. d
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schema theory.
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everyone has innate musicality; and everyone can engage in and have a musical experience.
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everything they do in a room is musically meaningful. they use music as a starting point to form a therapeutic relationship.
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stimming: repeating action that helps them self-regulate.
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people find it hard to relate to other people. they make musical headway by repeating their movements in music.
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match, catch & develop.
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two therapists: primary (creates the music) & co (facilitates engagement of person to make music).
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a session is 30-45 minutes. different people: different ages. we end clinical year in two weeks.
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sessions are once a week.
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ends in third week of june. 70 clients per week.