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740-458 Music Therapy Methods

Elective Music subject.

Credit points: 30.0

Coordinator: Mrs D Erdonmez.

Contact: A 3-hour practical class per week all year.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should have gained advanced skills in:

• harmonisation and transposition of melodies by sight and by ear;
• tonal and atonal improvisation techniques;
• directing group activities and understanding group dynamics;
• repertoire of age-appropriate material suitable for therapy work;
• relaxation and guided imagery techniques;
• composition of songs and group song writing;
• principles of psychodynamic dance.

Content:

Group dynamics and group improvisation. Processes in group therapy work. Principles of psychodynamic movement. Relaxation techniques using music; guided imagery. Advanced techniques in harmonisation, transposition and improvisation. Composition of original songs.

Assessment:

Three 1500-word assignments and the composition of four original songs (50 per cent); a 45-minute end-of-year practical test (50 per cent).

Prescribed texts:

• Bruscia K E Improvisational Models of Music Therapy Chas Thomas Springfield
• Dass R and Gorman P How can I help? 1985 Alfred Knopf
• Egan G The Skilled Helper-4th edition-Brooks Cole
• Plach T The Creative Use of Music in Group Therapy Chas Thomas Springfield
• Ulverscroft Large Print Song Book Vols 1 and 2 1981 Ulverscroft Leicester

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Music (Volume 3 page 240)

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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