740-390 Music Therapy Methods 1

Available only to music therapy students.

Vocal and guitar skills in the music therapy context. Basic therapeutic skills for individual and group work.

On the completion of this subject, students should be able to · play a repertoire of songs from memory that cover a range of genres · demonstrate ability to sight sing, and transpose melodies at sight· demonstrate basic guitar techniques used in song work. They should also have developed skills in · basic counselling techniques · basic group leadership skills based on the work of Yalom · music therapy group facilitation skills for work in special schools and nursing homes.

Mid-semester practical test (voice 25%; guitar 25%); 1500-word assignment due end-of-semester (50%).

• DE Grocke, T Wigram, Receptive Methods in Music Therapy. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
• Ulverscroft Large Print Song Book, Vols 1 and 2. Ulverscroft, 1981.