Music as a reflection of who we are

Abstract: This thesis is an investigation of the potential for music to reflect and express the inner self on many levels simultaneously. It is based on the premise that the entirety of one's being is manifested, subtly but completely, in the music one plays. The premise is supported by the presentation of two case studies. The first chapter outlines the author's philosophy of music therapy. It presents unstructured, improvised music as an expression of self; structured, classical music as an expression of self; and the necessity of seeking correlations between musical and non-musical behaviors. The second and third chapters are detailed case presentations which exemplify the use of music (unstructured improvised or structured classical) as an expression of self and the correlations that can be made between musical and non-musical behaviors. In chapter four there is a comparison of the two case studies.

Keyword(s): Self-expression, improvisation, classical-music.

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