Dynamic interplay in clinical improvisation

Journal/Book: Journal of British Music Therapy. 1990; 4: Herfortshire, UK. British Society for Music Therapy/APMT 69 Avondale Avenue East Barnet EN4 8NB Hertfordshire UK. 5-9.

Abstract: When a therapist and patient/client are actively engaged in improvising music together, the potential exists for the development of an intimate and dynamic emotional relationship. The improvisation reveals both players' capacity for forming, expressing and communicating dynamic forms of feeling, within the context of this music relationship. This paper examines the concept of dynamic forms, with recourse to the literature on mother-infant interaction, and applies this concept to clarify the use of clinical improvisation in music therapy.

Keyword(s): improvisation, dynamics, emotional, mother-infant-interaction, musical-interaction, music-therapy.

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