Multicultural music therapy: The world music connection

Journal/Book: Journal of Music Therapy. 1988; 25: 17-27.

Abstract: Suggests that music therapists should have a basic working knowledge of a wide variety of representative world music genres. Ethnic musics may be used to (1) enhance communication for clients of specialized ethnic backgrounds and (2) motivate otherwise unresponsive mainstream music therapy clients into musical experiences through the exotic appeal of unfamiliar musical styles. Unfamiliar music may also elicit relatively spontaneous musical and emotional responses. Three musical genres are presented, accompanied by didactic musical examples and discussions of their potential for music therapy applications. These are Indian classical music, Indonesian gamelan, and an African-oriented percussion ensemble. These examples demonstrate how the most basic elements of completely unfamiliar musical genres can be readily learned and applied in the music therapy setting.

Note: Indian & Indonesian & African ethnic music & multicultural music therapy applications

Keyword(s): Music therapy; cross cultural differences; racial and ethnic differences

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