The Therapeutic Musical Relationship: a Two-Sided Affair? A consideration of the significance of the therapist's musical input in co-improvisation

Journal/Book: British Journal of Music Therapy. 1999; 13: 28-37.

Abstract: Many improvisational models of music therapy involve therapist and client improvising spontaneously together. This is widely described as a form of musical relationship. However, whilst there is much discussion of the client's musical input in the literature, ther therapist's music attracts less attention. The author considers reasons why this may be the case and seeks evidence, from the music therapy literature and beyond, as to whether the therapist's musical input has an observable impact on the shared musical experience and might thus be judged to be significant for the therapeutic relationship. Concluding that it is indeed significant, the author goes on to consider the implications for the way music therapists consider their work.

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