82:. Treatment is the part of a music therapy process in which the therapist engages the client in various musical experiences, employing specific methods and in-the-moment techniques. When planning treatment, the music therapist has to select the types of music and music experiences that will be most relevant to the client. There are four basic types of music experiences, or methods, in which a client may be engaged: listening, re-creating,
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therapy with improvisation links the unconscious and the conscious brain, promoting social and creative interaction. Many believe that it is a useful tool used to connected on a deeper level with patients in order to bring out these characteristics and benefits within themselves. Improvisation is a fun way to challenge the psyche of individuals and it shows to have very good results in promoting healthy benefits later on down the road.
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is a systematic process; it is not a series of random events. Systematic means that music therapy is "purposeful, organized, methodical, knowledge-based, and regulated" (Bruscia 1998). One of the most important features is its methodical processes. Methodical means that music therapy always proceeds
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Improvisation in musical therapy actually has specific benefits for those with neurological problems. These benefits can span from reducing anxiety and stress to improving communication and behavioral attention problems in younger adults/children. This is due to the proposed idea that musical
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Improvisation is a generative and creative process of musical intervention involving the client's spontaneous creation of sounds and music. It helps the client to explore aspects of self, in relation to others, in an appropriate way. Improvisation also generates new and individualized
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It is important to have variety in music therapy sessions. Improvisation should be conducted using more than just one or two methods and techniques. It is also critical to maintain flexibility during the improvisation. For example, the music therapist can preserve a flexible session flow by
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is a basic technique of empathy in which the music therapist copies or repeats a client's response, after the response has been displayed. The music therapist focuses on any sound, rhythm, interval or even facial expression.
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are those in which the client improvises to portray a nonmusical reference (e.g., an event, feeling, image, relationship, etc.)
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is a technique in which the music therapist expresses the same moods or feelings which have been presented by the client.
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