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Local charity Musikiva connects kids in Calgary and Kenya through song

by Garth Paulson in Music Features

"Speaking both figuratively and literally, Calgary and Kenya are pretty far apart. Not only do a great many kilometres of cold, unwelcoming ocean separate the Canadian Prairie city from the African country, but the two locales are also untold leagues apart culturally, socially, politically and economically. This is not news. What is, however, is that Kenya and Calgary will be moving ever so slightly closer together soon thanks to Musikiva Canada Inc., a Calgary-based non-governmental organization that will provide music therapy to at-risk youth in both areas.

“The idea came from a trip that I took to Tanzania and Rwanda about four years ago in 2005,” explains Musikiva’s executive director Shannon Robinson. “I was travelling with another NGO and got to see the impact an NGO can have on poverty and the living conditions there. When I was in Rwanda, I also ran into a couple guys who were the co-founders of yet another NGO [Kageno Worldwide Inc.], a grassroots not-for-profit that’s doing work in Kenya and Rwanda. I stayed in touch with them and one of the things they do is an art exchange program between kids in New York and kids in Kenya. They were thinking that music might be a good fit for that. We’ve been dialoguing ever since and that’s where the birth of Musikiva came from.”

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“The one key element of music therapy is the non-verbal aspect to it; you don’t have to use words,” Robinson says. “They can actually be expressive and communicate and share experiences through making music. There’s lots of communication that can happen through their musical interactions; through playing instruments like drumming and even singing — even vocalizing — there’s a lot of connection that can happen between kids when they’re involved in singing sounds or even singing songs that they all loved and have grown up with.” (...)" LER ARTIGO COMPLETO

Pela blogosfera | "Keep trying. Keep trying. Don’t give up. Never give up."

Outside-the-Box Ways to Market Music Therapy

Musicoterapia na primeira pessoa. Um relato muito interessante. E não percam o mini-vídeo e a sua mensagem :)

Oct 13th, 2009 | by Kimberly |Music Therapy Maven

Thanks, Kimberly!

Vídeo | Sobre dança, deficiência, inclusão ... arte e beleza!

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"Music as Therapy: Reaching People in Ways That Traditional Therapy Sometimes Can't"

by Catherine Mabe

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“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”--Victor Hugo


Even with all the varieties of music out there, and the myriad different tastes people claim, most of us, at some point in our lives have used music as therapy. Whether it’s unwinding to a classical composition or blowing off steam to the beat of a heavy metal song, music can alleviate stress and put us in touch with memories. This makes sense since research shows that music has a profound effect on the body and mind.

The fact that everyone—children, teenagers, and adults of varying backgrounds—can respond to music in ways that they don’t respond to traditional therapy gave birth to the growing field of Music Therapy. According to the American Music Therapy Association (www.musictherapy.org), Music Therapy is formally defined as a clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.

Music Therapy can include movement, musical improvisation, song writing, singing, discussing lyrics, dancing, or simply listening to music. For instance, Music Therapists can help clients who have a hard time talking about or writing out their feelings by composing songs; clients with physical disabilities may use Music Therapy to learn to play an instrument for the purpose of improving fine motor skills.

These elements are used to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of people of all ages living with issues including:

• Brain injury
• HIV/AIDS
• Autism and other developmental disabilities
• Emotional trauma
• Hearing impairments
• Mental health issues
• Terminal illness or pain
• Physical disabilities
• Speech and language impairments
• Substance abuse problems
• Abuse
• Visual impairments

And just what are the effects of music on the mind and body that make this form of therapy so effective? Brainwaves can resonate with music that has a strong beat. Faster beats translate into sharper concentration and more alert thinking while slower tempos promote a calm, meditative state.

And when brainwaves change, other areas of the body are affected. Music can alter breathing and heart rates, making them slower or faster and, consequently, helping to relieve issues like chronic stress, promote relaxation and improve overall health. Music has also proven to deliver other health benefits, such as lowering blood pressure (which affects the likelihood of stroke and other health issues), boosting immunity, and easing muscle tension.

The implications of Music Therapy for physical and mental rehabilitation place it within an important context in terms of the biological medical model for therapy. It has truly become a viable tool for helping people get (and stay) healthy. With so many benefits and such profound physical effects, it’s no surprise that the future of Music Therapy is quite a promising one.

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Fonte: Disaboom

Livros | La musicothérapie: La part oubliée de la personnalité

Por Rolando-Omar Benenzon, Fabienne Cassiers

Descrição geral do livro:

"Le Docteur Rolando Benenzon, l'un des plus grands pionniers mondiaux de la musicothérapie, développe dans ce livre une théorie de la personnalité centrée sur le principe de l'ISo (l'identité sonore) dont il est le découvreur. Il décrit des aspects de la personnalité qui viennent compléter les théories de Freud, Winnicott, Watzlawick,... L'auteur parcourt largement le panorama de la musicothérapie en reprenant : • les concepts théoriques sur lesquels se fonde son modèle (Modèle Benenzon) ; • les étapes techniques à réaliser pour mener à bien une séance de musicothérapie ; • ses diverses applications possibles, de la clinique musicothérapeutique individuelle (application aux personnes atteintes d'Alzheimer, etc.) à la prévention primaire (application en milieu communautaire, etc.). En outre, ce livre permet d'ouvrir de nouveaux chemins dans la réflexion psychologique et philosophique à propos du silence, du temps et de l'espace en tant qu'éléments fondamentaux du contexte non verbal et du système relationnel entre les êtres humains. Ce livre de référence - le seul à présenter le Modèle Benenzon en langue française - est destiné aux professionnels de la santé et de l'éducation (psychologues, psychopédagogues, psychiatres, psychanalystes, etc.) ainsi qu'à tous ceux qui souhaitent apprendre à ouvrir de nouveaux canaux de communication. Le modèle Benenzon pour la première fois disponible en langue française"

Parabéns! | Programa de musicoterapia da Cal State Northridge

CSUN’s Music Therapy Celebrates 25 Years of Helping People Reach Their Goals

Media Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler | carmen.chandler@csun.edu

(NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Oct. 2nd, 2009) ― When Cal State Northridge’s music therapy program started 25 years ago, it didn’t have an office. And some people on campus weren’t even sure what the program was.

But under the guidance of music professor Ron Borczon, the program and its Music Therapy Wellness Clinic have grown into nationally recognized institutions whose graduates and therapists are making a difference in the lives of children and adults around the world.

“When I was brought here to start the program in 1984, we had three students in the major. Today we have 28 and there’s a waiting list to get in,” Borczon said. “Our graduates are working at facilities across the United States and in such countries as Japan, Isreal and Korea. Our graduates perform very well on the national board exam. We usually have a 95 percent first-time passing rate on the exam, with our students averaging about five percentage points above the national average.

“It’s been a lot of hard work, but I’d say we’ve made a lot of progress in 25 years.”

Music therapy is a field in which therapists use music as a treatment for rehabilitating, maintaining and improving the lives of persons with physical, intellectual or emotional difficulties.

Borczon, his students and the three therapists who work at the clinic work with a variety of clients, from autistic children and children with Down syndrome to the survivors of severe trauma and rape.

The music therapy clinic opened in 1996 to facilitate students’ practical training under the guidance of a professional. The clinic is one of only two in the United States-the other is in New York-to be officially affiliated with the internationally acclaimed Nordhoff-Robbins Music Therapy program in England.

Borczon explained that the therapists use music to help develop a relationship with their clients. “Through that relationship, we help our clients meet the goals they are trying to achieve in life, whether it’s helping a child to talk or an adult getting back into their lives after a severe trauma,” he said.

The therapists and students at CSUN’s Music Therapy Wellness Clinic have used music’s structure to help disabled children being “mainstreamed” into public schools improve their physical coordination as well as their academic skills. They have used music to help elderly people recovering from strokes regain communication skills as well as coordination. Music also has been used to help adolescents and adults with behavioral, emotional or mental problems learn new adaptive skills, explore feelings and regain normal functioning in society.

Over the years, Borczon has been called upon to assist survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing, the shootings at Columbine High School, hurricane Katrina and other major traumatic events.

Borczon said that for centuries people have used music to help with healing or to deal with grief. “We are simply rediscovering what they always knew-that music, through its profound effect on mind and body, can be a potent way to help people get well,” he said.

The program had been a dream of Clarence Wiggins, chair of CSUN’s Department of Music, from 1962 to 1984.

“He really felt there was a great need for this type of program in the Valley,” Borczon said. “Once I was hired, he told me ‘My job now is done,’ and he retired. He really deserves all the credit. He’s the one who had the vision.”

Wiggins said he started the music therapy program “because I strongly believed music majors needed another career option. At the same time, I strongly believe in music therapy as a source of rehabilitation. The combination of the two made a perfect pairing.”

Victor Lissabet, 28, couldn’t agree more. Lissabet, who received his bachelor’s degree in music therapy in May, said he found his “calling” in the program.

“I had been teaching yoga for a long time, but I wanted to do something more. I’d already been a musician for a long time,” he said. “The idea of music therapy really appealed to me, and CSUN has the only program in Southern California. I realized that this was the place for me.”

Lissabet now works at CSUN’s Music Therapy Wellness Clinic as a therapist. He specializes in working with special needs children.

“I use music as the main tool to build an expressive relationship between myself and the client,” he said. “It’s kind of hard sometimes to explain what we do. Music is part of everyone’s life, it’s something we’re hardwired to understand and comprehend.

“Music therapists use the same techniques talk therapists would use, only we use musical instruments. We reflect our clients, and contain them if necessary and acknowledge their contributions and let them know we hear them through music. What we have are the skills of giving our clients’ music wings.”

Fonte: California State University

Dia Mundia da Música | I Hope To Fly Again

Autor: jgweems

12 de Março de 2007

"Original song and animation by Jon Weems. I'd love your comments! I put this animation together so I could have a video for one of my songs. It's one of those break-up songs. lol For lyrics and to learn more about me and how I write music with my disability, go to: myspace or The music of Jon Weems "

I Hope To Fly Again

We flew so high together
And watched the world go on below
Floating 'round light as a feather
Then winds of change began to blow

And so you finally conceded
You didn't want me to feel bad
I just couldn't give you what you needed
But I gave you the best I had

Chorus

Some dreams come true in time
And some dreams fade away
But our love was so sublime
I hope to fly again someday

Our destiny seemed certain
To live as one, the perfect plan
But as time pulled away the curtain
You saw I was no magic man

And as I gaze upon our past
Reliving memories with a smile
I wish that somehow we could've made it last
Still I know it was all worthwhile

Chorus

Some dreams come true in time
And some dreams fade away
But our love was so sublime
I hope to fly again someday

Lord I just want to fly away