Naslov
Exploring the narrative nature of music using Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) therapy

Autori
Dukić, Helena ; Parncutt, Richard ; Bunt, Leslie

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
24th Conference of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics

Mjesto i datum
Beč, Austrija, 29.08.2016. - 02.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
guided imagry and music, narrativity, music imagery

Sažetak
We are developing a new approach to musical narrativity in which musical structure is compared with stories told spontaneously by music therapy clients during listening. In GIM, clients experience imagery (social and physical situations) that appears to be evoked by music, and has a narrative structure related to music’s temporal structure (Bonny, 1995). To assess the musical influence on imagery, we explored if most clients experience the same imagery types in the same musical passages. 23 clients, guided by the first author, underwent deep relaxation for 5min, then heard music lasting 30min (Bonny’s ‘Nurturing’ programme, 7 compositions). They were instructed to report whatever imagery occurred to them. The recordings of sessions were coded using MAXQDA for 4 imagery types ; scenery (client observes), action (client acts), presence (characters appear) and transformation (client changes). The 4 types were derived from narrative theory (Herman, 2012). Results showed a distinction between the percentage ratio of imagery types in all compositions, confirming the influence of music on the imagery. In Britten’s ‘Sentimental Sarabande’ the ratio (scenery:action:presence) was 63:25:12 ; Walton’s ‘Touch her lips’ 100:0:0 ; Berlioz's ‘Flight to Egypt’ 51:25:24 ; Berlioz’s ‘Shepherd’s Farewell’ 43:12:45 ; Puccini’s ’Humming Chorus’ 61:20:19 ; Massenet’s ‘Sous les Tilleuls’ 58:23:19 ; Canteloube’s ‘Brezairola' 54:18:28. Scenery dominated everywhere, presence occurred in vocal pieces, action appeared when a new theme was introduced. Transformation (common in GIM) occurred rarely, always during action and therefore wasn’t included in the count. This is the first study of musical narrativity through GIM that confirmed the codependence of narrative and musical elements.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti, Glazbena umjetnost, Interdisciplinarno umjetničko polje

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