Naslov
Exploring the role of music as a unifying element in guided imagery and music (GIM) therapy

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

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

Skup
22nd European Association for Psychotherapy Congress

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 29.09.2016. - 01.10.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
music imagery, music therapy, guided imagery and music

Sažetak
GIM (Bonny, 1973) is a type of music therapy that enables access to the archetypal material common to human experience through the autonomous exploration of individual’s psyche. In GIM, clients experience imagery (social and physical situations) when listening to music in a relaxed state, that appears to be evoked by music, and has a narrative structure related to music’s temporal structure (Bonny, 1995). The imagery is client specific and reflects their autonomous emotional state at the time of therapy, whereas music, as a common denominator to all clients, provides and sense of belonging to the ‘musical environment’. The goal of the research was to asses if most clients experienced the same types of imagery in the same musical passages, thus exploring the degree of influence of music on the autonomous therapeutic process. 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. The research confirmed the codependence of music and imagery types in a GIM therapy session thus validating the role of music as a unifying element in a therapeutic environment.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija, Glazbena umjetnost, Interdisciplinarno umjetničko polje

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