A master thesis from Aalborg University
THE EXPERIENCES OF FOUR EUROPEAN MUSIC THERAPISTS WITH LOCAL DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN GULU'S SOCIO-CULTURAL POST-WAR CONTEXT: A COMMUNITY MUSIC THERAPY POINT OF VIEW
Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2013
Submitted on
2013-05-29
Pages
134 pages
Abstract
This study re-frames the experiences of four European music therapists that have volunteered in a music therapy program with local disadvantaged children in Gulu (Northern Uganda, Africa) from a Community Music Therapy (CoMT) point of view. CoMT is a relatively new field in contemporary music therapy that focuses on socio-cultural sensitivity and reflects on the role of culture and context in establishing situated practices. The qualities of CoMT offer a new framework for a situated practice in an unconventional setting like Gulu's socio-cultural post-war context. Through a phenomenological analysis of the researcher's field notes and of the interviews to three music therapists, a series of qualities of CoMT will be used to re-frame common patterns of their experiences. This study -therefore- explores the possibilities that a new framework can offer to develop a situated music therapy practice. Finally, the study suggests an Action Research process as an optimal future path for Gulu's context.
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