Myth-Busting Music

Published on Nov 13, 2018

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Myth-Busting Music

Music Therapy and Community Music
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Music Therapy Myths

  • MT is a new thing
  • MT is only for musicians
  • MT is only for kids
  • MT is just a lot of fun (not serious)
  • MT is about listening to music
  • Anyone can facilitate MT
How old is it anyway?
MT as a modern profession traces back to 1950s, but also earlier in Veteran's Hospitals post WW1 and WW2. But also ancient times: Biblical, Rome, Greece and Arabic worlds: Al-Kindí (800-877) (also first to use term Musiq in title of book)

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Myth Busting Community Music

  • What are the misconceptions we hold?
  • Why might be hold them?
  • How do we discover the truth?
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Next Class

  • Quizzes returned
  • Drafts on MLS
  • MT+CM = Community Music Therapy

Gerard Yun

Haiku Deck Pro User