Canadian Journal of Music Therapy

From the Editor in Chief and English Content Editor

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Editorial

From the French Content Editor

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Editorial

Mot de la rédactrice en chef et directrice du contenu en anglais

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rédactionnel

Mot de la Directrice du contenu en français

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rédactionnel

Karen D. Goodman: Developing Issues in World Music Therapy Education and Training: A Plurality of Views

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Book Review

Karen D. Goodman: Developing Issues in World Music Therapy Education and Training: A Plurality of Views [La pluralité des points de vue sur l’évolution des enjeux en matière d’enseignement et de formation en musicothérapie dans le monde]

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Critique de livre

Susan Hadley: Sociocultural Identities in Music Therapy

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Book Review

Susan Hadley: Sociocultural Identities in Music Therapy [Identités socioculturelles en musicothérapie]

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Critique de livre.

Laura E. Beer & Jacqueline C. Birnbaum, Eds.: Trauma-Informed Music Therapy: Theory and Practice

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Book Review

Laura E. Beer & Jacqueline C. Birnbaum (éditrices): Trauma-Informed Music Therapy: Theory and Practice [La musicothérapie tenant compte des traumatismes : théorie et pratique]

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Critique de livre

Singing Our Way to Awareness:

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This article explores vocal improvisation as a practice of listening awareness. I examine
the use of the voice when singing in place as a way of changing perceptions of the
self and the environment, through an improvisational performance practice I call
environmental vocal exploration (EVE). This article describes the project The Singing
Field: A Performance of Environmental Vocal Exploration, a summer-long commitment
from five singers who joined me in six EVE performances in various locations, during
which we used vocal improvisation as our primary way of interacting with different
environments and with each other. The performers shared their perspectives through
interviews, debriefs, and journal writing. Using autoethnographic, ethnographic, and
research-creation methodologies to analyze our experiences, I developed the concepts of
environmental countertransference, environmental vocalist, and xeno-song. The results of my
research highlight that singing with listening awareness in place can create a relationship
between self and place, leading to a new awareness and attunement to both.

Receptive Music Therapy and Anorexia Nervosa in Hospitalized Adolescents.

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The treatment of anorexia nervosa remains challenging, particularly during the acute
phase that requires hospitalization. In France, traditional care centres on talk therapy
with the patient and their family; although non-pharmacologic and non-verbal therapies
may be used, they have not been applied systematically. After a review of the literature
on the use of music therapy for eating disorders, focusing primarily on anorexia nervosa,
we will present the modalities of a group protocol of receptive music therapy (which
we have termed DéPi-AM) applied to hospitalized adolescents suffering from anorexia
nervosa. For more than two years, we used DéPi-AM in institutional situations that
patients were experiencing as highly anxiety-inducing. We will discuss the use of this
protocol through qualitative clinical data and observations from our practice. Our
preliminary results point to an increase in negative emotions in the absence of a music
therapy session and an increase in positive thoughts and a sense of relaxation during
the session. We will also recommend a more extensive reflection on the use of music for
relaxation within music therapy practice and attempt to define a patient profile for whom
this therapy could prove useful when integrated into a course of multidisciplinary care.

A Historical Study of the First Year of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists

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This study presents a historical narrative of the inaugural year of the Canadian
Association of Music Therapists (CAMT). The purpose of the study is to place music
therapists’ lived experiences of the first year of the CAMT in conversation with primary
source historical documents published between the first two CAMT conferences (August
3, 1974 and May 2, 1975). Using phenomenological and historical methodologies,
this article focuses on open-ended, semi-structured interviews with three Canadian
music therapists who were active during 1974–75. The experiences they shared in their
interviews are examined in relation to primary source historical documents obtained
from the CAMT historical archives. Three primary themes emerge from the analysis of
the interviews and primary source documents: "development of identity," "defining music
therapy/music therapist," and "emergence of an alternative profession." This study offers
new information about significant conflicts, issues, and developments in the early CAMT,
providing important insights into the history of music therapy in Canada.

Reflections on the Canadian Music Therapy Podcast: The First 40

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The Canadian Music Therapy Podcast celebrated two years of episodes in February
2023. Hosted by music therapist Adrienne Pringle (AP) and business leader Cathy
Thompson (CT), the bi-weekly podcast shines a bright light on the impact and work of
music therapists across Canada. This reflective article features Adrienne’s and Cathy’s
personal explorations of themes and ideas that emerged from a close examination of the
podcast transcripts from the first 40 interview-based episodes.