Canadian Journal of Music Therapy https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm <section class="introduction-banner"> <div class="container inner-container"> <div class="text-container"> <p><strong>The Canadian Journal of Music Therapy</strong> <strong>(CJMT)</strong> is a bilingual, peer-reviewed publication that aims to raise international standards of music therapy knowledge and practice.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="book-intro container inner-container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"><span class="standard-text">CJMT provides a written medium for the dissemination of music therapy scholarship, especially that of Canadian music therapists followed by non-Canadian music therapists and members of allied disciplines. The principal criteria for acceptance of material are originality and quality.</span></div> <div class="col-md-8"> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> </div> <div class="col-md-8"> </div> </div> </section> Canadian Association of Music Therapists/ Association canadienne des musicthérapeutes en-US Canadian Journal of Music Therapy 1199-1054 From the Editor in Chief and English Content Editor https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/84 <p>Editorial</p> SarahRose Black Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 4 6 From the French Content Editor https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/85 <p>Editorial</p> Brault Annabelle Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 12 13 Mot de la rédactrice en chef et directrice du contenu en anglais https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/94 <p>rédactionnel</p> SarahRose Black Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca/fr 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 7 9 Mot de la Directrice du contenu en français https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/90 <p>rédactionnel</p> Annabelle Brault Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca/fr 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 10 11 Karen D. Goodman: Developing Issues in World Music Therapy Education and Training: A Plurality of Views https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/82 <p>Book Review</p> Melissa Jessop Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 128 132 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] https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/91 <p>Critique de livre</p> Melissa Jessop Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca/fr 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 132 137 Susan Hadley: Sociocultural Identities in Music Therapy https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/81 <p>Book Review</p> Sue Baines Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 139 141 Susan Hadley: Sociocultural Identities in Music Therapy [Identités socioculturelles en musicothérapie] https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/92 <p>Critique de livre.</p> Sue Baines Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca/fr 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 142 145 Laura E. Beer & Jacqueline C. Birnbaum, Eds.: Trauma-Informed Music Therapy: Theory and Practice https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/83 <p>Book Review</p> Jonathan Tang Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 146 150 Laura E. Beer & Jacqueline C. Birnbaum (éditrices): Trauma-Informed Music Therapy: Theory and Practice [La musicothérapie tenant compte des traumatismes : théorie et pratique] https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/93 <p>Critique de livre</p> Jonathan Tang Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca/fr 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 151 155 Singing Our Way to Awareness: https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/77 <p>This article explores vocal improvisation as a practice of listening awareness. I examine<br>the use of the voice when singing in place as a way of changing perceptions of the<br>self and the environment, through an improvisational performance practice I call<br>environmental vocal exploration (EVE). This article describes the project The Singing<br>Field: A Performance of Environmental Vocal Exploration, a summer-long commitment<br>from five singers who joined me in six EVE performances in various locations, during<br>which we used vocal improvisation as our primary way of interacting with different<br>environments and with each other. The performers shared their perspectives through<br>interviews, debriefs, and journal writing. Using autoethnographic, ethnographic, and<br>research-creation methodologies to analyze our experiences, I developed the concepts of<br>environmental countertransference, environmental vocalist, and xeno-song. The results of my<br>research highlight that singing with listening awareness in place can create a relationship<br>between self and place, leading to a new awareness and attunement to both.</p> Nicola Oddy Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 14 41 Receptive Music Therapy and Anorexia Nervosa in Hospitalized Adolescents. https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/79 <p>The treatment of anorexia nervosa remains challenging, particularly during the acute<br>phase that requires hospitalization. In France, traditional care centres on talk therapy<br>with the patient and their family; although non-pharmacologic and non-verbal therapies<br>may be used, they have not been applied systematically. After a review of the literature<br>on the use of music therapy for eating disorders, focusing primarily on anorexia nervosa,<br>we will present the modalities of a group protocol of receptive music therapy (which<br>we have termed DéPi-AM) applied to hospitalized adolescents suffering from anorexia<br>nervosa. For more than two years, we used DéPi-AM in institutional situations that<br>patients were experiencing as highly anxiety-inducing. We will discuss the use of this<br>protocol through qualitative clinical data and observations from our practice. Our<br>preliminary results point to an increase in negative emotions in the absence of a music<br>therapy session and an increase in positive thoughts and a sense of relaxation during<br>the session. We will also recommend a more extensive reflection on the use of music for<br>relaxation within music therapy practice and attempt to define a patient profile for whom<br>this therapy could prove useful when integrated into a course of multidisciplinary care.</p> Stéphane Scotto Di Rinaldi Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca/fr 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 42 74 A Historical Study of the First Year of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/78 <p>This study presents a historical narrative of the inaugural year of the Canadian<br>Association of Music Therapists (CAMT). The purpose of the study is to place music<br>therapists’ lived experiences of the first year of the CAMT in conversation with primary<br>source historical documents published between the first two CAMT conferences (August<br>3, 1974 and May 2, 1975). Using phenomenological and historical methodologies,<br>this article focuses on open-ended, semi-structured interviews with three Canadian<br>music therapists who were active during 1974–75. The experiences they shared in their<br>interviews are examined in relation to primary source historical documents obtained<br>from the CAMT historical archives. Three primary themes emerge from the analysis of<br>the interviews and primary source documents: "development of identity," "defining music<br>therapy/music therapist," and "emergence of an alternative profession." This study offers<br>new information about significant conflicts, issues, and developments in the early CAMT,<br>providing important insights into the history of music therapy in Canada.</p> Daniel Kruger Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 75 103 Reflections on the Canadian Music Therapy Podcast: The First 40 https://cjmt-rcm.musictherapy.ca/index.php/cjmt-rcm/article/view/80 <p>The Canadian Music Therapy Podcast celebrated two years of episodes in February<br>2023. Hosted by music therapist Adrienne Pringle (AP) and business leader Cathy<br>Thompson (CT), the bi-weekly podcast shines a bright light on the impact and work of<br>music therapists across Canada. This reflective article features Adrienne’s and Cathy’s<br>personal explorations of themes and ideas that emerged from a close examination of the<br>podcast transcripts from the first 40 interview-based episodes.</p> Adrienne Pringle Cathy Thompson Copyright (c) 2023 www.musictherapy.ca 2024-02-26 2024-02-26 29 1 104 127