International Perspectives

Provides an international overview of music therapy discussing the experience of Dutch ethnologists and the exposure of the pygmies of New Guinea to a vocal recording by French chanteuse Edith Piaf; the potential use of rap music in music therapy applications; musical performances at past NAMT natio...

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Published in:Music therapy perspectives 1999, Vol.17 (1), p.10-13
Main Author: Moreno, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blindness
Conferences (Meetings)
Disability
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Music Therapy
Rap Music
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Summary:Provides an international overview of music therapy discussing the experience of Dutch ethnologists and the exposure of the pygmies of New Guinea to a vocal recording by French chanteuse Edith Piaf; the potential use of rap music in music therapy applications; musical performances at past NAMT national conferences; a consideration of a Western-style symphony orchestra for blind girls in Cairo, Egypt; and a book by Richard Katz et al., "Healing Makes Our Hearts Happy" (1997) regarding music therapy in Namibia.
ISSN:0734-6875
2053-7387
DOI:10.1093/mtp/17.1.10