Music Therapists For Peace

Music for Peace, a Model for Socialization

This study discusses a Turkish music education model similar to its Venezuelan counterpart El Sistema, in which socialization and human development are the main goals. The Music for Peace (Baris Icin Muzik) model, founded in 2005 by an idealist humanitarian in Istanbul, started as a pilot project with accordion and today makes symphonic music education. The program aims to offer social change t...

Career longevity: A survey of experienced professional music therapists

The research cites numerous reasons why music therapists leave the field. Few studies, however, examined reasons why music therapists persist in the field. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to identify knowledge and skills that experienced professionals perceived as important. Music therapists with aminimumof 5 years of professionals experiencewere selected randomly from the Ameri...

Professional Competences of Music Therapists Working in Post-stroke Rehabilitation

The aim of this qualitative study is to gain more insight into the skills and knowledge that music therapists feel they need, in order to work successfully with people who have had an acute stroke. For this purpose, six music therapists were interviewed about their own particular specialist education. Another interview topic for them was to recount their subjective experiences of poststroke reh...

The importance of music for people with dementia: the perspectives of people with dementia, family carers, staff and music therapists

OBJECTIVES Despite the popularity of music-based interventions in dementia care, there is a limited knowledge of how and why people with dementia find music beneficial for their well-being. A qualitative study was conducted to develop further insights into the musical experiences of people with dementia and explore the meaning of music in their lives. METHOD Separate focus groups and intervie...

Violence , Peace , and Peace Research