Music analysis of clinical improvisations with an adolescent who has communication difficulties : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington

Wang, Anna Ping-An

Music analysis of clinical improvisations with an adolescent who has communication difficulties : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington

dc.contributor.author	Wang, Anna Ping-An
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-25T21:13:52Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-25T21:13:52Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	Accompanying sound files available with hard copy
dc.description.abstract	This qualitative study examines four improvisations taken from four phases of the researcher’s clinical music therapy experience with an adolescent who had Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Therapeutic changes and communicative qualities in the improvisations were traced through reviewing clinical notes and journal reflections, and using adapted versions of Bruscia’s Improvisational Assessment Profiles (Autonomy and Variability profile) to provide insights to the description and interpretation of the music. The results suggest a progression in the client’s awareness of the music therapy student (MTS) (who later became the researcher) an increased ability to interact through turn-taking, imitating, sharing and empathetic playing, as well as enhanced non-verbal and verbal skills. The analyses unfold the client and the music therapy student’s journey in music therapy, highlighting the process of how two strangers became partners through improvisations.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10179/2633
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Massey University	en_US
dc.rights	The Author	en_US
dc.subject	Communication in music	en_US
dc.subject	Improvisation (Music)	en_US
dc.subject	Music therapy for teenagers	en_US
dc.subject	Autism	en_US
dc.subject	Autistic teenagers	en_US
dc.subject	People with disabilities	en_US
dc.subject	Means of communication	en_US
dc.subject	Communicative disorders in adolescence	en_US
dc.subject	Music therapy improvisation
dc.subject	Adolescents
dc.subject	Autism Spectrum Disorder
dc.subject	Communication
dc.subject	Improvisational Assessment Profiles (IAPs)
dc.title	Music analysis of clinical improvisations with an adolescent who has communication difficulties : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
massey.contributor.author	Wang, Anna Ping-An
thesis.degree.discipline	Music Therapy
thesis.degree.grantor	Massey University
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Music Therapy (M.Mus.Ther.)