Canadian Journal of Music Therapy, 13. 2 (2007) pp. 74-102.
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“Messages Through the Music: Musical Dialogue as a Means of Communicative Contact”
Author: Donnell, Noreen
Abstract:
Musical dialogue plays a significant role in communicating effectively with children with autism, Through an examination of episodic dialogue within the treatment session, this study offers readers a variety of methods used to elicit communicative contact, as well as insight into the inner dialogue of the music therapist. Reciprocity, empowerment, acceptance, discovery, and acknowledgement are the non-verbal musical messages conveyed to the child, Relevant theoretical links to music therapy, symbiotic, and psychodynamic literature accompany each clinical example of episodic dialogue.