Current Practice in the UK Flashcards
When did UK music therapy originate?
19th century - a group led by Canon Harford. Looked at physical benefits of music
What sort of effects was music originally proposed to have?
Sedative effects
Physical benefits, e.g., pain relief
What did Canon Harford contribute to music therapy in the UK?
Published findings in medical journals
Planned to broadcast music (e.g., concert music) to hospitals via telephone - wasn’t actually done
Led a group of ‘musician healers’ - Guild of St Cecilia
Why were Canon Harford’s ideas not carried out?
People had sceptical thoughts about his ideas.
Oppositions didn’t want to waste money on his ideas.
Who was an important figure in the evolution of music therapy in Britain?
Juliette Alvin (French cellist)
Founder of British music therapy
What did Juliette Alvin contribute to music therapy in UK?
Founded the British Society for Music Therapy in the 1950s
Published the Music Therapy book
Developed the first training programme at Guildhall School of Music in London in 1967
Founder of British music therapy
Who are the most influential figures in Music Therapy?
Anglo-American duo
Nordoff & Robins
What is the Nordoff-Robins approach?
Got people (largely children) to improvise and compose)
What did Nordoff & Robins develop?
Creative therapy
They established improvisational and compositional therapy
1950s
Who did Nordoff & Robins mostly work with?
Children of a variety of disabilities
Worked largely with disabled children
What does the Nordoff-Robins approach help children develop?
Develop concentration, self-control, and increased social and self-awareness
Entertains children and helps them develop
How long do the effects from the Nordoff-Robins sessions last?
Lasted way beyond the sessions
When was a training programme in line with the Nordoff-Robins approach launched?
1974
Was the Nordoff-Robins approach successful?
Yes - global success worldwide
When did Nordoff & Robins establish their Centre for Therapy in London?
1982
What was the first professional body of music?
Association of Professional Music Therapists (1976)
When did music therapy become formally recognised as part of a range of creative therapies?
1997 - state registration of creative therapies as supplementary to medicine
How many MA courses for music are there currently?
7 (usually require BA music)
How many registered musical therapists are there currently in the UK?
Over 700 registered therapists in practice
Where are therapists based?
Mostly in NHS
Local education authorities (e.g., music teachers)
Prison service
Dementia care
