Melding Musical and Psychological Processes: The Therapeutic Musical Space
Summer, Lisa - Volume: 4
The concept of choosing a "correct" music program for a GIM session is rejected in favor of a theory which entails providing a "good-enough" musical space for each individual client's session. A description of the Pachelbel Canon in D and an excerpt from the Mozart K331 Piano Sonata shows how the development of musical material defines the musical space of a GIM session. The study of musical elements and theoretical concepts in this article serve as an argument against a simple or prescriptive approach to choosing music for GIM sessions.