Proceedings, Oxford, UK (2002) - World Federation of Music Therapy

The emerging themes were uncovered in words and phrases generated by
myself, the AIR participant Henry, and another music therapist, Dorothy,
after either one or a combination of the following data analysis was used:
1) watching a video taped segment one or more times and commenting
verbally or in writing
2) listening to audio tape one or more times and commenting verbally or
in writing
3) review of comments made by myself and the other reviewers
Emerging themes were also gleaned from:
4) statements from participants taken directly from session dialogue,
found quoted or paraphrased in session notes or heard on recordings
I chose the taped segments that would be reviewed, and I analyzed the
data. In many places, words had to be interpreted or “translated” from
musical excerpts, and this was the most interesting and challenging.
I chose the reviewer, client/participant Henry, mainly for practical
purposes. He is a good communicator, he is available and easy to get in
touch with (has a phone and a stable residence,) he keeps appointments
and arrives on time, and he is eager to be involved with anything related
to music. I chose Dorothy for peer review because she is an experienced
music therapist who has worked with under-served and psychiatric
patients, and she has learned symbolic and interpretive skills that apply to
music and human interaction through her clinical work and advanced
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