Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

expectations or relationships, with partner, relatives or friends). Imagery in category
B is primarily physiological and intrapersonal; however there may be an interpersonal
dimension also, when the experience of the participant demands physical intervention
of the therapist. The participant may ask for such an intervention or the therapist may
offer it when appropriate. Imagery in category C may be intra- or interpersonal, while
imagery in category D1 may be intra- or transpersonal.
Distribution of categories and subcategories in the sessions
The result of the analysis given in Table 6.9 and 6.10 is a presentation of the
distribution of categories and subcategories, a) sorted by sessions and participants, b)
sorted by subcategories as found across the participants’ music-listening periods.
Table 6. 9 Distribution of core categories by participants and sessions
Session WIFU ANHO INLA ESMA SAAA PIJØ
1 F F F F E B
2 F E B F C B
3 F E B B F A
4 F F B B C A
5 F F B B F A
6 F D A F F A
7 F D B F B B
8 F D B F F B
9 F F B B F A
10 F F B F F A
Total 10xF 3xD
2xE
5xF
1xA
8xB
1xF
4xB
6xF
1xB
2xC
1xE
6xF
6xA
4xB
Table 6.9 shows that mixed music-listening periods (category F) is most frequently
found, namely in 28 sessions, and with all participants except PIJØ. Experiences
structured as narratives sequences (category B) is found in 17 sessions, and with four
participants: INLA, ESMA, SAAA, and PIJØ. Complete narratives (category A) are
found in 7 sessions, six of them with PIJØ and one with INLA. The last three
categories are infrequently found: category D (verbal sessions) only three times, and
only with ANHO, category E also three times, two with ANHO, one with SAAA.
Category C (music-listening periods dominated by bodily reactions) is only found
twice, and with SAAA. It is obvious that every participant has ’her own style’ of
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