Dissertation - World Federation of Music Therapy

String Quartet as the most challenging of the 8. The constructs seem to correlate quite
well with what Wigram (2002, p. 138f) identified as relaxing vs. stimulating music.
An interesting detail is that the slow movement of Brahms’ Violin Concerto (analyzed
in 8.3.1) is identified as the ‘most challenging’ of the four supportive music
selections.
The PrinCom diagram (Fig. 8.11) shows the interplay of the constructs and the eight
music selections.
Figure 8. 11 RepGrid PrinCom diagram
The PrinCom diagram (Fig. 8.11) shows how the constructs and the music selections
correlate in the researcher’s understanding 63 .
Based on the documentation of used music selections and programs (App. 8.1) it is
possible to deduce a grid showing the distribution of supportive/challenging music in
the therapeutic process. The purpose is to examine if and how the character of the
music chosen by the therapist developed during the process of each of the clients.
This makes it possible to compare the music choice of this study to normal clinical
principles followed by trained GIM therapists: supportive and/or image evoking
music should be chosen in the first sessions, and – based on the client’s reaction to the
music and the GIM format, the client’s therapeutic goals and his/her ego strength –
more challenging programs and selections may be introduced. (Table 8.5).
63 Unfortunately. I have not been able to make the graphic more clear!
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