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Raglio, Alfredo: Qualitative Research
T3 (HIGH) = interaction with the therapist in order to establish
communication
I/O = relation with objects and instruments
I/O1 (LOW) = visual contact with instruments/objects
I/O2 (MEDIUM) = listening or exploration of instruments/objects
I/O3 (HIGH) = use of instruments/objects in order to establish
communication
We have developed a watching protocol (Protocol A) in order to quantify the
moments identified by Stern as part of the intersubjective relationship (co-
participation of attention, intentions and emotions) and to analyze these
moments from the point of view of the direct relationship of the patient
with the therapist (T) or the relationship of the patient through the
instruments (I).
The co-participation of the attention may be considered as a first-intensity
level of the direct relationship with the music therapist (T1) and/or through
the instruments (I1): this implies a visual contact of the patient with the
instruments and/or the music therapist; the co-participation of the
intentions is equivalent to a second intensity level (T2, I2) and it means a
bodily approach to the music therapist and/or listening or exploring the
instruments; the co-participation of the emotions (precisely with the tuning-
in) is considered as a third-intensity level and it assumes an interaction with
the aim of communicating with the therapist and/or the use of instruments
with a communication purpose.
During the sessions we collected numeric data, for each patient, and we
quantified the moments of relationship T and I based on their intensity.
The Protocols B, C and D put in evidence the sound-music data.
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