Music Therapy Today - World Federation of Music Therapy
Music Therapy Today - World Federation of Music Therapy
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Abdollahnejad, M.R. (2006) The use <strong>of</strong> music therapy with substance abusers. <strong>Music</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> <strong>Today</strong> (Online)<br />
Vol.VII (2) 318-332. available at http://musictherapyworld.net<br />
stated whenever and wherever they have listened they were motivated to<br />
abuse drug.<br />
Each session lasted for 45 minutes and at the end <strong>of</strong> each session, the cli-<br />
ents were asked about their opinion <strong>of</strong> the therapy. Also, all sessions were<br />
video taped and the remarks <strong>of</strong> the clients were analyzed. The therapists<br />
chose the songs for lyric analysis on the basis <strong>of</strong> clients’ problems, and<br />
clients themselves chose the songs for song-sharing. After each session I<br />
discussed with the therapists the things the clients had divulged about<br />
their ongoing feelings, and about their thoughts for solving their psycho-<br />
logical and family problems. These discussions suggested that the clients<br />
used the music and words <strong>of</strong> the lyric analysis and song-sharing sessions<br />
to indirectly express their thoughts and feelings (see also Hedigan 2005).<br />
Lyric Analysis<br />
In one <strong>of</strong> the lyric analysis, a song named Nilo<strong>of</strong>araneh by an Iranian tra-<br />
ditional singer was used. The content <strong>of</strong> the lyric is about one who<br />
claims to be a lover <strong>of</strong> Almighty God and requests God Almighty to<br />
become closer to him and that He makes His love to His subjects known<br />
to them all and frees them from all worldly kinds <strong>of</strong> love.<br />
Following the playing <strong>of</strong> the recorded music, some questions were posed<br />
to the group members as follows:<br />
• What the song was all about was one <strong>of</strong> the questions to which one <strong>of</strong><br />
the members named BIDAR replies that the song is about human love<br />
to their creator as opposed to other types <strong>of</strong> love, that is to say, love <strong>of</strong><br />
wealth, power, and the like. Another member named MEHRAYEEN<br />
considers the song to be about a desperate type who might be well to<br />
do but feels nil and that's why he seeks protection under his superior.<br />
One other member believes the lyric to be about longing and nostalgia<br />
addressed to Almighty God who is supposed to be the all knowing<br />
about human feelings and thoughts.<br />
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