23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

proprioceptive stimulation of the swing, in which there is
a vibrating movement which promotes the
establishment of rapport.
At this point we can talk about covibration not only as a
physical phenomenon elicited by sound through the
presence in our bodies of resonance cavities, but also
as a positive dynamic relationship between two people
(e.g. therapist and child).
The method.
The method, based on communication, has its origin in
the latest Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) studies
and may be expressed by the terms matching, pacing
and leading.
Matching and pacing are the foundations on which the
rapport (sensu Rogers) is built and maintained, while
leading indicates the contribution of novelty introduced
by the therapist as a creative personality, empathic
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listener and sympathetic interlocutor.
On a cultural level, the approach is an inquiry into the
nature of sound in its relationship with man: it may
therefore be described as a maieutic with regard to the
musicality inherent in each person, and may be
summed up in the terms syncresis, analysis, synthesis.
The technique.
In practice, the technique consists in putting the child in
a condition of bodily resonance, by exploiting the
frequencies which may be perceived through the case
of a grand piano. From this starting point there develops
a series of improvised games in sound (sound
dialogue), through which the child can experiment with
spontaneous movement and with his voice, and may
also improve his posture and body tone.
Lying or sitting on the grand piano, the child relaxes and
his capacity for listening and his exploratory behaviour