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

observer) and Suzanne Langer (aesthetics
philosopher) that I began to comprehend the profound
connection between music and human subjective
experience and thus develop the theretical foundation I
needed.
As Stern's work helps me understand our experiential
life, Lange's work helps me understand the essence of
music and its relation to experiential life. Langer's work
is to complex for me to synthesize but I will mention
concepts that synchronize beautifully with Stern's work.
For Langer music is not synonymous with emotion but
because music sounds so much the way emotions feel
that we mistake music as emotions proper. However,
this similarity allows us to use music to symbolize our
subjective realm and thus to give us insight into the
organic patterns and processes of our inner of motion
and rest, tension and release, excitation, sudden
change, etc. These patterns of tension and resolution
can be expressed in all of the elements of music
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(melody, harmony, rhythm, etc.) and relate to Stern's
vitality affects. Our inner subjective time is experineced
as a total fabric woven of these tensions varying in
length, intensity and shape: these are the key measures
Stern uses to establish attunement through behavior.
Durante muchos años estudié y exploré la literatura
teórica de la musicoterapia, psicoanálisis, autopsicología,
estructuralismo, T.A. y así sucesivamente,
sin encontrar lo que necesitaba. Cuando leí a Daniel
Stern (psicoanalista, psicólogo clínico y observador
infantil) y Suzanne Langer (filósofa de estética),
empecé a comprender la profunda conexión existente
entre la música y la experiencia humana subjetiva y a
desarrollar la base teórica que necesitaba.
Así como el trabajo de Stern me ayudó a comprender
las experiencias de nuestra vida, el trabajo de Langer
me ayudó a comprender la esencia de la música y su