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

discussions and some semi-structured interviews, at
different times during the week.
Analysis
The 'brainstorms' from the six sessions generated lists
of words and phrases that needed sorting and grouping.
There were various key concepts that grouped many of
the spontaneous comments; these we labelled
'constructs". The assessor then analysed these socalled
constructs with a measure of frequency. She defined
frequency as the number of times a certain word or
group of words was used by one of the six groups, not
the total number of times by all the groups (see Tables
1 and 2).
Observations relating to the analysis of the
constructs
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1. A general shift from words which describe the
effect of music on the individual, e.g. energising,
relaxing (most frequently found pre-session constructs)
to words which describe the effect on the group, and
what it felt like playing together, e.g. communication,
group togetherness (most frequently found post
session constructs).
2. Apparent shift from passive feelings, e.g.
calmness, inner peace, sadness, to more active
experiences or use of the music, e.g. strengthening,
positive, connections, focus.
3. A marked shift of energy: post session words
tending to be more dynamic referring to: release of
feelings via catharsis, loss of inhibition and spontaneity.
4. Post-session words seem to be more focused and
specific, e.g. the third group had the words
sociable/sharing at the start; afterwards members of the
group talked about interactlon, unity, co-operation and