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

1) We speak about treatment and not Punishment
2) We speak about Patients but we do not always treat
them as being ill.
3) We speak about music lessons and not musictherapy.
I will now go into these matters briefly, but they will pop
up later on in this lecture frequently.
1) Although this is true, the patient is usually admitted to
the hospital against his will.(sheet 2) This fact has
significant implications on the degree of Patient cooperation
and motivation which is generally poor.
The great variety of aids and fields of exercise is of
great importance.
Frequently, if a patient refuses to co-operate with his
treatment, he might still develop an interest in sport,
music, or another creative skill.
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2) Generally our patients tend to a haphazard
development of their personalities.
In some aspects they show maturity, in other
childishnes. To appeal to only one or the other would
not do the patient any justice. Because as I have stated
before, we do not approach our patients as being solely
ill, I think it of utmost importance to appeal also to their
healthy selves, and have them take their own
responsibilities. The word patient implicates a possible
cure. Therein lies their and our tasks.
3) I have been appointed as music-teacher, so I teach
music. This music-teaching however, forms an essential
part of the therapyprogramme, so it is of importance to
evaluate the therapuetical effect.