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

The indication is a circumscription of certain aspects of
these problems, more than that they are didactical,
musical technical terms.
For instance: Let your emotions be heard; learn to
concentrate; learn to co-oporate; learn to relate with
your environment; to cope with criticism in an adult way
and to gain self-confidence out of ones own progress.
These are the many heard indications.
But also developing a hobby and/or learning to master
an instrument could be the goal, could be relapse
preventative.
Often, just doing something for their own pleasure can
be quite a new experience for our patients.
And again one could say: "There is nothing really
especial to this, all these effects can be observed in any
seriously given and taken music lesson.
Of course this is true, but the difference lies in the fact
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that this effect is purposefully planned for.
The patient's progress is measured by the aforesaid
effect.
The relation between teaching and it's therapeutical
value becomes clearer at this point. In my working
method one supplements the other.
Of course the patient himself knows about my activities
in the clinic, as he can hear others practice and he will
mostly be informed by other patients.
Un-underestimated is the value of an enthousiastic
fellow-patient.
This usually is more effective then any introductional
talk made by me.
He enters my room already knowing: