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

carried out by the authors 38 .
We want to stress here the archaic, nuclear aspects of
comunication, that is, real symbols which replace
something coming from primary universal feelings and
emotions.
In this thesis we are using the term "popolare" in the
italian sense.
It refers to "del popolo", that is, "of the people".Thus
"popular music" does not refer to modern mevements in
the music scene, but rather to the "traditional or folkloric"
music with universal roots.
The sound-expressive manifestations, particularly the
traditional ones, represent prototypical behaviours,
which match the respective primary emotions linked to
survival.(S.1)
38 DE ROSA E., FACCHINI D. "Aspetti archetipici della musica
popolare in musicoterapia" ...Napoli (in via di pubblicazione)
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Such remarks can be especially used with regard to
certain clients, namely those in most regressive
conditions (autistics, severe psychotics, etc.).
The hypothesis is that traditional "popular" music can be
used in music therapy, as it bears archaic comunication
ways and as it represents an approach to the client's
evolutive communicative level.
The music therapy setting represents a protected
territory, which stimulates and holds tne client's activity
of daydreaming.
A process of releasing takes place: disentangles
psycologically "blocked" conditions and lets abreactions
and visible accomplishements of the client's
unconscious, imaginative production be possible.
The client retraces the stages of his existential process.