Avances en el estudio de la Inteligencia Emocional

The Use of Music in the Development of Emotional Intelligence
nerating creative ideas, images and associations is an
example of the ability of facilitation. Knowledge of
emotions can be developed by attending to the intensity,
dynamics, and color of music and discussing
the similarities with emotional states. Finally emotional
regulation can be developed through group
therapy activities and through therapeutic musical
improvisation where the situation requires self control
and /or adjustments of behaviors in the moment.
Pellitteri (2009) provides a more in depth
description of music and emotional intelligence in
the context fo music therapy.
Since music is a creative art, the teachers and
therapists who work within this modality must
draw upon creativity all the time. Often it is a matter
of creating opportunities in the classroom or therapy
session where emotional learning of some type
can occur. Particular strategies, lesson plans, or
techniques may sometimes work, however it is
more important for the educator or therapist to
have a mindset toward emotional intelligence. In
the creative process of making music and interacting
with students or clients, new opportunities
may emerge where emotion-related abilities must be
used. If the therapist or teacher adopts an emotional
intelligence orientation, then those opportunities
will facilitate the development of the emotional
intelligence abilities. The strong connections between
music and emotions make these emotional learning
opportunities more likely in any activity
that involves music.
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