期刊名称:Approaches : Music Therapy & Special Music Education
电子版ISSN:1791-9622
出版年度:2009
卷号:1
期号:1
页码:6-9
出版社:Greek Association of Primary Music Education Teachers
摘要:My music therapy teacher Juliette Alvin talked of the Ancient Greeks as the forerunners of music therapy noting their early emphasis on careful observation and of music being applied systematically as both a means of prevention and treatment. She talked about this ancient and deep rooted emphasis on not only the emotional effects of music but also of its physiological influences. Our therapy and music rooms continue to be spaces where your ancient myths and legends are enacted and I am inspired by such writers as James Hillman in wishing that psychology could return more to the ancient meaning of the study of the psyche as soul searching. I much appreciated visiting several centres in Greece a few years ago, talking about your work and hearing some of your music. I witnessed at first hand how some of the ancient Apollonian, Dionysiac and Orphic resonances are still apparent today as we bring the art and science of music to serve the children and adults in our work. I recall a memorable climb in the region of Mount Pelion and subsequent discussions about the myth of Chiron, the wounded healer, still helping us today