EVANGELISTA, Gabrielle Angela B.

NCMP117 – RLE
Assignment: Music and Art Therapy

Questions:
1. Describe the inception of the music and art therapy.
2. Rationalize the purposes and the settings of this therapy.
3. How do you go about the process of music and art therapy? Explain briefly.
Preparation:

1. The modern music therapy history starts in the 18th century. In 1789, an unknown author
published an article entitled “Music Psychically Considered” – what might be the first article
on music therapy. In 1891 the Guild of St. Cecilia used music with a large number of patients in
London hospitals. The emergence of art therapy as a profession arose independently and
simultaneously in the United States and Europe. The term “art therapy” was coined in 1942 by
British artist Adrian Hill, who discovered the healthful benefits of painting and drawing while
recovering from tuberculosis.

2. Rationalize the purposes and the settings of this therapy.

Music Therapy Art Therapy

Purposes • Manage stress
• Promote wellness
• Enhance memory
• Improve communication
• Express feelings
• Promote physical
rehabilitation
Settings • Psychiatric hospitals
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Medical hospitals
• Outpatient clinics
• Schools
• Senior centers
• Private practices
• Agencies for
developmentally disabled
persons
• Drug and alcohol
programs
The arts enhance and nurture
the following:
• Concentration of focus
• Hand-Eye coordination
• Relaxation
• Cooperation
• Self-Esteem
• Following Direction
• Processing Information
• Work with health
professionals in palliative
care programs
• Prisons
• Trauma relief teams
• Personal growth classes
• School systems
3. Process
• Develop a climate of acceptance
− This puts your resident at ease – they know you are friendly and will not
embarrass them or hurt them in any way. You must establish a trust factor.
• Bridge to the real world
− This is where you develop your bounce questions to eventually have the residents
state what the topic of the session is.
• Bounce questions!
− Bounce questions can be linear or non-linear:
• Linear: These questions must be logically associated and lead to a pre-determined topic
or idea. Each response will lead to the next question.
• Non-linear: each response will be the same
• Props
• Sharing the world, we live in
− This is where you begin to ask questions related to the topic (Fruit) and –
generally you will have 10 to 15 questions ready.
• Appreciate the work of the world
− These questions relate to the topic and work the resident may have engaged in
during their life:
1) Did anyone ever grow fruit?
2) Did anyone ever can fruit?
3) How much does a peck of apples cost?
• Climate of appreciation
− This closes the session on a positive note You thank each person for coming and
or participating.