The Relevance of Ethnomusicological Research and Theory to Music Therapy Practice, Research, Education and Policy

This poster will examine why ethnomusicological research methodologies are relevant to music therapy, practice, research and education. This approach is different to Culture-Centred/ Community Music Therapy because it embraces:
1.Non-Western definitions/ models of wellbeing and ‘music’ (sometimes including movement)
2.Culturally appropriate research methodologies (eg. interviews are not always appropriate)
3.Practices use culturally appropriate/ context specific musics based on non-Western (uses of) music to promote wellbeing.
4.Practices which do not stereotype or essentialise the cultural groups seeking to improve wellbeing.