In the Enchanted Forest of Play: Flow Consciousness and the Present Moment in Musical Improvisation with Children

The dissertation “Im Zauberwald des Spiels: Flowbewusstsein und Gegenwartsmoment in der musikalischen Improvisation mit Kindern” examines the role of music therapy for the emotional development of children in a school context. The central research question is how musical play enables psychological transformation. The theoretical framework is based on Rosemarie Tüpker's morphological assumption that musical processes map mental processes. The four treatment steps of being able to suffer, becoming methodical, becoming different and accomplishing describe this transformation. The aim of the work is to discuss the connection between play processes (Winnicott), flow (Csikszentmihalyi), present moment (Stern), assimilation and accommodation (Piaget) and mental transformation. Six case studies show how music therapy can be used therapeutically in schools as a space for self-education and mental transformation. 

251 pages

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URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-43928460602
DOI: 10.17879/43928459373

ISBN
978-3-8405-0302-3

Language
German