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Music therapy in Indian

perspectiveDr Suvarna Nalapat MD(Pathology)

Retd Prof &Head of Dept ofPathology

http://drsuvarnanalapattrust.org


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Why should we form a

foundation?

1.Unauthorised therapists

2.without licensing from state

3.Without knowing professional ethics and medicalimplications

4.Hospitals /doctors without knowing traditionalIndian music, practicing in western musical styles .

5.To introduce humanity into science and scienceinto humanity.


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Focus areas

1.clinical practice

2.Music therapy methods

3.Research and development

4.Professional issues

Leipzig 2005 Neurosciences music conferenceResearch models to focus on needs.

The dilemma:Is the face of the patient and relativeswith subtle changes of happiness /a handicapped

childs reaction and parents happiness (not codedEBM)worthy,or references in a recognised journalworthy? If no research,EBM not created ,Howreferences from recognised journal?


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Clinical practice

Developmental(infants,children,adolescents withmental,developmental defects ,speech disorders

.Mental health (psychiatry,psychology) Rehabilitation

Palliative hospices

Cancer,CVS ,other organ systems

Other system disorders

Individual , and social community perspective


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Music therapy methods

India Ragachikitsa Music writing, music reminiscences (MLP)

Improvisation(GIM)

Estern:-Indian equivalents to suit our needs Japan(ongaku rhyoho-music therapy)

Transitional conflict in Japan since music educationthere was competitive and westernised (Rika

Ikuno).society based on oriental mentality andvalues-difference in verbal , nonverbal,communications,in the life values.Sharing,notcompetitive.


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Community music therapy

FUKUSHI.social work,social welfare,policy forhandicapped,elderly etc,to reduce poverty,misery insociety ,in world.

1.Revolutionery feelings among musicians andmusic students to use music as tool for healthyhuman relationships.Transformation of society.

2.Exploration of healing properties of music 3.Search for ethnic identity in modern society.

4. Check the unreasonable practice of professionsfor selfish motives.


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Research-team work

1.Music analysis

2.Quantitative and qualitative studies

3.Mixed designs

4.Issues in research.

Both musicians,musicologists,medical and

laboratory personnel ,educators andcommunity/society/nation builders interested in

prospects of proper research


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Professional issues

Ethics of practice according to international

standards

Professional supervision

Supervision of students doing music

therapy research

Educators and their competencies


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Interest groups-pluripotential

multidisciplinery team for Music

therapy Musicians

Medical people

Musicologists Educationists and researchers

Nation builders

Students who seek job opportunities and generalpublic/citizens/patients

Nation builders

World leaders for transforming society for

understanding and peace.


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World scene

American music therapy association

World forum of music therapists

European

Nordic

Latin american Japan(Asian)

Indian association(being formed)


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Analytical music therapy

Techniques of MT

Theoretical basis for MT

Personality and sensitivity training Hospital personnel and musicologists

Language of communication

Verbal,nonverbal,neurotransmitter communicationbetween cells

Control of pain and pleasure throughcommunication (said and unsaid word-throughneurotransmitters)Neuropsychoimmunology


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Basic fundamental research in

music and music therapy Raaga -same/different to different

patients/persons with different

diseases/normal as controls Same voice/different voices -same raaga

Measuring tonal spectrum with help of

computer(Bombay and Netherlands)


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Applied innovative

Real life situation.Patients/relatives/doctors

Journal references for an infant science(German

neurologists ) If no journal references and if patient/relative

mindbody complex gets peace,relief of pain ,is notthe medical community justified in reporting the

effects-case reports which accrue as data and createjournal references ?

To collect data need for music therapy wing inhospitals /clinics with research oriented and open

approach


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Transformative

Transforming outlook of

people/professional doctors ,musicologists

world leaders, to peace and understandingthrough music.

Religious and other caste/class/creed

/genderbased problems in world addressedand solved through soft musical language


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In music therapy research and

development Recreation

Reconciliation

Reinterpretation Enriching native traditions

Physical, mental, intellectual healing and

spiritual health Educating the individuals and society at

large to be healthy


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Neuroethics

Freedom of research

Knowledge derived from free research

Freedom to use it Research is a communication , a conversation with

likeminded people (freedom of speech).channelised and properly oriented and ethically

made authentic Ethically/morally strong, people who are experts in

their field, unselfish people who wants to dosomething for humanity as a whole


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f(MRI)

Neurotransmitters-behaviour of people, aestheticsense, learning ability, pleasure and pain.

Write a poem, sing a song, remember a thing, lovea person, conduct a lecture-where, how it happensin our system?

Brain mapping

DNA mapping Scan and record genome / brainome and the ethics

involved in it


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Neuronal gestalt (prof susan

Greenfield)

Neuronal event-physiological

communication to the other- how it causes

changes in the music /in patient /in therapistto cause quality improvements

Somatic and neurological awakening in

each awaken innermost qualities (beingtouched by music) and analysis of it

(Greenfields concentric theory)


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International standards

Highest attainable and sustainable therapeuticmethods

The best one.(highest attainable).Who determines? Even without the initial sponsorship from worldassociations , host country should be able tocontinue research with resources in ones own

country.(Health profession is becoming too costlyfor the world)

Risk and benefits

Consent form


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Creative music therapy

Gary Ansdell

Nordoff Robbins

Sing, play, enjoy .No theory or complex analysisfor young infant . Started with infants & children.(Absolutist position)

Always Nonreferential.

Analytical & case studies (both Prereferential &Referential)before contact with patient/therapistand after contact .The meaning for patient andtherapist analysed objectively and subjectively.


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Co-operation

From everyone who is interested in creating a

better world to live in .

Where love and understanding not hate andmisunderstanding-rule human behaviour

Feeling of oneness-advaitha-universal and global

awareness of Indian traditional classical music and

its effects on entire movable and immovable living

things.


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Medical field affiliations

Ayurveda

Sidha

Yoga

Allopathy

End of life care, geriatrics, oncology,cardiology, pain and palliative and

hospices.

FROM LULLABY TO DEATHBED


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Membership Professional

Associate(those who support) and friends of musictherapy

Student/graduate student

Retired members /honorary life memberships Inactive membership

Affiliate and educational affiliates(Foundationsinterested in supporting the aims / objectives/

purposes) Patron members (individual, organisation)

Institution,business firms,Member foundationsnominate one research student


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levels

International, national

State level

Districts level Affiliate members and organisations

Research in each regional centers . Report to

national /international chairperson Uniformity, continuing education programmes,

publications, lectures/demonstrations


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PIONEERS Gurukula (music /musician)

University (musicology, music therapy research)

Hospital (clinician,laboratory, music therapy

research) Pyramidal structure each functioning in achannelised way.Freedom of research withinframework of set medical, ethical, musical, national

,international norms. Teamwork from all these different fields.

State executives to find out best suited personnelfor research programmes.


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We need your cooperation and

understanding. Thank you for the patient audience and for

kind cooperation.

To make a dream a reality we need yourhelp , patience and involvement in the

project.

Thank you all!

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