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Chapter 2 explores music therapy research developments, highlighting its diverse and fragmented nature due to individual paths rather than unified goals. It examines published literature, noting that clinicians often write more about their clinical work than research, with peer-reviewed journals like JMT and others dominating. The chapter reflects on the differing training philosophies in the US and Europe and calls for more detailed exploration of research approaches, underscoring the need for a broader understanding and dissemination of findings within the field.
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Chapter 2 Developments and Issues in Music Therapy Research
History • MT research exists as a result of individuals taking their own paths, rather than operating under unitary goals • Could this be because the field is so young and so diverse?
Types of Published Literature • Peer reviewed journals JMT (NAMT/AMTA), Canadian, Music Therapy (AAMT), MTP (NAMT/AMTA), British, Australian, Nordic, New Zealand
Analysis of Journals • Music therapists write more about their clinical work and theory than their research (there are more clinicians and fewer researchers because of the time that it takes!) • JMT publishes mostly research articles as opposed to clinical and theoretical/philosophical papers
Analysis of Journals • Brooks (2003) found that quantitative and clinical papers made up the majority of nine English journals; historical represented the least • 79% of the quantitative were published in JMT • 11% of the quantitative were published in MTP
Analysis of Journals • Those who publish the most over time are more likely to have academic (rather than clinical) positions • Authors in JMT and BJMT are less likely to cite authors/publications from the other journals • Is this due to a difference of philosophy? Or a lack of scholarly maturity?
Different Camps • US training has tended toward quantitative, behavioral perspectives • European training has tended toward qualitative, psychodynamic perspectives
Efforts Toward Broad Dissemination • 1992 - MTP began publishing regular reviews of literature in the three primary US journals • 1999 - AMTA published the first research CD-ROM • Nordic Journal maintains full text and abstracts of research on website • Formation of www.musictherapyworld.net
MT Research and Degrees • Temple (US) PhD in Music Therapy • NYU (US) DA in Music Therapy • MSU, UK, FSU (US) PhD in Music Education with cognate in Music Therapy • Aalborg U (Denmark) PhD in Music Therapy • U of Oslo (Norway) PhD for MT research • City University (London) PhD for MT research • Germany, Australia have fledgling programs
A Wider View • Recent discussions and debates about quantitative vs. qualitative • Need more emphasis on underpinning beliefs and biases • The more categories of research, the better to shine light on the research story • No definable, observable, linear flow to the development of research in the field • Need more refined “listening” to the story • More emphasis on constructivist theory • Different methods for different questions: effects vs. processes
Musical Metaphor • Music therapy research to date is more like “an orchestra warming up than a full symphonic work underway.”
