Kenneth bruscia biography

Kenneth E. Bruscia is Emeritus Professor of Music Therapy from Temple University in Philadelphia PA. His books are available from www.barcelonapublishers.com.
Bruscia is Emeritus Professor of Music Therapy from Temple University in Philadelphia PA. His books are available from www.barcelonapublishers.com.
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Kenneth Bruscia

Putting Blind Students in Touch with Music

Music Educators Journal, 1985

In order to study, learn, or play music written by others, blind children and adults inevitably m... more In order to study, learn, or play music written by others, blind children and adults inevitably must overcome a major obstacle-reading music. Traditionally, the Braille system of transcribing music notation has made it possible for blind persons to read music; however, it does not provide complete, easy, or immediate access to the world of written music. Aside from being complicated and difficult to learn, Braille notation is different from the traditional written system-the dot patterns do not copy shapes of the notes-and therefore it gives the blind person a different mental image of a musical score. Another disadvantage is that Braille transcriptions are not always available, convenient, or easily accessible. When Braille is not used, a blind student must depend on audio tapes to learn a piece of music. Obviously, this takes exceptional auditory abilities, which all blind students do

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The American Music Therapy Association presented Kenneth E. Bruscia, PhD, MT-BC as The William W. Sears Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker at the annual AMTA conference in Atlanta, Georgia in November, 2011. Dr. Bruscia’s lecture, “Ways of Thinking in Music Therapy,” is an analysis of various ways of thinking about the respective roles of music, therapist, and client, and how these roles are configured in different models and styles of music therapy practice. Dr. Bruscia specifically addresses the implications of the question he posed during his lecture: Can we better serve our clients by moving from “one-way” thinking to more “integral” thinking? This AMTA-Pro podcast includes both the audio and video versions of Dr. Bruscia’s lecture as well as a detailed discussion outline. Keep in mind the hour-long video takes a bit of time to download. Please note that Dr. Bruscia’s final comments are not included in the audio and video segments because technical difficulties during the original recording in Atlanta cut the recordings short.

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Kenneth Bruscia

A comparison of cardiac and cancer inpatients on the MARI® Card Test

The Arts in Psychotherapy, 2007

The MARI ® Card Test is a projective preference test developed by art therapist, Joan Kellogg, ba... more The MARI ® Card Test is a projective preference test developed by art therapist, Joan Kellogg, based on her extensive study of mandalas (circle drawings). As used in this study, the test involved selecting the most and least preferred mandalas from a set of archetypal designs, called the Great Round. The test was administered to 195 patients, 132 hospitalized for cardiac disease and 63 hospitalized for cancer. The purpose was to identify similarities and differences in the design and color choices of the two groups, and to interpret the choices. Based on mandala theory, the projective evidence indicated that both cardiac and cancer patients are trying to preserve what they have achieved in life, and both are fearful of falling apart. Along with a strong will to survive, there is a preoccupation with death, feelings of depression, dependence, and anger, and a