Song and Self-Discovery: Touching the Pattern that Connects

Song and Self-Discovery: Touching the Pattern that Connects

This essay is a personal account of the power of song in health recovery and self-discovery. It follows the author’s process of grappling with questions of where beauty lies and how to access it, and of the interplay and co-creation between artist, art, and perceiver. The author highlights music’s &...

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Main Author: Lisa Wersal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GAMUT - Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (NORCE & University of Bergen) 2006-11-01
Series:Voices
Online Access:https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/1678
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