Fostering Intimacy through Musical Beginnings: Exploring the Application of Communicative Musicality Through the Musical Experience of Parents in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Fostering Intimacy through Musical Beginnings: Exploring the Application of Communicative Musicality Through the Musical Experience of Parents in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

This paper explores the powerful role of musical moments in fostering intimacy for parents and their hospitalised infant in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Grounded in Malloch & Trevarthen’s theory of communicative musicality (2010a), a critical and contemporary perspective on this theor...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elizabeth McLean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GAMUT - Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (NORCE & University of Bergen) 2016-04-01
Series:Voices
Subjects:
communicative musicality
intimacy
parents
music therapy
musical moments
NICU
Online Access:https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2315

Similar Items

Similar Items