Lars Ole Bonde med keynote på internasjonal musikkpsykologi-konferanse i Finland

På Universitetet i Jyväskylä er det oppretta eit finsk tverrfagleg senter for forsking i musikk og kognisjon (Finnish Center of excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research), som bl.a. tar for seg forsking av hjernens bearbeiding av musikkoplevelser, både  til og utanom musikkterapi. Universitet er i regi av dette forskingssenteret 12.-16. august vert for den store internasjonale konferansen arrangeret af ESCOM – The European Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music. Professor II ved Senter for musikk og helse, Lars Ole Bonde, fortel vidare:

Konferencen har udover keynotes (af bl.a. David Huron, Marc Leman og Gary McPherson) 10 symposier, 100 papers og 120 posters.
Blandt de 6 keynotes bemærker man én med musikterapeutisk emne. Tony Wigram (Aalborg Universitet ) og Lars Ole Bonde (Senter for musikk og helse) er blevet indbudt til at tale om "Musical dynamics and emotion in therapy: Theory and applied research". Abstractet for deres keynote lyder sådan:

If music is a medium for expressing the innexpressable, what qualities in music support the emotional characteristics that give meaning to this form of communication, and how is this applied in therapy? Research into the therapeutic value of music indicates that live, improvisational music making activates emotional expression irrespective of any pre-required musical skill, while complex orchestral music from the classical and romantic era stimulates highly charged imagery reflecting inner emotional states regardless of an individual’s personal musical education. Theories in musicology and music psychology underpin the therapeutic effects found when active or receptive techniques are applied to touch and meet the emotional needs of people generally, and especially for people with severe pathology. Case histories and findings from experimental studies in neurodisability, pervasive developmental disorder, hearing impairment, cancer care and personal development offer some examples of the emotional potential of music when applied in a therapeutic treatment. Analysis of musical elements and the intensity contour of the music are two ways of identifying specific qualities that inform therapeutic intervention.

For fleir oplysinger om konferansen, sjå: http://www.jyu.fi/hum/laitokset/musiikki/en/escom2009/
 

 

KS og Lars Ole Bonde, 20.05.09