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The Institute is primarily engaged in carrying out studies on clinical practices of music therapy and the related methods, and disseminating information regarding these studies throughout Japan and abroad.
In collaboration with the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, which is part of the graduate school at New York University, the Institute of Music Therapy of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music puts into practice the research carried out on music therapy from an international perspective.
With music therapy, treatment is carried out using music in order to restore, maintain, and improve not only the physical well-being, but also the psychological and social well-being of a patient. As today’s society grows ever more complex, the demand for music therapy is growing steadily greater.
A total of nineteen children and adults with disabilities (in the 2007 academic year) regularly receive music therapy treatment at the Music Therapy Clinical Center, which is situated inside the Institute.
The Institute of Music Therapy of Senzoku Gakuen College of Music, which is engaged in activities aimed at raising the competencies of therapists who have acquired specialized education in music therapy, and advanced study for instructors involved in music therapy education, carries out research and studies from the perspective of improving a broad range of specialized knowledge and practical skills in such fields as medical and psychological training in addition to musical training.
- Carry out research of clinical practice of music therapy and methods used in clinical instruction.
- Improve the quality of education of and therapy being administered by music therapy providers and educators.
- Form tie-ups with music therapy research institutions in Japan and abroad in order to improve the quality of music therapy research being carried out.
- Raise social awareness of music therapy by disseminating information throughout Japan as well as abroad about music therapy.
- Stimulate demand for music therapy in local communities and provide support for carrying out therapy activities.
- 1.Clinical research activities for music therapy
- Carry out studies on the physiological, psychological, and social influences music exerts on people by collecting and searching through documents, and conducting basic and clinical research.
- Study the psychological, physical, and social characteristics of disabled children and adults, as well as non-disabled adults and the elderly, and develop therapeutic methods that make use of music in order to foster their psychological, physical and social development, as well as maintain and improve these functions.
- Publish bulletins and research papers.
- 2.Education and training activities
- Clinical instructions to foster students who aim to become music therapists as well as to provide assistance for advanced study to those who have obtained qualification as a certified music therapist.
- Study and development of effective methods of clinical instruction.
- Study and advanced training for improving instruction methods and clinical skills of clinical education instructors.
- 3.External activities
- Give open lectures on music therapy.
- Carry out as well as support music therapy activities in the local community.
Staff Members of the Institute of Music Therapy for the 2007 Academic Year
- Director Emeritus: Dr. Clive Robbins
- Assistant Director Emeritus: Visiting Associate Professor Alan Turry
- Director: Professor Yuriko Shionoya
- Assistant Director: Associate Professor Kana Okazaki
- Researchers: Eight lecturers of the College’s Music Therapy Major
- Research Students: Two students
