Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA

“Hello Songs” is a ritual musical expression of the non-musical communication occurring at the beginning and the end of a music therapy session with a client. 49 “Hello Songs” composed for children by 11 Czech and 8 American music therapists were examined during a qualitative research described in...

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Main Authors: Jiří Kantor, Lenka Kružíková
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Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/28144
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description “Hello Songs” is a ritual musical expression of the non-musical communication occurring at the beginning and the end of a music therapy session with a client. 49 “Hello Songs” composed for children by 11 Czech and 8 American music therapists were examined during a qualitative research described in this paper. Through inductive content analysis seven categories were identified that characterise the content of the “Hello Songs”, and four findings described that relate to good practice in composition and application of the songs. Recommendations for music therapy practice were formulated based on the results.
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spelling doaj-art-aa5e4835e61c402a95cc68356e1725f32025-08-20T03:09:25ZengVilnius University PressSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach2424-38762016-12-016210.21277/sw.v2i6.272Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USAJiří Kantor0Lenka Kružíková1University of Palacký in Olomouc, Czech RepublicUniversity of Palacký in Olomouc, Czech Republic “Hello Songs” is a ritual musical expression of the non-musical communication occurring at the beginning and the end of a music therapy session with a client. 49 “Hello Songs” composed for children by 11 Czech and 8 American music therapists were examined during a qualitative research described in this paper. Through inductive content analysis seven categories were identified that characterise the content of the “Hello Songs”, and four findings described that relate to good practice in composition and application of the songs. Recommendations for music therapy practice were formulated based on the results. https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/28144Hello SongsSong-writingMusic TherapyRitual Songs
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Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA
Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
Hello Songs
Song-writing
Music Therapy
Ritual Songs
title Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA
title_full Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA
title_fullStr Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA
title_full_unstemmed Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA
title_short Qualitative content analysis of “Hello Songs” composed for children by music therapists in the Czech Republic and USA
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Song-writing
Music Therapy
Ritual Songs
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