The environmental conditions that support or constrain the therapeutic songwriting process

Abstract

Understanding the impact of the environment on the therapeutic songwriting process, and indeed music therapy in general is both important for efficacious practice and in need of detailed investigation. The purpose of this study was to identify the environmental conditions that support or constrain the therapeutic songwriting process. Forty-five music therapists from 11 countries were interviewed about their perspectives on the factors impacting on the songwriting process, including environmental factors. Drawing on grounded theory methods from a constructivist paradigm, interview transcripts were coded and after prolonged immersion with the data, factors constructed to explain how different ..