{"title":"Let’s rock: The means and meanings of participation in a music therapy rock band","authors":"Jesse Rathgeber","doi":"10.1177/02557614251348952","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This case study explores the means and meanings of participation in a music therapy rock band. The Smooth Criminals is a band composed of five young adult members diagnosed with developmental disabilities and four assistants, comprising three music therapists/interns and a volunteer. Data generation occurred between 2013 and 2016 in a music therapy clinic in the Southwest of the United States and included video recordings of weekly rehearsals and three concerts, field notes, a researcher journal, and interviews with members, their families, and the facilitators/assistants. Analysis entailed a recursive process of axial coding with early themes informing questions and inquiries explored later in the study. Themes in the findings include (1) the band as a space for community and mutual care for all participants, (2) the band as a space to play with and construct personal identity, and (3) adaptations and accommodations used to support the band. Experiences in the band held communal and social meanings for members, facilitated by band members’ self-adaptive strategies and the support roles of the facilitators. The discussion explores possible applications of the themes and what might be adapted and transposed from community music therapy experiences such as this into music education contexts.","PeriodicalId":46623,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Music Education","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Music Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/02557614251348952","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This case study explores the means and meanings of participation in a music therapy rock band. The Smooth Criminals is a band composed of five young adult members diagnosed with developmental disabilities and four assistants, comprising three music therapists/interns and a volunteer. Data generation occurred between 2013 and 2016 in a music therapy clinic in the Southwest of the United States and included video recordings of weekly rehearsals and three concerts, field notes, a researcher journal, and interviews with members, their families, and the facilitators/assistants. Analysis entailed a recursive process of axial coding with early themes informing questions and inquiries explored later in the study. Themes in the findings include (1) the band as a space for community and mutual care for all participants, (2) the band as a space to play with and construct personal identity, and (3) adaptations and accommodations used to support the band. Experiences in the band held communal and social meanings for members, facilitated by band members’ self-adaptive strategies and the support roles of the facilitators. The discussion explores possible applications of the themes and what might be adapted and transposed from community music therapy experiences such as this into music education contexts.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Music Education (IJME) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) four times a year. Manuscripts published are scholarly works, representing empirical research in a variety of modalities. They enhance knowledge regarding the teaching and learning of music with a special interest toward an international constituency. Manuscripts report results of quantitative or qualitative research studies, summarize bodies or research, present theories, models, or philosophical positions, etc. Papers show relevance to advancing the practice of music teaching and learning at all age levels with issues of direct concern to the classroom or studio, in school and out, private and group instruction. All manuscripts should contain evidence of a scholarly approach and be situated within the current literature. Implications for learning and teaching of music should be clearly stated, relevant, contemporary, and of interest to an international readership.