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  5. Improvisation in Music Therapy
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
MTP509 - Improvisation in Music Therapy II. SEMESTER 2 +3 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ŞÜKRÜ TORUN
Mode of Delivery Face to face
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Prerequisites In order to take this course, the prerequisite for taking and succeeding the "Clinical Practices in Music Therapy I" course must be met.
Courses Recomended Communication Skills in Music TherapyKeyboard Skills for Music Therapists IITonal Music Skills for Music Therapists IIGuitar Skills for Music Therapists IIUsul Skills in Turkish Music for Music Therapists Makam Music Skills for Music Therapists II
Recommended Resources Book: Improvisation : Methods and Techniques for Music Therapy Clinicians, Educators, and StudentsAuthor: Tony WigramPublisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017
Work Placement Each student will present at least two real (supervision and approval required) or simulated improvisation practices (live or video recordings).
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Improvisation and key concepts from a music therapy perspective
Week - 2 Body, mind, brain and behavior patterns during improvisation
Week - 3 Improvisation and Creativity: Musical improvisation vs. Clinical Improvisation
Week - 4 Practices for Exploring the Environment, Space and Self, and Creating a Musical Universe Revealing Individual Characteristics
Week - 5 Being in the moment and in the flow, observation, stimulation of emotions and motivation in clinical improvisation
Week - 6 Musical techniques, therapeutic methods and clinical applications in improvisation: Initial and creative simplicity, play rules
Week - 7 Modeling, Mirroring and Matching in Clinical Improvisation; Empathy, Compassion, and Reflection
Week - 8 Accompaniment , Flexible and Directed Attention, Joint Attention, Explicit and Implicit Directing Practices
Week - 9 Verbal and Musical Interactions in Improvisation: Thematic, rhythmic, melodic improvisation, dialog and leitmotiv; The importance of cultural characteristics and individual preferences in musical framing
Week - 10 Voice and Instrument Use in Clinical Improvisation: Warm-up, body percussion, practical percussion instruments, transition techniques
Week - 11 Free Improvisation and The Alvin Model
Week - 12 Improvisation in Individual and Group Music Therapy: Principles, Similarities and Differences
Week - 13 Clinical Improvisation Practices
Week - 14 Clinical Improvisation Practices

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