FROM SELF-CULTIVATION TO CARING FOR OTHERS: MUSIC-CENTERED MUSIC THERAPY AND JUNGIAN ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MUSIC TRAINING CONTEXTS

Abstract

This study aimed to reflect on the therapeutic dimension of teaching, especially on the contributions of Music-Centered Orientation and Analytical Psychology to the development of sensitive pedagogical approaches. These approaches allow students, in the process of constructing musical knowledge, to advance in their journeys of self-discovery and strengthening of the Self, understood here as self-image or "sonic self." We articulated postulates of Shared Musical Learning to establish a dialogue between authors who address Music-Centered Orientation in Music Therapy and Analytical Psychology. Through exploratory research with a qualitative approach, we gathered impressions and memories of training experiences and developed a reflection that allowed us to link dimensions of Music-Centered Orientation in Music Therapy, Analytical Psychology, and Shared Musical Learning in the search for a Welcoming Listening approach, through which learners can develop the security to express their sonic potential. This work highlighted the importance of developing creativity and the need to improve ethical sense in peer relationships, converging with the social relevance of the work of self-discovery through sound and music. These aspects were perceived by the research participants and pointed to the pertinence of a humanistic perspective, in which music plays a leading role in learning experiences and the psychic strengthening of individuals within musical training contexts.