EXPRESSION AND BEHAVIOR AND THEIR CHANGE IN MUSIC-THERAPY

In the Medical University of Luebeck (Germany), T. Maler developed a m usic group therapy, which was based on psychoanalytic theories. In the years from 1984-1991, the behavior of 200 patients in the music thera py was assessed by means of new constructed rating scales. The patient s had different kinds of psychosomatic and psychiatric disorders. The results show significant changes in the music playing behavior after 1 0 sessions of music therapy. The patients playing was louder, more fre e in the improvisation and showed more plasticity. There were no diffe rences between the different diagnostic groups in the study.