Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Ahmadi, Mandana mandananana@yahoo.co.uk URN etd-11202007-172437 Document Title Music and HIV/AIDS communities : perceptions, expectations, implications for music therapy Degree MMus (Music Therapy) Department Music Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Prof M Pavilcevic Co-Supervisor Mrs C Lotter Supervisor Keywords
- health
- identity
- circumstantial community
- stigma
- empowerment
- illness
- building bridges
- music-making
- creative music therapy
- HIV/AIDS
- community music therapy
- social self
- ubuntu
Date 2006-04-25 Availability unrestricted Abstract This dissertation is a qualitative interview study conducted with staff and residents at Sparrow Rainbow Village, an HIV/AIDS community. The purpose of this research was to explore the perception of the role of music held by members for their community, and specifically its role in creating a sense of community, as well as to investigate the implications these perceptions might have for setting up a community music therapy project. The interviews revealed a struggle with establishing a community identity that embraced health, as well as feeling isolated from the greater community. Music was seen as a means of bringing people together both within the community and serving to bridge the gap with the wider community and in so doing, empowering both communities simultaneously.
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