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This means the therapist must begin by listening:</p> <ul> <li>to the sound a child makes on a small percussion instrument that they choose to play,</li> <li>to a tune composed in a group session,</li> <li>to the answer to the question: “How are you today?”,</li> <li>to the silence of a young person who chooses to turn their chair to the corner and refuse any invitation to play.</li> </ul> <p>Music therapists work with the expressive and reflective elements of music to support social, psychological or physical needs. They listen and respond musically, and work towards agreed goals.</p> <p>In our programs we work with people who are marginalized and silenced by social injustice, prejudice, and isolation. Music therapy has been defined as <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350685542_Invitation_to_Community_Music_Therapy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attending to those unheard voices</a>. When people’s opportunities are reduced by oppression, poverty, or conflict, music therapy can be used to <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26620888_Music_in_Therapy_Increasing_Possibilities_for_Action" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increase possibilities for action</a>.</p> <h4>Music therapy in Rwanda</h4> <p>In 2013, <span class="notranslate"> Musicians Without Borders </span> partnered with Rwandan healthcare organization WE-ACTx for Hope to support the establishment of the country’s first professional music therapy position. From 2013 to 2017, over a hundred young people living with HIV benefitted from music therapy sessions.</p> <p>Rwandan musicians were brought in to offer additional skills, and they received mentoring in music therapy approaches. We developed a training course in Music & Health for music students at the University of Rwanda.</p> <p>To continue music therapy provision in Rwanda, we have collaborated with University of South Wales and University of the West of England, to recruit music therapy students and graduates.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <blockquote> <p>“When I am angry, I start singing. Later on, the anger had transformed into happiness, a good mood.”</p> </blockquote> <p><em>– Music therapy participant, Rwanda Youth Music</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element "> <div class="wpb_wrapper"> <h4>Music therapy in Palestine</h4> <p>Since 2015 we have partnered with<a href="http://www.musicastherapy.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Music as Therapy International</a> in Palestine. Four groups of Palestinian musicians and social workers have been trained in techniques and theory aimed towards supporting developmental needs of children. Each training cycle of one year contains eight modules, including assignments, a training weekend with music therapists from Music as Therapy International, and practical work.</p> <p>During the practical work, each trainee gives eight Music as Therapy sessions to a small group of young children with special needs, and they receive online supervision from a certified music therapist. 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class="meta-excerpt">by Chris Nicholson "Because the tutsis were hiding, they couldn’t sing.” This testimony of a…</span></div><span class="nectar-post-grid-item__meta-wrap"><span class="meta-date">April 13, 2015</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="nectar-post-grid-item" data-post-id="722" data-has-img="true"> <div class="inner"><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg-wrap"><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg-wrap-inner"><a class="bg-wrap-link" aria-label="Asylum" href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2015/03/17/asylum/"></a><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg"><img decoding="async" class="nectar-lazy skip-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201024%20747'%2F%3E" alt height="747" width="1024" data-nectar-img-src="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Asylum-blog-RYM-300x219.jpg" 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class="nectar-post-grid-item" data-post-id="725" data-has-img="true"> <div class="inner"><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg-wrap"><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg-wrap-inner"><a class="bg-wrap-link" aria-label="“I am fine, thank you.”" href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2015/01/24/i-am-fine-thank-you/"></a><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg"><img decoding="async" class="nectar-lazy skip-lazy" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201024%20768'%2F%3E" alt height="768" width="1024" data-nectar-img-src="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Music-therapy-room-in-Kigali-300x225.jpg" data-nectar-img-srcset="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Music-therapy-room-in-Kigali-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Music-therapy-room-in-Kigali-768x576.jpg 768w, 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href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2014/09/22/one-four-five/" aria-label="One… Four, five…"></a><div class="item-main"><h4 class="post-heading"><a href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2014/09/22/one-four-five/"><span>One… Four, five…</span></a></h4><div class="nectar-post-grid-item__excerpt-wrap item-meta-extra"><span class="meta-excerpt">by Chris Nicholson ONE, two and, three and, FOUR, FIVE, six and; ONE, two and,…</span></div><span class="nectar-post-grid-item__meta-wrap"><span class="meta-date">September 22, 2014</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="nectar-post-grid-item" data-post-id="736" data-has-img="true"> <div class="inner"><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg-wrap"><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg-wrap-inner"><a class="bg-wrap-link" aria-label="Rwandan music box" href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2013/12/01/rwandan-music-box/"></a><div class="nectar-post-grid-item-bg"><img decoding="async" class="nectar-lazy skip-lazy" 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https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rhythm-RYM-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Rhythm-RYM.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div></div></div><div class="content"><a class="nectar-post-grid-link" href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2013/10/21/rain-drumming-down/" aria-label="Rain drumming down"></a><div class="item-main"><h4 class="post-heading"><a href="https://www.musicianswithoutborders.org/2013/10/21/rain-drumming-down/"><span>Rain drumming down</span></a></h4><div class="nectar-post-grid-item__excerpt-wrap item-meta-extra"><span class="meta-excerpt">by Chris Nicholson When the rain comes down in Kigali it bounces off the ground…</span></div><span class="nectar-post-grid-item__meta-wrap"><span class="meta-date">October 21, 2013</span></span></div></div></div></div><div class="nectar-post-grid-item" data-post-id="741" data-has-img="true"> <div class="inner"><div 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