The Musical Edge of Therapeutic Dialogue

List of contents

Listening to the Rhythm. Listening to the Tone. Improvisation and Accompaniment. The Unspoken Dialogue. From the Individual Notes to the Expanding Composition. Mind Metaphors. Play and Interplay: The Counterpoint of Subjective Bodies and Experiencing Desire. Listening to the Dialogue of Harmony and Dissonance. Coda.

About the author

Steven H. Knoblauch, Ph.D., is a faculty member and supervising analyst at The Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity, The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, and The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center, all in New York City.  In his early 20s, Dr. Knoblauch pursued a dual career in community mental health and as a jazz musician.  He entered psychoanalytic training 17 years later and has endeavored to integrate his musical experience into his clinical practice. 

Summary

An experienced musician and analyst, Knoblauch brings to the clinical encounter a trained ear sensitive to the communicative subtleties of rhythm and tone, pitch and accent.  Drawing on detailed clinical vignettes, he explores the shifts in musical

Product details

• Authors: Steven H Knoblauch, Knoblauch Steven H.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2000
• EAN: 9780881632972
• ISBN: 978-0-88163-297-2
• No. of pages: 184
• Weight: 385 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)