AFRO-NETS> Music Therapy International - Newsletter June 2003

[Janet Feldman <kaippg@earthlink.net>]

Music Therapy International - Newsletter June 2003
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Dear Friends,
 
Hello and please see this exciting newsletter put out monthly by Mu-
sic Therapy International (MTI), located in the US and with programs 
existing or planned in Kenya and other parts of Africa. MTI works in 
Kenya in particular, and is focused on the healing powers of music 
(music as therapy), in particular for children struggling with trau-
mas such as migration, displacement, and the effects of HIV/AIDS. 
Please see some exciting research going on (below) in this field, as 
well as about events planned in Kenya and a trip there to examine 
traditional and modern healthcare. 
 
With greatest thanks and all best wishes, 
 
Janet Feldman
mailto:kaippg@earthlink.net
 
 
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Dear MTI members, friends and sponsors,
 
General updates: 
Wishes of good health and prosperity to all of you. If this is the 
first time you are receiving this email, I would like to welcome you 
to the MTI monthly Newsletter. Also, I would like to let you know 
that everyone listed on our email list is a professional in their own 
right and your email address therein will not be misused by any mem-
ber, or friends of Music Therapy International. Talking of which a 
comprehensive address of MTI members and friends will be available in 
the future upon request so that we may encourage professional col-
laboration on music therapy in Kenya and other parts of Africa and 
related ethnography by researchers and scholars from the US and else-
where. 
 
New friends and members can visit us at: http://mtikenya.tripod.com 
Please note that our email address has changed since we got a new do-
main name. You can now reach as via email at: 
mailto:MTI@mtimusictherapy.com
 
Research on Music and Healing: 
As you all know, one of the objectives of MTI includes the promotion 
of research in traditional music healing and music therapies in Af-
rica, so this month, MTI collaborated another research on music and 
healing among the Taita people of Kenya. The research was carried out 
by Brandon Judge of The University of Puget Sound, a national liberal 
arts and sciences college in Tacoma, Washington in the USA. Brandon 
has just completed his qualitative research on music and healing 
among the Taita culture. His research findings will be available very 
soon. Brandon has very interesting anecdotes on how music is used in 
healing among the Taita people of Kenya. Just to quote one of Bran-
don's expressions "....so there is potential for some unexplored ter-
rain and return projects..." Brandon can be reached at 
mailto:bjudge@ups.edu
 
Organizational Progress: 
This Month, Sarah Fulton, the Country Director of Music Therapy Pro-
grams in Kenya, has been working tirelessly and meeting potential 
sponsors of MTI programs living in Colorado, for Mother Theresa Chil-
dren's Home and the Pediatric Oncology Unit at Kenyatta National Hos-
pital in Nairobi. Things are moving on very well. You are welcome to 
contribute ideas on how MTI's programs can be more successful in the 
future. Let's work together: we need you.
 
This month, Steven Adamski and Eric Doebel of MTI have teamed up Mr. 
Steven Pie in Cleveland to Make more music for the children.
 
Future Breakthrough: 
December 26, 2003 - January 6, 2004 MTI is proud to be one of the co-
sponsors of Professor Joe Moreno on a major educational endeavor on 
music therapy awareness workshop in Kenya.
 
You are cordially invited to join Joseph Moreno, MT-BC, PROFESSOR 
EMERITUS, MUSIC THERAPY, MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MO, USA
 
On an Exciting Adventure: 
Exploring Dimensions of Traditional and Modern Healthcare in Kenya 
(Those MTI members in Africa, please contact professor Moreno if you 
have any questions).
 
This trip is designed especially for health professionals such as 
creative arts therapists, physicians, nurses, psychologists, psychia-
trists and others with a special interest in a unique experience pro-
viding direct contact with African traditional healers. Experience 
firsthand the source of psychotherapy and the arts therapies in their 
primal form to expand your perceptions of healthcare in a rich multi-
cultural context. These exciting encounters will be combined with op-
portunities to enjoy the very best of the magnificent wildlife in 
Kenya, an enriching experience that is sure to be transforming. Pro-
fessor Moreno can be reached at mailto:joem@maryville.edu
 
 
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Most sincerely,
 
David Otieno Akombo, M.Mus, M.ED.
Executive President
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"Music is a moral law. It gives charm and gaiety to life and to eve-
rything" (Plato, 427 BC - 347 BC).
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