Lithuania. Alytus. Association Ensemble Old music. This organization has never asked and never got European support before. It works on a voluntary activities and a private support. The Association was established in 2000.
There are experienced teachers participating at the organization: music and Lithuanian history teachers, disabled- the formers from Alytus music school and their parents, local community members. They play traditional Lithuanian instruments, sing national songs. Ensemble “ Old music” takes part in a local community events – songs festivals, song contest of disabled people. There are some musicians who participate in a research study (head of “Old music” is a doctor of social sciences) and projects with other educational organizations. For example: municipality project “ Our region – culture and traditions” ( together with Alytus Ramanausko Vanago secondary school); “ Chanting Lithuanian songs “sutartines” (together with association of scientists “Vizija”.) The proposal for International conference of the Humanities in 2005 in Cambridge was illustrated by activity recorded with ensemble “Old music”. Musical activity of the disabled participating in such activity was described in a book (A.Vilkeliene. Exceptional children and their integration in a process of the musical education, Vilnius, 2003), in a local newspaper Alytaus naujienos (2004, 2005).
Austria. The Institute for Ethno-Music-Therapy was established as a cultural institute with the objective of uncovering and preserving the therapeutic potential of music from different cultures and making it accessible to the public. The institute is co-founder of "IMARAA" (International Music and Art Research Association Austria), a collaboration of universities and institutes dedicated to coordinating research on the effects of art in Austria. The institute looks back on 15 years of work and experience with Ancient Oriental Music Therapy in areas of intercultural exchange & cultural transfer of music therapy theory, as well as clinical practice and research. A continuous, close integration of practice, research and theory ensures that the knowledge conveyed is up to date. Activities of insitute are: taking a respoinsible approach to therapeutic concepts from countries outside Europe, organising scientific lectures, seminars,conferences, music lessons, political activities linked with the profession of music therapy, contemporary handling of tradituion. Institute of Ethnomusic therapy works with the disabled and use ethno music. There are students and researches at the Institute. They organize seminars, conferences about oriental music, folk austrian music ant its use for the health. Head of the institute dr.G.Tucek published a lot of articles about ethno arts (Music) and it’s use for the health. Institute of Ethnimusic therapy had participated in a Socrates Grundtvig project “Healing yarns of music notes” and others. They are experienced in a folk arts and therapy. |
