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The Nature Of Sound And Music, Seung-A Kim Ph.D., L.C.A.T., Mt-Bc

Faculty Works: MT (2003-2021)

Throughout history, musicians, music educators, psychologists, scientists, philosophers, researchers, and others from various disciplines have attempted to define ‘sound’ and ‘music’. However, it seems to be difficult to achieve one agreement on this topic since it can be interpreted in various ways, depending upon ‘who defines it’ and ‘the purpose of doing it’. My intention in raising these introductory questions is not to argue for one definition of sound and music, but to introduce various perspectives of them. More importantly. I would like to discuss how music therapists perceive this matter in a music therapy context. A music therapist uses …