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Community Music Therapy And Participatory Performance: Case Study Of A Coffee House, Elizabeth Mitchell
Community Music Therapy And Participatory Performance: Case Study Of A Coffee House, Elizabeth Mitchell
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This case study research explores the impact of a musical performance event—the Coffee House—held bi-annually at an adolescent mental health treatment facility in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Any client or staff member is welcomed to perform at this event, which is organized by the facility’s music therapist and framed here as an example of community music therapy. Drawing upon Turino’s (2008) ethnomusicological perspective on performance, I will argue that the Coffee House’s success within this context is due to its participatory ethos, wherein success is primarily defined by the act of participation. Here, performance takes place within an inclusive and supportive …