A canção de apresentação como um recurso de musicoterapia na saúde mental

Abstract

Music is a tool that has the potential to provide human beings the release of emotions, among many other important functions. Currently songs are considered an important Music Therapy resource in the context of Mental Health and they are mentioned since the emergence of Music Therapy. This article aims to present and reflect on the use of the Music Therapy technique of Presentation Song when it is inserted in Mental Health, through content analysis. Cataloged reports of group sessions were analysed. the sessions were based in songs as a form of presentation of the participants. In addition to pointing out different types of Presentation Songs, this research shows that this technique contributes to the initial therapeutic bond, initial theme of intervention, future Music Therapy process, bringing several benefits both to the client and the music therapist who uses it.