Bullying comes in many different forms. Some several examples of bullying including: name-calling, spreading rumors, threatening, teasing, excluding others from a group, humiliating others with public gestures, hitting, pinching, chasing, shoving,destroying or stealing belonging etc. There are several examples of the result of bullying which includes: makes people feel lonely, unhappy, frightened, unsafe, loss of confidence, unwilling to go to school, shyness etc.
Are there some music interventions to help teens who are affected by bullying?
P.S. It would be best to give me some surveys on this topic.
Thank you!
Kostas
In Portugal, it runs a project " Orquestra Geração -Generation Orchestra" using the learning and dissemination of music for social and educational integration of children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, marginal, where there is a family destructurization problems. This model was based on the system of children's and youth orchestras in Venezuela the responsibility of Santiago Garmendia maestro. Although not want to directly prevent bullying, aims to promote self-esteem, respect for others and school integration and prevent deliquency.
There are several projects in Portuguese schools that use music, among other areas of interest to young people (workshops, clubs ...) for the prevention of bullying. Consult Ana Rodrigues da Costa and Maria of the Rosary Gaspar Almeida.
Hello Kostas
This is interesting - a concept that I had never thought of. This paper advocates music, but to reduce bullying rather than to help the victim. Unfortunately, I was not able to access the full text:
Ziv, N., & Dolev, E. (2013). The effect of background music on bullying: A pilot study. Children & Schools. 35(2):83-90
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286349386_The_effect_of_background_music_on_bullying_A_pilot_study
This is a review of the paper:
https://throughtheacademiclookingglass.wordpress.com/2013/06/
One of the references may be of help?
Koshland, L., Wilson, J., & Wittaker, B. (2004). PEACE through dance/movement: Evaluating a violence prevention program. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 26(2), 69-90.
http://www.adta.org/Resources/Documents/Koshland%20Wittaker%202004.pdf
It will be interesting to read the responses of others
Very best wishes
Mary
Article The Effect of Background Music on Bullying: A Pilot Study
You might want to check brainwave entrainment products, as some do have the technology "hidden" within music (some others are made with nature sounds, even colored noise).
These are typically used by adults, both self-administered and as adjunct neurofeedback treatments but there is some evidence (mostly still experimental but I believe also clinical) that they can also help teens.
Interventions would have to be under your supervision (or anybody else who can support the emotional upheaval that might arise as a result) as it is generally accepted that the trauma must be "released", often somatically, and this takes time and can be at times painful.
From my extensive experience as both user, developer and coach, I´d say that these kind of products can be very helpful if used properly as they are often able to drive the listener´s brainwave frequencies to desired states (often even modifying their baselines) in which things that are difficult to experience such as relating to the traumatic content (as in the case of bilateral stimulation protocols), relaxing or concentrating (so necessary specially in school settings), meditating (to help with emotional regulation and mood to name just a few potential benefits) etc do become easier with sound-induced interventions, and, thanks to neuroplasticity and some training, hopefully permanent traits.
Hope this helps !
(feel free to send me an email if you´d like to discuss this in more detail)
In treating bullied students or any other psychological trauma patients, one can use music to be a safe container to facilitate in expressing what they have felt...and then working on more positive attitude and message building for themselves and for others. For this song writing seems to be a good one for individual therapy. There are many examples of song writing for trauma patients in the music therapy literature.
It is advisable that the bullied students should be able to safely expression their inner pain and anxiety as well as more positive thoughts of what they would like to see in themselves and in others by writing a song...including writing their own lyrics, picking out chords...etc., etc.
Second activity could be better worked in a group setting and that is a drum circle. All the students could gather together and drum out rhythms with a song/chanting exercise. Positive message and songs could be used to strengthen their recovery together as a group. This could be done after bullied students have completed some individual therapy sessions and feeling up to participating into a group therapy session.
Positive re-enforcement of sharing rhythm, strong positive words of encouragement for each other could be one way of boosting their morals.
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