AFFECT ATTUNEMENT, INTERSUBJECTIVITY, AND COMMUNICATIVE MUSICALITY FOSTER THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP IN INTERACTIVE MUSIC THERAPY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

A literature search was conducted using various databases, following the inclusion and exclusion criteria outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) model. The review showed that theories from developmental psychology—such as Daniel Stern's affect attunement, Colwyn Trevarthen's intersubjectivity, and Stephen Malloch's communicative musicality in mother-infant communication—provide significant theoretical foundations for clinical music therapists. These theories inform the use of music and its elements to form relational experiences and therapeutic relationships in interactive music therapy practice