Shira Chadasha: A New Song for an Old Community

<span class="paragraphSection"><div class="boxTitle">Abstract</div>The following clinical case study describes my work providing music therapy to a group of Chasidic teenagers within the context of a special-needs yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY. The case follows a succession of sessions in which we formed a band and ultimately held a school-wide performance. Through these sessions I came to better understand the role of music within Chasidic culture. I initially used aspects of this music in our sessions to address clinical goals. Yet, as I developed greater therapeutic rapport, I began clinically utilizing non-familiar musical styles and concepts to meet the emerging needs of the students. Considerations of working with individuals from a self-segregated, ultra-religious culture are introduced and explored through a cultural/ethnomusicological lens.</span>

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