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Music as a transfer of faith

Towards recovery and healing

Akershus University College, Lillestrøm, Norway

This study considers music listening and its role as a lay or folk healing practice in the lives of men and women with long-term illnesses and disease. A total of twenty-two participants from Norway, aged 34 to 65 with long-term illnesses and diseases were recruited as a strategic sample involving eight in-depth interviews from 2004 to 2005. This participatory and action-oriented research focused on whether participants could, through exposure to and exchange of new musical materials and practices, learn to use music as a ‘technology’ of health promotion and self-care. A novel ‘participatory CD design’ was developed, involving participants’ reflections on and contribution to the making of four compact-disc (CD) compilations. Participants described their involvement with the project and their subsequent raised musical consciousness as beneficial, resulting in increased self-awareness and a new repertoire of musical skills relating to self-care in the face of illness.

Key Words: health • music • illness • participation • healing • faith

Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 12, No. 1, 87-99 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1744987106072042


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