ESTONIA

ESTONIAN SOCIETY OF MUSIC THERAPY

Founded in 1990
About 50 members
Annual seminars
Conference “Arts for Health” (every 2 years)
President MALLE LUIK
E-mail: malleluik@hot.ee

MUSIC THERAPY TRAINING COURSES

•  Music Therapy as an Additional Subject (undergraduate course, 1 year, 225 contact hrs)
Tallinn Pedagogical University, Department of Psychology

•  Advanced Course of Music Therapy
(basic level, 1 year, 120 contact hrs)
Tallinn Pedagogical University
www.tpu.ee
Contact person: Alice Pehk, MA alice.pehk@tpu.ee

RESEARCH

at the Health Research Laboratory of Tallinn Pedagogical University

Pehk, A. (2004–…) Preventive Psychodynamically Oriented Music Therapy in Personal Growth of Future Musicians. On-going PhD-studies at Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hamburg, Germany.

Rüütel, E., Ratnik, M., Tamm., E., Zilensk, H. (2004). The Experience of Vibroacoustic Therapy in the Therapeutic Intervention of Adolescent Girls. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 2004, 13 (1), pp. 33–46.

Rüütel, E. (2002). The Psychophysiological Effects of Music and Vibroacoustic Stimulation. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 2002, 11 (1), pp. 16–26.

Pehk, A. (1997). Psychophysiological Influence of Music and Its Therapeutic Use. Master's Thesis.

Rüütel, E. (1997). Psychophysiological Influence of Music and Vibroacoustic Stimulation. Master's Thesis.

Pehk, A. (1996–1997). Differences in Influence of Stimulative and Sedative Music Combined With the Same Low Frequency Sound. Tallinn Pedagogical University.

Kahusk, N., Pehk, A. (1995–1996). Influence of Music Depending On Listening Method and Health Status. Tallinn Pedagogical University.

Mardi, R., Pehk, A., Rüütel, E., Vinkel, M. (1995). The Effect of Vibroacoustic Method in Treatment of Stress Related State of Psychosomatic Dyscomfort.

BOOKS

Rüütel, E., Elenurm, T., Pehk, A., Tomberg, M., Visnapuu, P. (2001). Loomismäng. Muusika-, sõna-, liikumis-, kunsti- ja värviharjutusi rühmatööks. ( Play of creation: Creative activities with music, literature, movement, art and color for group work.) Tallinn:Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool.

Rüütel, E. (1998). Vibroakustiline teraapia: Teoreetilised lähtekohad ja rakendusvõimalused ( Vibroacoustic Therapy: Theory and Practice.). Tallinn: Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool. 70 p.

Pehk, A. (1996). Muusade kunst aitab elada: Muusika psühhofüsioloogilisest toimest ja selle teraapilistest rakendusvõimalustest ( Psychophysiological Influence of Music and Its Therapeutic Use). Tallinn: Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool. 143 p.

Pehk, A. (Ed.) (1996). Muusika loob võimaluse: Valik artikleid muusika teraapilisest kasutamisest ( Articles of Estonian Music Therapists about Therapeutic Use of Music) . Tallinn: Tallinna Pedagoogikaülikool. 138 p.