How are Peak Experiences Through Music Perceived ?
Author: Jamie Burnstein
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 49
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK[Abstract] In this study I utilized the heuristic model of qualitative research to explore the question, "How are peak experiences through music perceived?" I went through all six phases of the heuristic model including the initial engagement, immersion into the question, the incubation period, illumination, explication, and a creative synthesis. When reviewing current literatures several studies related to my research question were found. This research was completed using open-ended interviews of five co-researchers and data from my immersion into personal peak experiences through music. I organized my data according to the heuristic research method and immerged myself within the data. As a result, four themes surfaced while handling the data according to heuristic research guidelines: I. Transcendence of Time and Space; II. The Experience as Being; III. Unifying Spiritual Experience; IV. The Experience as Therapeutic. The identified themes depict the essence of the peak experience through music as lived by the co researchers of this study. These research results can be used by music educators, spiritual advisors, and psychotherapists.