Becoming Phoenix Song: The therapeutic paradox of liminal existence in the development of a trans and nonbinary community music therapy voicework project

Myerscough, Francis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9646-5229 2023. Becoming Phoenix Song: The therapeutic paradox of liminal existence in the development of a trans and nonbinary community music therapy voicework project. Lee, Colin Andrew, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Queer and Trans Music Therapy, Oxford: Oxford University Press, C32P1–C32N8. (10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192898364.013.32)

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Abstract

Phoenix Song Project (PSP) is a community-led music therapy organization that focuses on voicework for and by members of trans and non-binary communities. The grounded theory methodology research described in this chapter is developed from the minutes of a development meeting that considered the organization’s work and the potential of these results to affect its future direction. The key category that emerged from the results was that of liminality. Reflecting further on subsequent engagement gave rise to a proposed theory of liminal experience and the therapeutic paradox this poses. This chapter suggests that while the experiences of liminality are common to trans lives and could have direct implications for queer and trans music therapy, these experiences can also function as a barrier to therapeutic engagement.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Healthcare Sciences
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780192898364
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2023 08:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163084

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