SP25PK045 Complex Music Therapy I

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
6/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PaedDr. Irena Johanka Savková, MBA (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Eva Zezulková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PaedDr. Irena Johanka Savková, MBA
Institute of Special Education – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Denisa Janků
Timetable
Fri 6. 11. 16:25–18:50 C209, Fri 20. 11. 16:25–18:50 C209
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(1951) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K) && ROCNIK(2)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Objectives: The essence of the subject is to obtain theoretical and practical information about the possibility of using music therapy activities, specifically holistic music therapy in practice. The subject is conducted in the form of an experiential workshop, theory is intertwined with the practical part. The theoretical area focuses on the basic starting points, possibilities, directions of music therapy, the influence of music on humans, the characteristics of a specific music therapy direction - Holistic music therapy, its influence on the human body, forms, instruments used, principles, principles. Introduction of instruments specific to holistic music therapy. The practical part focuses on one's own experience - introduction of natural tuning instruments, rhythm creation, practical use of instruments within the active form of music therapy and music therapy orchestra and completion of the receptive form of music therapy.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes: Professional knowledge: - the student is able to define and theoretically define the term music therapy - the student is able to characterize a holistic music therapy approach - the student knows the basic rules and principles and forms of music therapy - the student is able to specify the influence of the voice on the human organism - the student is familiar with interpersonal communication within music therapy Professional skills: - the student masters the basic strokes on the djembe - the student masters the basic rhythm creation - the student masters the playing of percussion instruments General competencies: - the student can assess and appropriately adapt the space for a music therapy circle - the student can assess the suitability of the form of music therapy activity for a specific group - the student can evaluate the suitability of individual instruments and their use in a music therapy circle according to the individual needs of the individual
Syllabus
Contents: 1. Terminological definition of music therapy Emergence and development of music therapy Goals of music therapy Music therapy approaches and directions Specifics of holistic music therapy, emergence, development Music therapy instruments Basic knowledge of percussion instruments, types 2. Forms of holistic music therapy – individual, group, active, receptive Active form of holistic music therapy – principles, room preparation Receptive form of holistic music therapy – principles, room preparation Verbal and nonverbal communication within music therapy activities Self-reflection, sharing
Literature
    required literature
  • SAVKOVÁ, Irena Johanka. Studijní opora Celostní muzikoterapie 1. 2024, 103 pp. info
  • SAVKOVÁ, Irena Johanka. Celostní muzikoterapie jako jedna z aktivit v oblasti prevence rizikových projevů chování u dětí a mládeže (Holistic music therapy as one of thepreventive activities min pupils with problém behavior). Social pathology prevention, Silesian Univerzity Faculty of public policies in Opava. Opava: Silesian University in Opava, Faculty of Public Policies in Opava, 2021, vol. 2021, Volume VII | Issue 1, p. 77-87, 100 pp. ISSN 2464-5885. info
  • American Music Therapy Association: Definition and Quotes about Music Therapy [online]. Silver Spring: American Music Therapy Association, 2020. Dostupné z: https://www.musictherapy.org/about/quotes
  • SAVKOVÁ, Irena Johanka; Eva ZEZULKOVÁ; Veronika BOULTEROVÁ; Dita MOHELSKÁ; Magda BLAHOVÁ; Pavla MUSILOVÁ; Veronika FALTUSOVÁ; Zdeněk ČERMÁK and Alena BAZIKOVÁ. Celostní muzikoterapie v praxi pomáhajících profesí (Holistic music therapy in helping professions). 2025th ed. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2025, 102 pp. ISBN 978-80-7510-615-5. URL info
  • KANTOR, J., LIPSKÝ, M., WEBER, J. et al. Základy muzikoterapie. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2846-9.
  • Marek,V. Hudba jinak. Praha: Eminent, 2003. ISBN: 9788072811250
    recommended literature
  • GERLICHOVÁ, M. Muzikoterapie v praxi – příběhy muzikoterapeutických cest. Praha: Grada, 2020. ISBN 978-80-271-1791-8.
  • HOLZER, L., DRLÍČKOVÁ, S. Celostní muzikoterapie v institucionální výchově: metoda Lubomíra Holzera: expresivní terapeutické metody – cesta ke změně v institucionální výchově. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2012. ISBN 978-80-244-3323-3.
  • KOMÁRKOVÁ, Š. Muzikohrádky. Praha: Portál, 2021. ISBN 978-80-262-1729-9.  SAUS, W. Alikvótní zpěv – tajemství magického umění hlasu. Praha: Maitrea, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7500-427-7
  • MARTINEAU, J. Tajemství hudby: melodie, rytmus, harmonie. Praha: Dokořán, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7363-966-2.
  • MORENO, J. J. Rozehrát svou vnitřní hudbu. Praha: Portál, 2005. ISBN 80-7178-980-1.
  • SACKS, O. Musicophilia: příběhy o vlivu hudby na lidský mozek. Praha: Dybbuk, 2015. ISBN 978-807-4381-324.
    not specified
  • CAMPBELL, D. Mozartův efekt. Praha: Eminent, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7281-336-0.
  • EDWARDS, J. ed. The Oxford handbook of music therapy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-963975-5.
  • KOLMAN, V. O čem se nedá mluvit, o tom se musí zpívat: od formy zobrazení k formám života. Praha: Filosofia, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7007-498-5.
  • SAUS, W. Alikvótní zpěv – tajemství magického umění hlasu. Praha: Maitrea, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7500-427-7.
  • ZELEIOVÁ, J. Psychodynamické aspekty muzikoterapie: hudobnopedagogické a hudobnoterapeutické súvislosti. Trnava: Typi Universitatis Tyrnaviensis, 2012. ISBN 978-80-8082-492.
Teaching methods
Lecture, guided professional discussion, brainstorming, group work, experiential and self-experiential learning, practical demonstration and practice of music therapy techniques, reflective and self-reflective activities, independent student work, individual preparation.
Assessment methods
Course credit is awarded based on the continuous completion of assigned correspondence tasks, submitted via the Submission tool in the IS according to the instructor’s instructions. The assessment includes a final reflective report, in which the student analyzes personal experience, self-experience, and the application of theoretical knowledge in practice. Evaluation criteria include task completion, academic quality of work, integration of theory and practice, and quality of reflection.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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