Music, Mess, Metamodernism, and Post-Qualitative Inquiry

Music’s unique and universal ability to engage and connect socially and emotionally in enjoyable ways lie at the heart of why can be a valuable therapeutic intervention in the messy, complex reality of the clinical settings outlined within this section. Introducing music into new, strange and stressful environments can make these environments feel less intimidating for children. Music can produce positive emotions, sustain relationships and inculcate feelings of control, agency and which can lead to beneficial psychological effects via active music engagement or via music listening. These chapters point to the universal power of music to alleviate suffering and in particular to help children cand their families cope with the stresses and strains of being in hospital. Post qualitive enquiry and meta modern theory are utilised as conceptual frameworks to offer overarching perspectives on these chapters.