Guest Editorial / ÉDitrices Invitées

As educators at the University of Windsor (Amy) and Wilfrid Laurier University (Carolyn, Amy), we applaud the amazing and often groundbreaking research conducted by graduate students. Furthermore, we believe that to create strong research communities, we need to support young professionals and guide them throughout the rigorous publication process. Thus when the call for co-editors came out for a 40th anniversary edition of the Canadian Journal of Music Therapy featuring the work of new researchers, it seemed like a natural fit that we become involved as publication mentors.This special issue is a wonderful way to celebrate our Canadian music therapy heritage by highlighting the new voices of recent music therapy graduates. The positive response by recent graduates to the call for papers indicates a desire to step out, not only by conducting research but also by sharing research discoveries. This forum is ideal for promoting upcoming music therapy researchers, making their work better known in North America and internationally while also advancing music therapy research and practice with original work by a new generation.Here you will find a collection of studies that embrace diverse topics. The use of orchestral instruments in music therapy has not received much attention in the literature, and Aimee Berend's article raises awareness of this important area while providing motivation for music therapists to use their primary instruments in therapy. SaraRose Black provides a reflective look at the role of receptive music therapy techniques, proposed in a new framework that she terms inter-active listening. In articles about singlesession music therapy with adolescents (Emily Carruthers), music therapists' experience of burnout (Kiki Chang), and music and speech prosody (Sarah Faber and Anna Fiveash), the authors investigate topics that have meaningful implications for music therapists with respect to the clinical, personal, and emotional aspects of music-making in health care settings. Erin Gross and Laurel Young contribute a timely piece on perspectives on the current state of Canadian music therapy as the CAMT is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The use in music therapy of musical gestures (Danielle Jakubiak), tango (Demian Kogutek), and Jungian theory (Joel Kroeker) exemplify the diversity of music therapy approaches and research in Canada. From Quebec, Christelle Laforme describes a music therapy program for family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, highlighting the need for music therapy services to include caregivers, and Sylvain Larouche investigates the commonalities and differences between music therapists and music teachers, expressing the need for collaboration among professional bodies to ensure a match between the needs of special needs students in the Quebec education system and the skills of the people who are guiding them.We trust you will enjoy reading this special issue of the journal and celebrating 40 years of music therapy in Canada.En tant qu'educatrices a l'universite de Windsor (Amy) et a l'universite de Wilfrid Laurier (Carolyn, Amy), nous nous rejouissons de la recherche extraordinaire et souvent revolutionnaire menee par les etudiants de cycles superieurs. En outre, nous croyons que pour creer des milieux de recherches solides, nous devons soutenir et guider les jeunes professionnels a travers le processus rigoureux de l'edition. Donc, quand la recherche de coredacteurs pour le 40e anniversaire de l'edition de la Revue canadienne de musicotherapie a ete lancee, il nous a semble tout naturel de nous impliquer en tant que mentor de publication. …

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