”Who can do what? Who is allowed to do what?”

Perspectives on music therapy, music geragogy and music pedagogy

Abstract

The article focuses on connecting and delimiting aspects of music therapy, music education and music pedagogy and discusses how the disciplines influence each other in practice and research. Thereby, blurred demarcations between the disciplines, both conceptually and in practice, are also highlighted. The article shows that the disciplines are often interlinked and blurred in their border areas, where an increased capacity for reflection in the professions is required to address the goals and competences of the disciplines. The importance of closer cooperation between music therapy, music education and music pedagogy in order to enrich each other is emphasised. Intergenerational programmes serve as a concrete example of how music therapy, music geragogy and music education can work closely together to respond to the specific requirements of different target groups. The article appeals for more intensive cooperation between the disciplines beyond such settings and pleads for interdisciplinary permeability in research and professionalisation.