Music as Metaphor – A Therapeutic Approach

Abstract

The present article talks about a model of analysis and interpretation of music through the metaphorical translation of each musical parameter. In order for music to be a therapeutic means, we believe that it must become a musical experience and facilitate access to deep areas of the self, as well as raise questions and problems of extra-musical origin. Thus, the music that has become a metaphor can resonate with questions that the therapist can use in the health promotion process, the final and central goal of music therapy. Metaphors, above all, can be used in everyday life to add depth, richness, and meaning to our worlds, being a figure of speech that is used in order to help people understand complex or abstract concepts in a more relatable or understandable way.