A Preliminary Study on Singing Bowl Healing from the Perspective of Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Singing bowl healing covers the study of ethnomusicology, acoustics and music healing guided by the Singing bowl. As a concept under the cross influence of medical ethnomusicology, music therapy and harmony landscape science, it has attracted the attention of the academic community. Different perspectives show the adaptability and extensibility of the Singing bowl healing, and can also strengthen the mutual penetration of various disciplines.

            This Research Objective is to study in view of the practice activities carried out in Singing Bowl therapy and the cross-influence of multiple disciplines such as medical ethnomusicology, music therapy and soundscape, an attempt is made to analyze and construct a scientific, reasonable and malleable Singing Bowl therapy system, and to examine and study the music therapy activities carried out by cultural areas and music therapy centers. To create a trend for the use of more singing bowl healing.

            This research was a qualitative Method by collecting data of bowl culture and Singing bowl healing, Field trips and fieldwork at healing centers.

            The results of research showed that The First Perspective – Medical Ethnomusicology, The second Perspective --Music Therapy and The Third Perspective – Soundscape.