Music therapy dictionary: A place of interdisciplinary encounters [in Greek]
Welcome to the Music Therapy Dictionary, a place of interdisciplinary encounters. The starting point for the development of this English-Greek dictionary was the necessity to create a shared language that would clarify terminology and provide recommendations, while at the same time it would support the music therapy discourse, research and education in the Greek language.
This initiative draws on Approaches' longstanding work as an English-Greek bilingual journal. The translational dilemmas and choices that inform the dictionary have permeated the efforts and the behind-the-scenes discussions of the team of Approaches from 2008 to the present day, aiming to advance the scientific terminology in music therapy.
This undertaking is not intended to be an exhaustive review of all key concepts and terms pertaining to the field of music therapy. It makes a first step by opening up a space for a fertile academic dialogue, where the knowledge and interpretation of English-based concepts and terms are achieved through opportunities for continuous exchange of ideas, reflection, consideration and re-consideration. Our primary intention is to create through the dictionary a place of interdisciplinary encounters, where concepts, terms, theories and authors from both the field of music therapy and other related fields contribute to an informed documentation, rendering and interpretation of foreign language terms.
To download the dictionary as a PDF file, please click here.
1.5 edition, August 2026. The dictionary is part of Approaches PLUS.
Brief contents [in Greek]
Ευχαριστίες
Προλογικά σημειώματα [in English]
Εισαγωγή των επιμελητών
Ενότητα Α | Λεξικό όρων
Ενότητα Β | Αρκτικόλεξα
Ενότητα Γ | Λήμματα
Παράρτημα λημμάτων
Λίστα συγγραφέων
Οι επιμελητές
New entries and updates
The first edition of the dictionary in 2022 was a first step towards a systematic organisation and linguistic rendering of terms and concepts. In this edition we focused on the rendering of a limited number of terms that were elaborated by colleagues upon invitation. The advancement and continuous development of the academic discourse, however, requires ongoing interdisciplinary dialogue and therefore we have strived to update the dictionary with new entries on regular intervals.
Published in August 2026, the latest version of the dictionary is freely available above. We encourage music therapists and professionals from related fields to submit their suggestions for new terms and entries to be added to future editions. These additions may also involve different or alternative renditions and translations of terms that are presented in the current edition.
The submission of new entries and/or updates takes place by completing the following online form: https://forms.gle/jhoFTVB6GQht4C8CA All submissions are peer reviewed by the editors of the dictionary.
Editorial team
The editorial team of the dictionary consists of:
Giorgos Tsiris, Queen Margaret University & St Columba’s Hospice Care, UK
Mitsi Akoyunoglou, Ionian University, Greece
Dimitra Papastavrou, Independent scholar, Greece
Konstantina Katostari, Association for Mental Health (SOPSI), Greece
To communicate with the editors please email us at: dictionary.approaches@gmail.com
