Music Therapy: Books

From the publisher: An overview of music therapy clinical practice in the 21st century, structured around the ways music therapists engage clients in music experiences -- re-creating, composing, improvising and active listening. The text includes 48 case illustrations from 29 clinicians who practice with diverse client populations

From the publisher: This book is designed to be a resource for music therapy students and experienced music therapists alike. In this text, readers will find information on music therapy approaches and clinical applications for a variety of settings and populations.

From the publisher: An introduction to the field of Music Therapy featuring case studies, clinical applications with techniques, and guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating treatment programs.

From the publisher: ..a detailed description of objectivist and interpretivist research in music therapy, guided by the recommendations of a diverse group of experienced music therapists.

From the publisher: A comprehensive overview of music therapy, from basic concepts to emerging clinical approaches. Experts review psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, and developmental foundations and describe major techniques.

From the publisher: this second edition looks at the theoretical foundation of music therapy, selected models and interventions, how it can be applied in clinical practice, and the recent progress made in research and evidence-based practice.

From the publisher: This book aims at providing guidance for music therapy students approaching their first research project. The authors outline a series of hidden influences that shape decisions about what research question to ask. Chapters examine personal experiences with music, health, and well-being; assumptions about why music, health, and well-being fit together in the first place; beliefs about what kinds of research are most powerful; and contextual influences, such as organizational culture, policies, and emerging social movements.

From the publisher: This book should prove a valuable resource for those desiring to initiate a medical music therapy program, an Arts in Medicine program, a research program, or a music therapy clinical specialty area.

From the publisher:
Research and clinical work are often perceived as opposites in the field of music therapy. This book shows, for the first time, how these two areas of work can creatively complement one another, proving beneficial to both disciplines.

From the publisher: This completely revised 3rd edition documents research and clinical practice in the profession. Review of literature on approaches in mental health, developmental disability, sensory impairments and rehabilitation.

From the publisher:
Elizabeth Wong, MT-BC presents tools and information designed to arm the entry-level music therapist (or an experienced MT-BC new to rehabilitation settings) with basic knowledge and materials to develop or work in a music therapy program treating people with stroke, brain injury, and those who are ventilator dependent.

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This volume covers the wide range of mental disorder diagnoses and addresses specific populations such as forensic and drug and alcohol rehabilitation. How music therapy is used within each model is explored, including music psychotherapy, rehabilitation, behavioral approach, and transpersonal therapy.

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a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this fast-growing area of research. With contributions from over fifty experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequaled. All the chapters combine a solid review of the relevant literature with well-reasoned arguments and robust discussions of the major findings, as well as original insights and suggestions for future work.

From the publisher: This volume provides a comprehensive overview of research in music cognition, by addressing the implications of music in everyday life while broadening the range of topics in music cognition research, deliberately seeking connections with the kinds of music and musical experiences that are meaningful to the population at large but are often overlooked in the study of music cognition.

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In Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people—from a man who is struck by lightning and suddenly inspired to become a pianist at the age of forty-two, to an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth.

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Levitin's fascination with the mystery of music and the study of why it affects us so deeply is at the heart of this book. In a real sense, the author is a rock 'n' roll doctor, and in that guise dissects our relationship with music. He points out that bone flutes are among the oldest of human artifacts to have been found and takes readers on a tour of our bio-history.

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Musical improvisation is an increasingly recognised rehabilitative therapy for people who have experienced traumatic brain injury initially thought to be 'unreachable' or 'non-responsive'.

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This book provides a comprehensive account of the social contexts in which people create, perform, perceive, understand, and react to music. It is the first attempt to define the field in 25 years

The book consider music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different manifestations across cultures. The second edition puts greater emphasis on linking academic learning to real-world contexts, and on including compelling topics that appeal to students' natural curiosity.

From the publisher: In The Science and Psychology of Music Performance, Richard Parncutt and Gary McPherson assemble relevant current research findings and make them accessible to musicians and music educators. Each chapter represents the collaboration between a music researcher (usually a music psychologist) and a performer or music educator.