Music therapy : an art beyond words
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Music therapy : an art beyond words
Routledge, 1994
- : pbk
- : hard
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: hard ISBN 9780415087025
Description
Music therapy is a relatively new discipline. Although the power of music to alleviate illness and distress has been recognized for centuries, it is only in the 20th century that systematic research into reasons for its efficacy has really begun. This book aims to explain the purposes and techniques of music therapy as it is practised today, to a wide audience of mental health professionals, and to all those interested in the use of creative arts in therapy.
Table of Contents
1. The growth of music therapy 2. The relationships between music therapy and other forms of therapeutic intervention 3. Sound, music and music therapy 4. Music therapy and child health 5. Music therapy and child health - a survey of the research 6. Music therapy and adult health 7. Music therapy as a resource for the community 8. Music therapy as a synthesis of art and science - Orpheus as emblem.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415087032
Description
Can music help people to overcome or cope with mental health problems? Music therapy is a relatively new discipline; although the power of music to alleviate illness and distress has been recognised for centuries, it is only in the twentieth century that systematic research into the reasons for its efficacy has really begun. Leslie Bunt has written this book to explain the purposes and techniques of music therapy as it is practised today to a wide range of mental health professionals, and for all those interested in the use of creative arts in therapy. power of music to alleviate illness and distress has been recognised for centuries, it is only in the twentieth century that systematic research into the reasons for its efficacy has really begun. Leslie Bunt has written this book to explain the purposes and techniques of music therapy as it is practised today to a wide audience of mental health professionals, and for all those interested in the use of creative arts in therapy.
Table of Contents
1. The growth of music therapy 2. The relationships between music therapy and other forms of therapeutic intervention 3. Sound, music and music therapy 4. Music therapy and child health 5. Music therapy and child health - a survey of the research 6. Music therapy and adult health 7. Music therapy as a resource for the community 8. Music therapy as a synthesis of art and science - Orpheus as emblem.
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