Music therapy : intimate notes
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Music therapy : intimate notes
Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 14 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9781853026911
Description
The stories and reflections in this book describe powerful encounters between nine music therapists and their clients. These clients include four-year-old Giorgios, who is terminally ill; Wendy, a deeply disturbed child who has been rejected by her mother and abused; Olive, suffering from senile dementia; and Steve, who is suffering from HIV/AIDS. Through music therapy each discovers his or her creativity, and, in the process, how to come to terms with suffering. The stories also reveal the passion and integrity of nine music therapists who themselves undergo profound changes as a result of their work.;"Music Therapy - Intimate Notes" is a practical and inspiring introduction to music therapy which shows the range of its possibilities in different settings. It provides a lively and informal theoretical foundation for music therapy, and for connecting music to our intimate, personal and collective lives.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - finding our muses. Part 1 Music therapy with children: Daniel - blossoms and baptism
- Wendy - "I used to be crying every day..."
- Sinead - "here is my arm..."
- Giorgios -isolation in a hospital ward. Part 2 Music therapy with adults: Martha - working with wellness
- Shireen - into the void of brain injury
- Olive and Jim - senility and wisdom
- Mirian and Seaun -danger and intimacy in a secure unit
- Mary and Steve - creativity and terminal illness
- conclusion - intimate notes.
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: pbk ISBN 9781853026928
Description
The stories and reflections in this book describe powerful encounters between nine music therapists and their clients. These clients include four-year-old Giorgios, who is terminally ill; Wendy, a passionate, battered child who has been rejected by her mother; Olive, suffering from senile dementia; Martha, whose successful life is in crisis; and Steve, who is living with HIV/AIDS. Through music therapy the clients - and therapists - discover their creativity, and, in the process, come to terms with suffering. The stories reveal the passion and integrity of nine music therapists who themselves undergo profound changes as a result of their work.
Music Therapy - Intimate Notes is a practical and inspiring introduction to music therapy, showing its range of possibilities in various settings. The book provides a lively and informal theoretical foundation, and connects music to our intimate lives.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Finding our muses. PART I: MUSIC THERAPY WITH CHILDREN. 2. Daniel: Blossoms and baptism. 3. Wendy: `I used to be crying every day...` 4. Sinead: `Here is my arm...' 5. Giorgos: Isolation in a hospital ward. PART II: MUSIC THERAPY WITH ADULTS. 6. Martha: Working with wellness. 7. Shireen: Into the void of brain injury. 8. Olive and Jim: Senility and wisdom. 9. Mirian and Seaun: Danger and inimacy in a secure unit. 10. Mary and Steve: Creativity and terminal illness. 11. Conclusion: Intimate notes. Bibliography. Index.
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