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Introduction to music therapy practice

2018; Oxford University Press; Volume: 56; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jmt/thy021

2053-7395

C. Missy Moore, Devan Elliott,

Music Therapy and Health

Drs. Annie Heiderscheit and Nancy Jackson initially conceptualized Introduction to Music Therapy Practice with non-music therapy majors in mind, but recognized that music therapy majors, too, would benefit from such a resource. While accomplished clinicians, researchers, and educators in their own right, the authors collaborated with a diverse and experienced group of contributors from around the world—including active clinicians, researchers, and educators—to tell the music therapy "stories" that are often captivating to students enrolled in introductory courses. These contributors' clinical cases offer highly engaging and illustrative examples of music therapy in action. The authors precede and/or follow each case with additional information that provides a broader context for understanding the case, such as background information about the client population, the therapist's clinical approach, procedural steps for implementing the method, and/or song lists or musical notation. Additionally, the authors highlight relevant research supporting positive outcomes associated with each method. Embedded in each chapter are key vocabulary words or terms, highlighted in bold text, that are defined in the back of the chapter. Taken together, the cases, supplementary information and research summaries, and highlighted key terms with provided definitions offer the reader a comprehensive introduction to the various ways that music therapists engage with their clients in and through music.