Receptive Methods in Music Therapy

Denise Grocke, Tony Wigram

ISBN 10: 184310413X / ISBN 13: 9781843104131

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, GB, 2006

About this Item

This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music and collage, song-lyric discussion, vibroacoustic applications, music and movement techniques, and other forms of aesthetic listening to music. The authors explain these receptive methods of intervention using a format that enables practitioners to apply them in practice and make informed choices about music suitable for each of the different techniques. Protocols are described step-by-step, with reference to the necessary environment, conditions, skills and appropriate musical material.Receptive Methods in Music Therapy will prove indispensable to music therapy students, practitioners, educators and researchers.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Receptive Methods in Music Therapy
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, GB
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184310413X
• ISBN 13: 9781843104131
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 491 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This practical book describes the specific use of receptive (listening) methods and techniques in music therapy clinical practice and research, including relaxation with music for children and adults, the use of visualisation and imagery, music and collage, song-lyric discussion, vibroacoustic applications, music and movement techniques, and other forms of aesthetic listening to music. The authors explain these receptive methods of intervention using a format that enables practitioners to apply them in practice and make informed choices about music suitable for each of the different techniques. Protocols are described step-by-step, with reference to the necessary environment, conditions, skills and appropriate musical material.

Receptive Methods in Music Therapy will prove indispensable to music therapy students, practitioners, educators and researchers.

About the Author

Katrina McFerran is Senior Lecturer in music therapy at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She specialises in music therapy with adolescents, and her clinical work spans a range of community and institutional settings, from palliative care to mental health and special education. Katrina has worked with a wide range of teenagers, including those struggling to cope with bereavement, substance misuse, homelessness, mental illness, chronic illness and a variety of disabilities.