Case Studies In Music Therapy

this book presents 42 case histories each describing the process of music therapy from beginning to end the cases include children adolescents and adults receiving individual and group therapy in psychiatric medical educational or community settings with authors from nine countries the book details a broad spectrum of approaches and techniques in music therapy it can be used as a reference a textbook for training students or as an introduction to the field the essence of music therapy is captured not in the single voice of one therapist but in a resounding chorus of many it does this by telling the moving stories of people from around the world who have been helped through music therapy and the relationships developed with these exceptional music therapists 1991 isbn 0 9624080 1 8 paperback 660 pages 40 table of contents acknowledgements v dedication vii preface ix unit one introduction the fundamentals of music therapy practice by kenneth e brusica 3 unit two case studies with children 1 like singing with a bird improvisational music therapy with a blind four year old by jo salas and david gonzalez 17 2 the use of piano improvisation in developing interaction and participation in a blind boy with behavioral disturbances by helen shoemark 29 3 music therapy for a girl with rett s syndrome balancing structure and freedom by tony wigram 39 4 self communications in creative music therapy by carol robbins and clive robbins 55 5 off beat music therapy by edith lecourt 73 6 the boy that nobody wanted creative experiences for a boy with severe emotional problems by fran herman 99 7 creative fantasy music and lyric improvisation with a gifted acting out boy by kenneth aigen 109 8 music therapy in working through a preschooler s grief expressing rage and confusion by kerry burke 127 9 improvisation and play in the therapeutic engagement of a five year old boy with physical and interpersonal problems by pamela bartram 137 10 the use of latin music puppetry and visualization i