The Use Of Guitar In Music Therapy

a comprehensive examination of the guitar s prominent place within the field of music therapy music therapy students with little or no guitar playing experience as well as practicing professional therapists may find it to be a practical and valuable resource part one of the book introduces the reader to historical and important functional information about the instrument and describes how to play the guitar with proficiency and versatility parts two and three address clinical uses of guitar playing by therapists and clients in addition to reviewing guitar references within the music therapy literature creative and innovative techniques are provided which will allow clinicians to take advantage of the instrument s wide range of adaptability examples are given that demonstrate ways in which therapists can use guitar to accompany songs and improvisations as well as to make guitar playing accessible to clients of varying physical and cognitive abilities clinical uses of traditional guitar playing alternate tunings and adaptive devices and accessories are discussed the print version of this book may also be purchased and shipped from our australian distribution center in adelaide when you click this url you will be taken to the website of digital print australia where you can purchase selected barcelona books on their shopping cart buy the use of guitar in music therapy digital print australia table of contents dedication acknowledgment contents pitch abbreviations list of figures list of tables preface introduction prevalence of the use of guitar in music therapy advantages of the guitar guitar in certain settings use of recordings summary part one introduction to guitar chapter 1 history of the instrument 5 early stringed instruments 5 the guitar 6 summary 8 chapter 2 music for the guitar 9 classical style guitar 9 jazz guitar 10 other guitar styles 11 summary 12 chapter 3 using the guitar 13 parts of the guitar 13 neck 14 body 15 strings 17 purchasing a guitar 18 how