Music for life : aspects of creative music therapy / Gary Ansdell.
| Author/creator | Ansdell, Gary |
| Format | Musical Sound Recording |
| Publication Info | London ; Bristol, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©1995. |
| Description | xii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part one: What is Creative Music Therapy? Introduction ; Becoming music ; Therapy in art ; Improvising ; Nothing but tones -- Part two: What happens in Creative Music Therapy? Introduction ; Emanuella ; Just a minute... ; Herr G. ; Meeting ; Karl ; Quickening ; Herr P. ; David ; Creating ; Charlie ; Expressing ; Jack ; Recalling ; Tom ; The Wednesday group ; Listening -- Part three: Understanding the Creative Music Therapy process. Introduction ; Gisela ; Reflecting ; Jane ; Evaluating ; Mathew ; Connecting ; Coda ; Appendix. |
| Incomplete content | Sound disc: Emanuelle -- Just a minute -- Herr G. -- Karl -- Herr P. -- David -- Charlie -- Jack -- The Wednesday group -- Gisela -- Jane. |
| Abstract | Creative Music Therapy is an approach whose aim is to enable a musical experience which speaks for itself. It has its origins in working with children with special needs; in the last twenty years, however, the approach has been used extensively in music therapy with adult clients with learning disabilities, chronic illness, and mental health and psychosocial problems. This book is the first survey of this work with adult clients. It presents: case studies of work carried out by the author and other therapists in the UK and Germany, accounts of work with clients with learning disabilities, neuro-motor damage, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS and psychosomatic problems, details of working with a coma patient and in a music therapy group, theoretical chapters, drawing on themes emerging from the case studies - on creating, expressing and meeting in music. Central to the book is the idea that music therapy derives its uniqueness from music's base as a non-verbal art form. |
| Local note | Joyner-BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING. SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER: MusicLib Media CD-3618. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-229) and index. |
| LCCN | 95014419 |
| ISBN | 1853022993 |
| ISBN | 1853023000 |
| UPC | 781853023002 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Media - Ask at Circulation Desk | CD-3618 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3920 .A68 1995 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |