In the age of the Internet and with the dramatic proliferation of mobile listening technologies,
music has unprecedented global distribution and embeddedness in people's lives. It is a …

The great saxophonist Charlie Parker once proclaimed" if you don't live it, it won't come out
of your horn". This quote has often been used to explain the hedonistic lifestyle of many jazz …

Taking a cue from Erving Goffman's classic work, Asylums, Tia DeNora develops a novel
interdisciplinary framework for music, health and wellbeing. Considering health and illness …

Why is music so important to most of us? How does music help us both in our everyday lives,
and in the more specialist context of music therapy? This book suggests a new way of …

Invitation to Community Music Therapy presents the main perspectives and principles of
community music therapy as it is practiced around the world. A relatively recent development …

Music therapy is recognised as being applicable to a wide range of healthcare and social
contexts. Since the first edition of Music Therapy: An art beyond words, it has extended into …

Therapeutic Songwriting provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary methods
and models of songwriting as used for therapeutic purposes. It describes the environmental …

Engaging in Community Music: An Introduction focuses on the processes involved in
designing, initiating, executing and evaluating community music practices. Designed for …

When guided effectively, the relationship between adolescents and music can offer powerful
opportunities for expression and release. This book provides music therapists with the …

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerativa disorder where
patients exhibit impairments in speech production. Few studies have investigated the …