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 relationship between arts participation and health is currently very topical. Motivated by
a desire to investigate innovative, non-invasive, and economically viable interventions that …

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 …

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 …

Objectives: Agitation in nursing home residents with dementia leads to increase in
psychotropic medication, decrease in quality of life, and to patient distress and caregiver …

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 …

The separate arts therapies–drama, art, music and dance–are becoming available to
increasing numbers of clients as mental health professionals discover their potential to …

Many human service fields have employed the term Anti-Oppressive Practice but it has yet to
be named in music therapy. This article provides a brief overview of the history, applications …