Where Music Helps: Community Music Therapy in Action and Reflection
Where Music Helps: Community Music Therapy in Action and Reflection

Author: Cochavit Elefant

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2013-06-28

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1472416961

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This book explores how people may use music in ways that are helpful for them, especially in relation to a sense of wellbeing, belonging and participation. The central premise for the study is that help is not a decontextualized effect that music produces. The book contributes to the current discourse on music, culture and society and it is developed in dialogue with related areas of study, such as music sociology, ethnomusicology, community psychology and health promotion. Where Music Helps describes the emerging movement that has been labelled Community Music Therapy, and it presents ethnographically informed case studies of eight music projects (localized in England, Israel, Norway, and South Africa). The various chapters of the book portray "music's help" in action within a broad range of contexts; with individuals, groups and communities – all of whom have been challenged by illness or disability, social and cultural disadvantage or injustice. Music and musicing has helped these people find their voice (literally and metaphorically); to be welcomed and to welcome, to be accepted and to accept, to be together in different and better ways, to project alternative messages about themselves or their community and to connect with others beyond their immediate environment. The overriding theme that is explored is how music comes to afford things in concert with its environments, which may suggest a way of accounting for the role of music in music therapy without reducing music to a secondary role in relation to the "therapeutic," that is, being "just" a symbol of psychological states, a stimulus, or a text reflecting socio-cultural content.

Community Music Therapy
Community Music Therapy

Author: Gary Ansdell

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2004-05-15

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1846420490

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Music therapists from around the world working in conventional and unconventional settings have offered their contributions to this exciting new book, presenting spirited discussion and practical examples of the ways music therapy can reflect and encourage social change. From working with traumatized refugees in Berlin, care-workers and HIV/AIDS orphans in South Africa, to adults with neurological disabilities in south-east England and children in paediatric hospitals in Norway, the contributors present their global perspectives on finding new ways forward in music therapy. Reflecting on traditional approaches in addition to these newer practices, the writers offer fresh perceptions on their identity and role as music therapists, their assumptions and attitudes about how music, people and context interact, the sites and boundaries to their work, and the new possibilities for music therapy in the 21st century. As the first book on the emerging area of Community Music Therapy, this book should be an essential and exciting read for music therapists, specialists and community musicians.

How Music Helps in Music Therapy and Everyday Life
How Music Helps in Music Therapy and Everyday Life

Author: Gary Ansdell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1317120825

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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 approaching these topical questions, drawing from Ansdell's long experience as a music therapist, and from the latest thinking on music in everyday life. Vibrant and moving examples from music therapy situations are twinned with the stories of 'ordinary' people who describe how music helps them within their everyday lives. Together this complementary material leads Ansdell to present a new interdisciplinary framework showing how musical experiences can help all of us build and negotiate identities, make intimate non-verbal relationships, belong together in community, and find moments of transcendence and meaning. How Music Helps is not just a book about music therapy. It has the more ambitious aim to promote (from a music therapist's perspective) a better understanding of 'music and change' in our personal and social life. Ansdell's theoretical synthesis links the tradition of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy and its recent developments in Community Music Therapy to contemporary music sociology and music studies. This book will be relevant to practitioners, academics, and researchers looking for a broad-based theoretical perspective to guide further study and policy in music, well-being, and health.

The Music Advantage
The Music Advantage

Author: Dr. Anita Collins

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2022-03-15

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0593421450

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An expert in cognitive development and music education reveals the remarkable and surprising benefits that playing--or even appreciating--music offers to children. The latest cognitive research has revealed something extraordinary: learning music and listening to music can grow and repair our brains at any age. Here, Dr. Anita Collins explains how music has the potential to positively benefit almost all aspects of a child's development, whether it's through formal education or mindful appreciation; simply clapping in time can assist a young child who is struggling with reading. It turns out that playing music is the cognitive equivalent of a full-body workout. Dr. Collins lays out the groundbreaking research that shows how playing an instrument can improve language abilities, social skills, concentration, impulse control, emotional development, working memory, and planning and strategy competence, from infancy through adolescence. She also provides real-life stories to show the difference that music learning can make, as well as practical strategies for parents and educators to encourage a love of music in their kids.

Where Music Helps: Community Music Therapy in Action and Reflection
Where Music Helps: Community Music Therapy in Action and Reflection

Author: Brynjulf Stige

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1351537032

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This book explores how people may use music in ways that are helpful for them, especially in relation to a sense of wellbeing, belonging and participation. The central premise for the study is that help is not a decontextualized effect that music produces. The book contributes to the current discourse on music, culture and society and it is developed in dialogue with related areas of study, such as music sociology, ethnomusicology, community psychology and health promotion. Where Music Helps describes the emerging movement that has been labelled Community Music Therapy, and it presents ethnographically informed case studies of eight music projects (localized in England, Israel, Norway, and South Africa). The various chapters of the book portray "music's help" in action within a broad range of contexts; with individuals, groups and communities - all of whom have been challenged by illness or disability, social and cultural disadvantage or injustice. Music and musicing has helped these people find their voice (literally and metaphorically); to be welcomed and to welcome, to be accepted and to accept, to be together in different and better ways, to project alternative messages about themselves or their community and to connect with others beyond their immediate environment. The overriding theme that is explored is how music comes to afford things in concert with its environments, which may suggest a way of accounting for the role of music in music therapy without reducing music to a secondary role in relation to the "therapeutic," that is, being "just" a symbol of psychological states, a stimulus, or a text reflecting socio-cultural content.

The Power of Music
The Power of Music

Author: Elena Mannes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2011-05-31

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0802719961

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The award-winning creator of the documentary The Music Instinct traces the efforts of visionary researchers and musicians to understand the biological foundations of music and its relationship to the brain and the physical world. 35,000 first printing.

Music Therapy
Music Therapy

Author: Patricia Carlisle

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-12

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 9781793999252

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MUSIC THERAPY: Learn How Music therapy Helps Depression, Stress and Mental Balance Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $2.99. Regularly priced at $4.99.Read on your PC, Mac, smart phone, tablet or Kindle device.You're about to discover how to you can use music to help your depression, stress and mental balance.Music is the food for the soul, for the earliest means of entertainment, worship and celebration music played a pivotal role in these areas still today, music continues to play a unique yet very important role in the entire universe. The sound of it dominates the earth and all human race bows to its rhythms. No one has been able to stop the diversification of music and music is so open ended that it continues to grow and bear different sounds which scientist have now notice that it could be explored for different purposes in all areas of life.Hence, the subject matter, how Music Therapy Helps Depression, Stress and Mental Balance. Definitely, you will get to understand why the application of music therapy to a depressed and stressed mind can succeed in helping the individual maintain a psychological balance that will help the person raise a sigh of relief from his or her troubled mid. What then is music? How can it assist or work in the jurisdiction of the Therapist? Knowing that a therapist is from time to time visited with numerous health issues and only an expert can deliver a successful solution to issues concerning that kind or particular area that has to do with mental balance. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... MUSIC MUSIC AS A THERAPY ADMINISTRATION OF MUSIC THERAPY MUSIC THERAPIST COMMON PRACTICES WHERE MUSIC THERAPY IS USED OR ADMINISTERED Much, muchmore! Download your copy today!Take action today and download this book for a limited time discount of only $2.99! Check Out What Others Are Saying on amazon

Good Music Brighter Children
Good Music Brighter Children

Author: Sharlene Habermeyer

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-01-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781484157312

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"This is a magnificent book--one of the most original and stunning in the field of modern Chinese literature. The eight studies that comprise the book unfold a vast canvas of twentieth-century China, one that is filled with terror, violence, phantasmagoria, and death. This is indeed the dark, ghostly side of the 'Chinese Modern.' Wang's prodigious command of primary Chinese texts from the entire literary legacy of twentieth century China is nothing short of stunning. No other study in the field in any language is remotely comparable to the richness and density of materials and insights packed into the book."--Leo Ou-fan Lee, Professor of Chinese Literature, Harvard University "This is a revolutionary book, a series of connected essays that lay bare 20th-century China's history of violence. The range and quality of investigation into literary and historical representations of pain are stunning; the material is as fresh as the scholarly ends to which it contributes. An absolute must read."--Howard Goldblatt, co-editor of "The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature" "David Wang is in his element. In this monumental work on the mutual implication of Chinese modernity and the representation of violence, Wang is at once historical, critical, and mythopoetic. The haunting metaphor of tauwu as monster and history gives this book both a theoretical backbone and a contemplative richness that goes beyond the genre of literary criticism. It is a masterpiece of the finest caliber."--Jing Wang, S.C. Fang Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Music and Dementia
Music and Dementia

Author: Amee Baird

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0190075937

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Dementia is a significant health issue facing our aging population. Although there is no known cure, there is increasing evidence that music is an effective treatment for various symptoms of dementia. Music therapy and musical activities can have widespread benefits for people with dementia and their caretakers, including triggering memories, enhancing relationships, reducing agitation, and improving mood. This book outlines the current research on music and dementia from internationally renowned music therapists, music psychologists, and clinical neuropsychologists.

Room for Doubt
Room for Doubt

Author: Wendy Lesser

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780307497604

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Room for Doubt is Wendy Lesser’s account of three separate but interlocking occasions for doubt: her stay in Berlin, a city she had never expected to visit; her unwritten book on the philosopher David Hume; and her long friendship with the writer Leonard Michaels, which constantly broke down and yet endured. Through this unusual journey, Lesser in the end shows us how, once examined, things are never quite what she thought they were.