| Music Therapy: Intimate Notes Contributor(s): Pavlicevic, Mercedes (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853026921 ISBN-13: 9781853026928 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: The stories and reflections in this book describe powerful encounters between nine music therapists and their clients. These clients include four-year-old Giorgios, who is terminally ill; Wendy, a passionate, battered child who has been rejected by her mother, Olive, suffering from senile dementia; Martha, whose successful life is in crisis; and Steve, who is living with HIV/AIDS. Through music therapy the clients and therapists discover their creativity, and, in the process, come to terms with suffering. The stories reveal the passion and integrity of nine music who themselves undergo profound changes as a result of their work. Music Therapy - Intimate Notes is a practical and inspiring introduction to music therapy, showing its range of possibilities in various settings. The book provides a lively and informal theoretical foundation, and connects music to our intimate lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior |
| Dewey: 615.851 |
| LCCN: 98-45894 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.45 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The stories and reflections in this book describe powerful encounters between nine music therapists and their clients. These clients include four-year-old Giorgios, who is terminally ill; Wendy, a passionate, battered child who has been rejected by her mother; Olive, suffering from senile dementia; Martha, whose successful life is in crisis; and Steve, who is living with HIV/AIDS. Through music therapy the clients - and therapists - discover their creativity, and, in the process, come to terms with suffering. The stories reveal the passion and integrity of nine music therapists who themselves undergo profound changes as a result of their work. Music Therapy - Intimate Notes is a practical and inspiring introduction to music therapy, showing its range of possibilities in various settings. The book provides a lively and informal theoretical foundation, and connects music to our intimate lives. |