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Amelia Oldfield's book provides an insightful roadmap for children's music therapy groups taking the reader on a stimulating journey of play and music while providing an endless stream of joy filled activities! This indispensable guide for group activities with children dealing with various needs is a book I recommend as a core text to every music therapist. If there is only one book you buy on children's music therapy, this should top your list. -- Heidi Ahonen, PhD, RP, MTA, FAMI, Professor of Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University. Director of the Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Amelia Oldfield's music therapy practice is brought alive in this book. The reader is offered an abundance of practical, accessible, and adaptable ideas which will support and inspire. -- Philippa Derrington, Music Therapist and Senior Music Therapy Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University

Amelia Oldfield's book provides an insightful roadmap for children's music therapy groups taking the reader on a stimulating journey of play and music while providing an endless stream of joy filled activities! This indispensable guide for group activities with children dealing with various needs is a book I recommend as a core text to every music therapist. If there is only one book you buy on children's music therapy, this should top your list. -- Heidi Ahonen, PhD, RP, MTA, FAMI, Professor of Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University. Director of the Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy

Amelia Oldfield's book provides an insightful roadmap for children's music therapy groups taking the reader on a stimulating journey of play and music while providing an endless stream of joy filled activities! This indispensable guide for group activities with children dealing with various needs is a book I recommend as a core text to every music therapist. If there is only one book you buy on children's music therapy, this should top your list. -- Heidi Ahonen, PhD, RP, MTA, FAMI, Professor of Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University. Director of the Manfred and Penny Conrad Institute for Music Therapy Amelia Oldfield's music therapy practice is brought alive in this book. The reader is offered an abundance of practical, accessible, and adaptable ideas which will support and inspire. -- Philippa Derrington, Music Therapist and Senior Music Therapy Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University A must-read for trainees and qualified music therapists. Amelia's positive approach to group work shines through in this engaging and accessible book with detailed descriptions and practical activities. -- Claire Molyneux, music therapist and Course Leader at Anglia Ruskin University An exciting book full of practical ideas for creative activities. Its enthusiastic spirit powerfully affirms the therapeutic value of collaboration and playfulness in shared musical life. -- Dr. Eleanor Richards, Associate Lecturer in Music Therapy Angela Ruskin University

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Amelia Oldfield is a well-known music therapist with over 40 years' experience in the field. She worked at the Croft Unit for Child and Family Psychiatry and at the Child Development Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital. She is emeritus professor at Anglia Ruskin University, where she co-initiated the MA Music Therapy Training.

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