Overview

Moving beyond progress reports, clinical assessments and practical goals, this book brings to life the reflective aspects of music therapy. The result of a collaboration between New Zealand music therapists, it invites the reader to share their encounters in the therapy room through a wide variety of writings, including short stories, poetry and personal reflections. The addition of poems by a music therapy client adds a rare and innovative dimension to this book. Grounded in clinical practice, each piece of writing starts from the lived experience in the therapy room and conveys something of the ineffable elements of music therapy. Thoughtful, touching and featuring beautiful illustrations, this book will appeal to anyone looking for a more personal account of music therapy practice, including practitioners, clients and students.

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9781785925405

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I cannot imagine a single music therapist or music therapy student, regardless of their background or theoretical orientation, who would not be moved and delighted by the honest and compassionate stories told in this book. * Dr Amelia Oldfield, music therapist and Professor of Music Therapy at Anglia Ruskin University * The creative and extremely moving expressions of lived experience contained in this valuable book generate new and richer understandings of music therapy practice... A must-read. * Dr Daphne Rickson, Senior Lecturer (Music Therapy) at the New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University of Wellington * This delightful collection is rich with examples of creative connections through music therapy. * Dr Barbara Wheeler, music therapist and Professor Emeritus of Music Therapy *

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Claire Molyneux is a Lecturer in Music Therapy at Anglia Ruskin University. She currently lives in Cambridge, England.

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