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• Winner of NYC Big Book Award 2022

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Author:   Rick Soshensky ,  Jon Samson
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.70cm
Weight:   0.349kg
ISBN:  

9781538154298

ISBN 10:   1538154293
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   20 June 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Jon Samson Preface Part I: Music Therapy Studio: The Foundation Introduction: Welcome to the Studio Alan: A Search for Competence What Makes It Therapy? Connection, Communication, Expansion Unconditional Acceptance Commitment Generalization Chapter 1: My Journey into Music Therapy What is the Relationship Between “Typical” Musicianship and Music Therapy? Oh, Yeah, My Sister Has a Relaxing Music App: Misunderstanding Music Therapy Backstory: So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star Paradigm Shift: My Discovery of Music Therapy Back to School: Well, Not So Fast William: Unforgettable Clinician: Who, Me? Life is Dukkha Chapter 2: Music Therapy Studio Activities of Musicians Which Way Do We Go Digging the Well The Four Experiential States of Music Therapy Beyond Entertainment The Socio-Political Impetus of Music as Therapy Love Me for Who I Am Genius, Prophet, Patient Daniel: Heaven and Earth The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Noel: To Make a Better World for All to See Chapter 3: Sacred Space The Music Room Holding Space Interactive Space Akasha Chapter 4: Lessons from Nordoff-Robbins The Music Child The Musical Form Itself is the Intervention We Are Here to Work Indexing and Assessment Mutuality The Archetypal Aspects of Music Changes in Musical Expression are Seen as Significant Changes in Self Living in the Creative Now A New Moral Reality Thomas: Being in Music Part II: Music Therapy Studio: The Framework Chapter 5: Instruction and Practice Practice, Practice, Practice. Then Forget All That and Just Wail Susannah: Facing the Challenges of Autism BioNeuro Music Therapy We All Learn from Each Other James: Broken Brain Chapter 6: Jamming Improvisation: Playing Without Memory David: The Healing Power of Coltrane’s “Giant Steps” Owen: A Beautiful Connection Idiom and Archetype Facilitating Risky Interaction: Giving Permission to Express What’s There Clinical Aesthetics: The Systems Model of Creativity Danielle: Not So Tough Chapter 7: Composing “Songwriting? What Do I Know About Songwriting?” JeanMarie: Family Songs as Personal Mythology George: Speechless Chapter 8: Performing & Recording What You Say Here, Stays Here. What You Play Here Well, That Might Go Somewhere Hey Gang, Let’s Put On a Show! Public Expression as Therapy: Essential Questions Community Music Therapy Director/Producer/Music Therapist: Whose Work is This, Anyway? Darryl: I Was Alone Together We Dream - Together We Heal Some Benefits of a Recording Project in a Post-Acute Rehab Setting We Can (Hopefully) All Agree Upon Censorship John: Set Me Free! Community Reverberations Chapter 9: Goals Ronnie: Hello, Goodbye There is No Such Thing as Resistance, Only Imperfect Communication What Are We Looking For? Therapist - 1, Client - 0: Documenting Measurable Behavior. The Elements of Well-Being Flow and the Elements of Well-Being Documenting the Elements of Well-Being Adapting the Elements of Well-Being If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You Might Not Get There Chapter 10: Ritual The Children’s Performance Group: Redefining Expectations God Bless America: It Almost Didn’t Happen That Way. Music Contains Magic Clinical Paradigm Shift Part III: Music Therapy Studio: The Philosophy Chapter 11: Transcendance The Famous Double Slit Experiment And That’s Not All Far Out, Man But What Does This Have to Do with Music Therapy? Attractor Patterns David Hawkins’s Levels of Consciousness I’m Picking Up Good Vibrations: Practical Applications Expression vs. Depression: Shifting the Directionality of Life Energy The Transcendence of Individual Identity: The Whole Universe is Singing Rose: Set the Artist Free Chapter 12: Curing Versus Healing Akashic Records: Nothing is Irrevocably Lost but Everything is Irrevocably Stored You Are the Universe Die and Be Again No Axe to Grind Can I Change All the Darkness and Misery in the World? No. Can I Bring Music Into Those Places? Yes And That's All I Have to Say About That References

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It's time we learn more about how music therapy can play a key role in healing and enriching the spiritual path. The Music Therapy Studio is a place of grace--extraordinary tales of the soul.--Caroline Myss, New York Times bestselling author, Anatomy of the Spirit Step into the shoes of a music therapist who has dedicated his life to shining a light on some of the most feared and abandoned crevices of the human condition. Soshensky's work and philosophy demonstrate what's possible when we hold another person's value--patient or not--as equal to our own.--Jon Samson, MA MTBC, CoCreative Music, GRAMMY Award-winner An inspiring and thoughtful collection of stories for anyone pursuing music therapy as a career. At once heartwarming and intellectually challenging, Rick Soshensky integrates ideas from psychology, spiritual traditions, and music therapy in an engaging and thought provoking narrative.--Alan Turry, DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist; managing director, Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, New York University

An inspiring and thoughtful collection of stories for anyone pursuing music therapy as a career. At once heartwarming and intellectually challenging, Rick Soshensky integrates ideas from psychology, spiritual traditions, and music therapy in an engaging and thought provoking narrative.--Alan Turry, DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist; managing director, Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, New York University

Rick beautifully illustrates the way music can reveal a whole other dimension of a person that wasn't there before, fostering growth and carrying over to other aspects of a person's life, engendering a fuller life experience.--Jane E. Brody, bestselling author, personal health columnist, The New York Times It's time we learn more about how music therapy can play a key role in healing and enriching the spiritual path. The Music Therapy Studio is a place of grace--extraordinary tales of the soul.--Caroline Myss, New York Times bestselling author, Anatomy of the Spirit Step into the shoes of a music therapist who has dedicated his life to shining a light on some of the most feared and abandoned crevices of the human condition. Soshensky's work and philosophy demonstrate what's possible when we hold another person's value--patient or not--as equal to our own.--Jon Samson, MA MTBC, CoCreative Music, GRAMMY Award-winner An inspiring and thoughtful collection of stories for anyone pursuing music therapy as a career. At once heartwarming and intellectually challenging, Rick Soshensky integrates ideas from psychology, spiritual traditions, and music therapy in an engaging and thought provoking narrative.--Alan Turry, DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist; managing director, Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, New York University

An inspiring and thoughtful collection of stories for anyone pursuing music therapy as a career. At once heartwarming and intellectually challenging, Rick Soshensky integrates ideas from psychology, spiritual traditions, and music therapy in an engaging and thought provoking narrative. In conclusion, at several points throughout the book, I stopped and realised that Soshenky's writing had subtly affirmed or led me to rediscover something in my own understanding about our role as music therapists and journeying alongside our clients. Soshensky's approach to his own work conveys a refreshing sense of authenticity and humility while also clearly showing his deep understanding of the human condition. It's time we learn more about how music therapy can play a key role in healing and enriching the spiritual path. The Music Therapy Studio is a place of grace--extraordinary tales of the soul. Rick beautifully illustrates the way music can reveal a whole other dimension of a person that wasn't there before, fostering growth and carrying over to other aspects of a person's life, engendering a fuller life experience. Rick Soshensky presents a groundbreaking introduction to music's power to heal and transform, weaving a collection of uplifting case studies from his music therapy practice with ideas from spiritual traditions, philosophies, psychological theorists, and music therapy researchers. Rick Soshensky's book, The Music Therapy Studio: Empowering the Soul's Truth, is a multifaceted text that delivers the author's perspectives on the conceptual Music Therapy Studio (synonymous for his approach to music therapy), as developed throughout his prolonged experiences in clinical practice and foundations as a musician. Grounded in music-centered and humanistic orientations, Soshensky explores numerous diversely situated case studies supporting the latent potential in both musical and human development. So many lives can be enriched by reading this book. Therapists can improve their clinical practices. Musicians can understand the impact of their creative work and revel in the healing powers of music. People seeking treatment can have a model with which to measure their own therapy options. Others seeking inspiration and wisdom will find it here and can rest easy knowing that solutions abound in the generous work of therapists and musicians. As these disciplines combine, vibrations arise, energy is shifted, and lives are changed. Soshensky deftly captures how musical therapists provide musical experiences with clients as a guide to improve overall well-being. He is a gifted writer and an experienced therapist with wisdom to impart and music to share. Step into the shoes of a music therapist who has dedicated his life to shining a light on some of the most feared and abandoned crevices of the human condition. Soshensky's work and philosophy demonstrate what's possible when we hold another person's value--patient or not--as equal to our own.

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Rick Soshensky, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, NRMT, is a nationally known music therapist. He has lectured internationally and published numerous journal articles and textbook chapters. He operates the Music Therapy Studio in his hometown of Kingston, NY and teaches in the music therapy departments at SUNY New Paltz and Molloy College.

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