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Music therapy is recognised equally beingness applicable to a broad range of healthcare and social contexts.  Since the first edition of Music Therapy: An art beyond words, it has extended into areas of general medicine, mainstream education and community exercise. This new edition revises the historical and theoretical perspectives and recognises the growing evidence and research base in contemporary music therapy.

Leslie Bunt and Brynjulf Stige document the historical evolution of music therapy and identify the practice within seven current perspectives: medical, behavioural, psychoanalytical, humanistic, transpersonal, culture-centred and music-centred. No single perspective, individual or group approach is privileged, although the focus on the use of sounds and music inside therapeutic relationships remains central. Four chapters relate to areas of contemporary practice across unlike stages of the lifespan: child wellness, adolescent health, developed health and older adult health. All include case narratives and detailed examples underpinned by selected theoretical and research perspectives. The last two capacity of the book reverberate on the development of the profession as a community resource and the emergence of music therapy every bit an academic bailiwick in its ain right.

A concise introduction to the electric current practise of music therapy around the earth, Music Therapy: An art across words is an invaluable resource for professionals in music therapy and music education, those working in the psychological therapies, social work and other caring professions, and students at all levels.

Table of Contents

Listing of Figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Formation and Course. The Growth of Music Therapy. Music Therapy Examples and Perspectives. Audio, Music and Music Therapy. Music Therapy and Child Health. Music Therapy and Adolescent Health. Music Therapy and Adult Health. Music Therapy and Older Adult Health. The Profession of Music Therapy: A resource for the community. The Subject area of Music Therapy: Toward an identity of hybridity? Concluding Points. Epilogue – Music Therapy: An art beyond words? References.

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Biography

Leslie Bunt is Professor in Music Therapy at the Academy of the Due west of England, Bristol. He is a Primary Trainer in Guided Imagery and Music and a freelance conductor. Leslie'due south electric current exercise and research interests focus on music therapy and developed cancer care, and his previous books include The Handbook of Music Therapy, co-edited with Sarah Hoskyns (Routledge, 2002).

Brynjulf Stige is Professor in Music Therapy at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen, Norway. He was founding editor of the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy and founding co-editor of Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy. His previous books, including Invitation to Community Music Therapy, co-authored with Leif Edvard Aarø (Routledge, 2012), have explored relationships between music therapy, culture and community.

Reviews

"Leslie Bunt and Brynjulf Stige accept crafted an exceptional 'coming of age' book that thoroughly documents the developmental, cultural, and historical field of Music Therapy. Their book offers the start truly comprehensive handling of a profession that spans the multifariousness of human conditions and cultures. It is a practical and a scholarly offering that also embraces the mysteries of Music Therapy as 'An Fine art beyond Words.'" - Carolyn Kenny, Ph.D., MT-BC, MTA

"The writing is clear, straight, and highly-seasoned throughout, drawing the reader into multiple facets and considerations. The volume has a global perspective, both literally in terms of drawing examples and literature from a very broad geographic representation, and metaphorically in dealing with the total range of issues concerning music therapy, including treatment, training, research, and the evolving social part of the music therapist. The book is insightful, intellectually wide and pluralistic, gimmicky, and poetic. […] Like practiced guides who use representative stories to aid tourists grasp the significance and context of what they come across, Bunt and Stige provide the narratives and broad contexts that will serve every bit a fine introduction to the vast gimmicky mural of music therapy." – Kenneth Aigen, New York University