Music therapists are trained to use their first study instrument in clinical practice, yet existing literature focuses almost exclusively on the use of piano, basic percussion and voice.
This illuminating book brings together international music therapists who use a diverse range of musical instruments in their clinical work: the clarinet, the piano accordion, the flute, the cello, the trumpet and flugelhorn, the bassoon, the violin, the viola, the harp, the guitar, lower brass instruments (the trombone and the euphonium), the oboe, the saxophone and bass instruments (double bass and bass guitar). Each therapist reflects on their relationship with their instrument and the ways in which they use it in therapeutic settings, discussing its advantages and disadvantages in a variety of clinical populations: children and adolescents, adults with learning disabilities, adults with mental health problems and older people.
This will be essential reading for any music therapist or student music therapist who uses or is interested in using a musical instrument in their work, and will be of interest to other caring and healthcare professionals, teachers, musicians and carers wanting to learn more about instrumental music therapy.
Contributions by: Henry Dunn, Catrin Piears-Banton, Colette Salkeld, Susan Greenhalgh, Caroline Anderson, Emily Corke, Mary-Clare Fearn, Esther Mitchell, Philip Hughes, Annie Tyhurst, Catherine Warner, Tessa Watson, Philippa Derrington, Mike Gilroy, Shlomi Hason, Concetta Tomaino, Penelope Birnstingl, Lisa Margetts, Grace Watts, Katy Bell, Nicky Haire, Trisha Montague, Sharon Warnes, Angela Harrison, Oonagh Jones, Rivka Gottlieb, Anna Lockett, Holly Mentzer, Steve Lyons, Jonathan Poole, Caroline Long, Alex Street, Prodromos Stylianou, Trygve Aasgaard, George Murray, Helen Mottram, Nathan Bettany, Stella Compton-Dickinson, Spela Loti Knoll, Luke Annesley, Susanna Crociani, Billy Davidson, Anita Vaz, Paolo Pizziolo, Joseph Piccinnini, John Preston, Veronica Austin, Joanna Burley
Foreword by: Sarah Rodgers
