Case examples provide very unique and valuable insights into how different forms of therapy are practiced, as well as how clients respond to those therapies. This e-book contains 8 previously published case studies on how music therapy has been used to help individuals with developmental problems improve their quality of life. Each case details the process by which therapist and client engage in music experiences that enable the client to explore and better utilize the personal resources needed to address his or her own therapeutic needs. The aim of the book is to provide practical information to students and professionals in music therapy and related fields and to inform all those affected by developmental problems about the potential benefits of music therapy.

Table of Contents

CASE ONE

Developing Speech with Music: A Neurodevelopmental Approach

A. Blythe LaGasse

CASE TWO

Singing a Special Song

Christina Rago

Julie Hibben

CASE THREE

Speaking Without Talking: Fifty Analytical Music Therapy Sessions with a Boy with Selective Mutism

Wolfgang Mahns

CASE FOUR

Preverbal Communication through Music to Overcome a Child's Language Disorder

Amelia Oldfield

CASE FIVE

Growing Up in Music: A Journey through Early Childhood Music Development in Music Therapy

Elizabeth K. Schwartz

CASE SIX

Anat: A Body Aware---A Soul Alerted: Developmental Integrative Music Therapy with a Hypotonic Down's Syndrome Child

Chava Sekeles

CASE SEVEN

Alon: From the Jungle To the King's Palace

Chava Sekeles

CASE EIGHT

From Violent Rap to Lovely Blues: The Transformation of Aggressive Behavior through Vocal Music Therapy

Sylka Uhlig