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Readings on Music Therapy Theory

  • Readings on Music Therapy Theory
  • Author: Bruscia, Kenneth E.
  • E-ISBN: 9781937440145

This massive volume of over 1612 pages is a comprehensive, historic collection of the most significant theoretical writings on music therapy, as originally written by major thinkers in the field. With 38 readings, each consisting of 1-8 writings of each author, the book provides a panoramic view of the myriad ways of thinking about music therapy that have evolved since its inception. Giving voice to 28 authors, this unprecedented book presents general and specialized theories, in many different orientations and writing styles, on various topics, geared to students and professionals at different levels and with different interests and specializations.

Readings 1 and 2 of the book are meant to prepare the reader for thinking theoretically, and dealing with philosophical questions. The rest of the readings are arranged in alphabetical order by author so as to avoid interpreting or contextualizing the writings in any way. Most of the theoretical writings included here were originally published in the last 12 years, however a few date back to the 1990s, and some go back even further.

 

Table Of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

READING l:  Bruscia, K.  (2005). Developing Theory. In B. Wheeler (Ed.)  (2005). Music Therapy  Research  (Second Edition),  pp.  540-551.  Gilsum  NH:   Barcelona Publishers.

READING 2:  Aigen, K. (2005). Philosophical Inquiry. In B. Wheeler (Ed.) (2005). Music Therapy  Research  (Second Edition),  pp.  526-539.  Gilsum  NH:   Barcelona Publishers.

READING 3:  Abrams,    B.    (2011).    A    Relationship-Based    Theory    of   Music    Therapy: Understanding Processes and Goals as Being-Together-Musically.

READING 4:  Adrienne, J.  (2006). A Feminist Sociology of Professional Issues in Music Therapy. In S. Hadley (Ed.), Feminist Perspectives in Music Therapy, pp. 41-62. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 5:  Aigen, K. (1998). Two Excerpts: Paths of Development in Nordoff-Rohhins Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • The Music (Chapter Fourteen) pp. 249-282.
  • The Clinical Process: Work, the Will, Creating a Self (Chapter Fifteen), pp. 283-298.
  • References

READING 6: Aigen, K. (2005). Three Excerpts: Music-Centered Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Origins and Foundations of Music-Centered Music Therapy (Chapter Three) pp. 47–75.
  • Values Central to Musicing in Music-Centered Music Therapy (Chapter Four) pp. 77-90.
  • Rationales, Practices, and Implications of Music-Centered Music   Therapy  (Chapter Five), pp. 91-128.
  • References

READING 7: Ansdell, G (2011). Steps Toward an Ecology of Music Therapy: A Guide to Theoretical Wanderings 1989-2011.

READING 8:  Bruscia,   K.  (1992).  Musical  Origins:   Developmental  Foundations  of Music Therapy. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy.

READING 9:  Bruscia,  K.  (1998). Four Excerpts:  Defining Music Therapy  (Second Edition). Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • A Working Definition (Chapter Three), pp. 18-25.
  • Types of Music Experiences: The Four Main Methods of Music Therapy (Chapter Thirteen), pp. 113-125.
  • Dynamic Forces (Chapter Fifteen), pp. 131-151.
  • Defining Areas and Levels of Practice (Chapter Seventeen), pp. 157-173.
  • References

READING 10:  Bruscia, K. (2002). Foreword. In B. Stige, Culture-Centered Music Therapy, pp. xv-xviii. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 11: Bruscia, K. (2012). Theoretical Notes on the Practice of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM).

READING 12: Bruscia, K. (2002). A Psychodynamic Orientation to the Bonny Method. In K. Bruscia & D. Grocke (Eds.), Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond, pp. 225-243. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 13:  Bruscia, K. (2012). Helen Bonny’s Foundational Theories of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM).

READING 14:  Curtis, S. (2006). Feminist Music Therapy: Transforming Theory, Transforming Lives. In S. Hadley (Ed.), Feminist Perspectives in Music Therapy, pp. 227-244. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers. R

EADING 15:  Edwards, J. (2006). A Reflection on the Role of Informants from Feminist Theory in the Field of Music Therapy. In S. Hadley (Ed.), Feminist Perspectives in Music Therapy, pp. 367-392. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 16:  Garred, R. (2006). Four Excerpts: Music as Therapy: A Dialogical Perspective. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Frame and Picture (Chapter One) pp. 1-38.
  • The Music Therapy Triad (Chapter Three) pp. 67-88.
  • Relational Knowing (Chapter Four) pp. 102-126.
  • Relating to Music (Chapter Five), pp. 127-147.
  • References

READING 17:  Gfeller, K (2005). Music as Communication. In R. Unkefer & M. Thaut (Eds.), Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders: Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions, pp. 42-59. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 18:  Gfleller, K (2005). Music as a Therapeutic Agent: Sociocultural Perspectives. In R. Unkefer & M. Thaut (Eds.), Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders: Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions, pp. 60-67. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 19:  Gfeller, K. (2005). The Function of Aesthetic Stimuli in the Therapeutic Process. In R. Unkefer & M. Thaut (Eds.), Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders: Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions, pp. 68-84. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 20:  Goldberg, F. (2002). A Holographic Field Theory of the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM). In K. Bruscia & D. Grocke (Eds.). Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond, pp. 359-377. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 21:  Hadley, S. (2012). Embracing Feminism in Music Therapy.

READING 22:  Hiller, J. (2012). Implications of Embodied Cognition and Schema Theory for Discerning Potential Meanings of Improvised Rhythm.

READING 23:  Kenny, C. (2006). Seven Excerpts: Music and Life in the Field of Play: An Anthology. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • The Death-Rebirth Myth as the Healing Agent in Music (Chapter One), pp. 5-9.
  • The Mythic Artery (Chapter Two), pp. 10-59.
  • Music and Spirit: Acknowledging a Greater Reality (Chapter Three), pp. 60-61.
  • The Magic of Music Therapy (Chapter Four), pp. 62-65.
  • The Field of Play (Chapter Seven), pp. 80-122.
  • Beautifying the World (Chapter Sixteen), pp. 178-181.
  • The Earth is our Mother: Reflections on the Ecology of Music Therapy from a Native Perspective (Chapter Twenty-Five), pp. 236-244.
  • Kenny, C. (2011, May). Time for Integration: Journey to the Heartland.   Paper presented at the meeting of the Canadian Association for Music Therapy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

READING 24:  Korlin, D. (2002). A Neuropsychological Theory of Traumatic Imagery in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM). In K. Bruscia & D. Grocke (Eds.). Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond, pp. 379-415. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 25:  Lee, C. A. (2012). Theoretical Notes on The Architecture of Aesthetic Music Therapy. Lee, C. A. (2003). Five Excerpts: The Architecture of Aesthetic Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Beginnings: On Music (Chapter One), pp. 1-38.
  • Tone, Form, and Architecture (Chapter Four), pp. 69-86.
  • Clinical Listening (Chapter Five), pp. 87-100.
  • Musical Form and Clinical Form (Chapter Nine), pp. 147-158.
  • Reflections and New Directions (Chapter Fifteen), pp.233-244.
  • References

READING 26:  Pellitteri, J. (2012). Theoretical Notes on Emotional Processes in Music Therapy. Pellitteri, J. (2009). Three Excerpts: Emotional Processes in Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Emotions and Music in Personality Development (Chapter Six), pp. 119-144.
  • The Isomorphism of Music and Emotion (Chapter Eight), pp. 172-189.
  • Emotional Intelligence and Music Therapy (Chapter Nine), pp. 190-209.
  • References

READING 27: Perilli,  G.,  &  Cicinelli,  R.  (2012). From Tacit  Knowledge to Narrative  Re-Description     Through   Music  Psychotherapy:   A  Perspective  from   Second-Generation Cognitive Science.

READING 28:  Rolvsjord, R. (2006). Gender Politics in Music Therapy Discourse. In S. Hadley (Ed.),  Feminist Perspectives  in Music  Therapy,  pp.  311-327.  Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 29:  Rolvsjord, R. (2010). Four Excerpts: Resource Oriented Music Therapy in Mental Health Care. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Music Therapy and the Politics of Mental Health Care (Chapter One), pp. 18-37.
  • Paths Toward A Conceptualization of Therapy (Chapter Two), pp. 38-58.
  • Paths Toward A Concept of Music (Chapter Three), pp. 59-72.
  • Toward A Concept of Resource-Oriented Music Therapy (Chapter Four), pp.  73-88.
  • References

READING 30:

Ruud, E. (2012). Overview of My Writings.

Ruud, E. (1978). One Excerpt: Music Therapy and its Relationship to Current Treatment Theories. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • The Humanistic/Existential Trend in Psychology (Chapter Four) pp. 43-60

Ruud, E. (1998). Two Excerpts: Music Therapy: Improvisation, Communication, and Culture. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • The Individual as Improviser: The Concept of the Individual in Music Therapy (Chapter Two), pp. 19-30.
  • Music and Identity (Chapter Three), pp. 31-48.

Ruud,  E.  (2010).  Two  Excerpts:  Music  Therapy: A  Perspective from  the Humanities. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Musical Meaning in Music Therapy (Chapter Four), pp. 54-72.
  • Musicking as Self-Care (Chapter Ten), pp. 157-179.

Combined References for Ruud Writings

READING 31:  Scovel, M., & Gardstrom, S. (2005). Music Therapy within the Context of Psycho therapeutic Models. In R. Unkefer & M. Thaut (Eds.), Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders: Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions, pp. 117-132. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 32:  Sears. M. (Ed.) (2007). Three Excerpts: Music—The Therapeutic Edge: Readings from William W. Sears. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Processes in Music Therapy, pp. 1-15.
  • A Re-Vision and Expansion of Processes in Music Therapy, pp. 16-41.
  • Time, The Servant of Music, pp. 125-148.

READING 33:  Sekeles, C. (1996). Two Excerpts: Music: Motion and Emotion: The Developmental-Integrative Model in Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • The roots of music therapy in traditional healing rituals (Chapter One), pp. 1-24. o   Notes
  • The Developmental-Integrative Model in Music Therapy (Chapter Two), pp. 25-62.
  • References

READING 34:  Shuttleworth, S. (2006). Viewing Music Therapy Assessment through a Feminist Therapy Lens. In S. Hadley (Ed.), Feminist Perspectives in Music Therapy, pp. 429-450. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 35:  Smeijsters, H. (2005). Three Excerpts: Sounding the Self: Analogy in Improvisational Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Analogy: A Core Category in the Writings of Music Therapists (Chapter Five), pp. 55-64.
  • Forms of Feeling and Forms of Perception (Chapter Six), pp. 65-86.
  • Defining and Re-defining the Core Category of Analogy (Chapter Seven), pp. 87-110.
  • References
  • Smeijsters, H. (2012). Analogy and Metaphor in Music Therapy: Theory and Practice. (This reading is a version of an article first published in the Nordic Journal   of  Music  Therapy,   (2012),  Volume   21. 

READING 36:  Stige, B. (2012). Notes on Culture-Centered Music Therapy: Evolution, Emerging Practices, and Embodied Meanings.

Stige, B. (2002). Four Edited Excerpts (2012): Culture-Centered Music Therapy. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

  • Why Culture (Chapter One), pp. 13-46.
  • The Power of Musicking (Chapter Three), pp. 79-110.
  • Redefining Music Therapy (Chapter Seven), pp. 179-206.
  • A Model of the Music Therapy Process (Chapter Eight), 207-230.
  • References and Notes

READING 37:  Thaut, M. (2005). Neuropsychological Processes in Music Perception and their Relevance in Music Therapy. In R. Unkefer & M. Thaut (Eds.), Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders: Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions, pp. 2-32. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.

READING 38: Thaut, M. (2005). Toward a Cognition-Affect Model in Neuropsychiatric Music Therapy. In R. Unkefer & M. Thaut (Eds.), Music Therapy in the Treatment of Adults with Mental Disorders: Theoretical Bases and Clinical Interventions, pp. 86-103. Gilsum NH: Barcelona Publishers.