BOOK
Tales from the Music Therapy Room
Claire Molyneux | Sarah Hoskyns | Alison Talmage | Ajay Castelino | Carolyn Ayson | Heather Fletcher | Libby Johns | Marie Willis | Nolan Hodgson | Roger Hicks | Shari Storie
(2018)
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Abstract
Moving beyond progress reports, clinical assessments and practical goals, this book brings to life the reflective aspects of music therapy. The result of a collaboration between New Zealand music therapists, it invites the reader to share their encounters in the therapy room through a wide variety of writings, including short stories, poetry and personal reflections. The addition of poems by a music therapy client adds a rare and innovative dimension to this book.
Grounded in clinical practice, each piece of writing starts from the lived experience in the therapy room and conveys something of the ineffable elements of music therapy. Thoughtful, touching and featuring beautiful illustrations, this book will appeal to anyone looking for a more personal account of music therapy practice, including practitioners, clients and students.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales from the Music Therapy Room: Creative Connections by Claire Molyneux | 3 | ||
| Foreword by Sarah Hoskyns | 9 | ||
| Introduction by Claire Molyneux | 13 | ||
| I. The Therapy Room | 27 | ||
| The door to the therapy room by Claire Molyneux | 28 | ||
| Not a cupboard by Marie Willis | 31 | ||
| I walk into the room by Carolyn Ayson | 33 | ||
| A golden-hued piano by Nolan Hodgson | 34 | ||
| Up the steep stairs by Heather Fletcher | 36 | ||
| The room is warm by Shari Storie | 38 | ||
| At first glance by Libby Johns | 40 | ||
| At the end of the day by Alison Talmage | 41 | ||
| II. Poems and Stories from Music Therapy | 43 | ||
| Let the Children Teach You by Alison Talmage | 44 | ||
| The Notebook by Claire Molyneux | 53 | ||
| A Relationship Remembered Through Fragments by Claire Molyneux | 57 | ||
| Remember the Little Things by Heather Fletcher | 63 | ||
| Moments in Music Therapy by Libby Johns | 71 | ||
| Ee Ah Ee Ah Ee Ah-Ee Ee-Ah by Nolan Hodgson | 84 | ||
| Chimes by Marie Willis | 90 | ||
| Learning to Play: Together by Marie Willis | 95 | ||
| Only Connect by Claire Molyneux | 113 | ||
| Florence by Alison Talmage | 118 | ||
| Choral Singing Therapy for People Living with Neurological Conditions by Alison Talmage, Shari Storie and Roger Hicks | 123 | ||
| III. Personal Journeys | 135 | ||
| Polyphony by Shari Storie | 136 | ||
| From Singer-Songwriter to Music Therapist by Ajay Castelino | 139 | ||
| Manawarū ana au by Nolan Hodgson | 146 | ||
| Six of the Many Understandings that Music Therapy Journeys gave me by Carolyn Ayson | 148 | ||
| About the Contributors | 160 | ||
| Glossary | 165 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 167 | ||
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