Research and clinical work are often perceived as opposites in the field of music therapy. This book shows, for the first time, how these two areas of work can creatively complement one another, proving beneficial to both disciplines. Each chapter is written by a leading researcher and practitioner in the field, and the book covers a wide spectrum of approaches within different settings. Beginning with methodological and musicological approaches to case studies, the book then moves on to more specific topics such as the use of case studies in an interactive play setting and in music therapy with the elderly. Later chapters explore theoretical aspects, looking at a worked example of music and progressive change during therapy, and how case study designs can be used in practice. A must for all professionals working and studying within the music therapy area, this is also an informative and useful book for health researchers.
Author(s): David Aldridge
Edition: 1
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 262
Cover......Page 1
Case Study Designs in Music Therapy......Page 5
Contents......Page 9
1 A Story Told from Practice: The Reflective Inquirer in an Ecology of Ideas......Page 11
2 Therapeutic Narrative Analysis as a Narrative Case Study Approach......Page 33
3 ‘How Wonderful That I’ve Been Born – Otherwise You Would Have Missed Me Very Much!’......Page 55
4 Song Creations by Children with Cancer – Process and Meaning......Page 69
5 A Case Study in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM)......Page 99
6 The Use of Single Case Designs in an Interactive Play Setting......Page 121
7 The Use of Single Case Designs in Testing a Specific Hypothesis......Page 147
8 Music and Sound Vibration: Testing Hypotheses as a Series of Case Studies......Page 165
9 Music Therapy with the Elderly: Complementary Data as a Rich Approach to Understanding Communication......Page 193
10 Cannabis, Brain Physiology, Changes in States of Consciousness and Music Perception......Page 213
11 Guidelines for Case Study Design Research in Music Therapy......Page 237
REFERENCES......Page 259
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 275
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 283
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 288
