Many descriptions of empathy revolve around sharing in and understanding another person's emotions. One separate person gains access to the emotional world of another. An entire worldview holds up this idea. It is individualistic and affirms the possibility of access to other pe…
Many descriptions of empathy emphasise sharing in and understanding another persons emotions. Can we really see "inside" another separate individual, though? What if were already relationally interconnected? How can we best grapple with these questions in the field of music ther…
Ab der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts vollzog sich in der Medizin ein Paradigmenwechsel von hoher ästhetischer Relevanz. Hatten die Nerven bis dahin als Transportkanäle für die ?Lebensgeister? gegolten, so trat nunmehr eine konkurrierende Theorie auf den Plan, nach der es sich um el…
Examines the multicultural dimensions of music therapy. The editors pass the literary microphone to the contributing authors - all music therapists who have found belonging and identity in diverse cultures. The authors examine how music therapy is relevant within an individual's…
This is the first comprehensive textbook on multicultural dimensions of music therapy. The editors pass the literary microphone to the authors-all music therapists who have found belonging and identity in diverse cultures. The authors examine how music therapy is relevant within…
This introduction to singing bowls (also known as Tibetan bells), describes their history, and gives practical information about procuring and using them as ritual and therapeutic tools.
What is a singing bowl? Explains the Himalayan bowls--also known as Tiben or Nepalese singing bowls--and the special sounds they make, called sound massage. The author discusses the meeting between East and West, singing bowls, sacrificial dishes, how the bowls work, synchroniza…
"Containing 64 songs designed to promote language, social and musical development, this book accompanies the Tuning In Cards so you can perform the songs and integrate the activities into your own practice. When paired with the Tuning In Cards, it will offer an innovative way of…
"Music, neurology, and neuroscience : historical connections and perspectives provides a broad and comprehensive discussion of history and new discoveries regarding music and the brain, presenting a multidisciplinary overview on music processing, its effects on brain plasticity,…
Did you ever ask whether music makes people smart, why a Parkinson patient's gait is improved with marching tunes, and whether Robert Schumann was suffering from schizophrenia or Alzheimer's disease? This broad but comprehensive book deals with history and new discoveries about …