Receptive Music Therapy: Techniques, Clinical Applications and New Perspectives

210 Pages·2022·5.544 MB·English

by  Katrina McFerran, Denise Grocke

Receptive Music Therapy
Second Edition
by the same author
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Katrina McFerran
ISBN 978 1 84905 019 7
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of related interest
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and Music Imagery Methods for Individual and Group Therapy
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eISBN 978 1 78450 402 1
Receptive
MUSIC THERAPY
Techniques, Clinical Applications
and New Perspectives
Second Edition
Katrina Skewes McFerran
AND
Denise Grocke
First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
An imprint of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
An Hachette Company
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Copyright © Katrina Skewes McFerran and Denise Grocke 2022
Parts of this book were originally published in Receptive Methods in
Music Therapy (2007) by Denise Grocke and Tony Wigram
List on page 21 is reproduced from Thompson 2011 with
kind permission from Stephanie Thompson.
List on page 35 is reproduced from Wärja and Bonde 2014
with kind permission from Music & Medicine.
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This book is dedicated to Tony Wigram, co-author of
the first edition of this book: Receptive Methods in Music
Therapy (2007), who was an inspiring teacher, researcher,
mentor and friend to so many people around the world.

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1. Foundational Skills in Receptive Music Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. Therapist-Selected Music for Receptive Methods . . . . . . . . . . . 31
3. Focused Music Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4. Playlist Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5. Song Discussion and Lyric Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
6. Music Listening and Music-Assisted Relaxation for Adult Clients . 109
7. Music, Imagery and Art Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
8. Final Principles and Considerations for Music
Therapists and Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Appendix A: Relaxation Induction Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Appendix B: Music Choices for Relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Appendix C: Imagery Scripts for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207