Therapeutic Songwriting: Developments in Theory, Methods, and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1137499222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Felicity has achieved numerous awards including a Foundation Research Excellence Award, an Australian Leadership Award, and an Australian Teaching Award. Felicity Baker is Associate Professor and Australia Research Council Future Fellow based at The University of Melbourne. She has dedicated her career to the study of songwriting as a therap
Therapeutic Songwriting provides a comprehensive examination of contemporary methods and models of songwriting as used for therapeutic purposes. It describes the environmental, sociocultural, individual, and group factors shaping practice, and how songwriting is understood and practiced within different psychological and wellbeing orientations.
Professor Baker's passion for the subject, evident throughout the book, will inspire and inform readers." Barbara L. The book is not only helpful in understanding therapeutic songwriting; it also is an excellent model for how to link practice methods with broader perspectives and meta-thinking." Hanne Mette Ochsner Ridder, Head of Doctoral Programme in Music Therapy, Aalborg University, Denmark"Therapeutic Songwriting is a timely and important book inviting everybody to create subjective soundtracks of their life, individually or in a group. Therapeutic songwriting is about performing health." -Gro Trondalen, Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, Norway. Baker weaves together a wealth of information that encompasses a rich and remarkable breadth of approaches to, and information about, songwr
"A great read" according to johnwest. Baker has done a lovely job consolidating decades of clinical research on therapeutic songwriting into an approachable, well-organized book.Her work will undoubtably help a new generation of aspiring helping professionals find common language to describe (and financially justify) the healing powers of songwriting.Bravo!. "Another great form of healing and therapy" according to David Devine. I am just beginning to read it. I believe it's a great idea being able to add yet another form of the arts to provide healing and therapy to bring enjoyment and a level of awareness and understanding to anyone and especially for those with emotional, mental, psychological, and physical disabilities.