The Handbook of Music Therapy

Leslie Bunt is Visiting Professor of Music Therapy at the University of the West of England where he directs the MusicSpace Trust. He directs the postgraduate Diploma in Music Therapy at the University of Bristol and is the author of Music Therapy: An Art Beyond Words (1994). Sarah Hoskyns is Head of the Music Therapy Department at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. She is a former editor of the British Journal of Music Therapy, and an Approved Supervisor Advisory Council member of the Association of Professional Music Therapists.

Introduction: Music Therapy on a Threshold. Part I: Background and Context. Introduction. Setting the Scene. Practicalities and Basic Principles of Music Therapy. First Meetings with Four Music Therapists. Part II: Clinical Chapters. Suzanna's Story: Music Therapy with a Pre-school Child. Hullo Object! I Destroyed You! Music Therapy with Children with Complex Communication Problems. Music Therapy with Adults with Learning Disabilities. Music Therapy and Neurology. Music Therapy in Forensic Psychiatry - A Case Study with Musical Commentary. Musical Narratives in Music Therapy Treatment for Dementia. Part III: Training. Introduction. Evolving a Capacity for Wondering: The Development of Observation and Listening Skills. Beginning the Clinical Journey. Developing the Musical Journey. The Professional Music Therapist. Some Reflections on Music Therapy Research: An Example of Collaborative Inquiry. Transformation, Ovid and Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). End Notes.