Table of Contents
CD Tracks viii
Foreword Ann Webster, Ph.D ix
Introduction xi
Part I The Foundation
Chapter 1 What Can Music Do for You? 3
Our Music Therapy Research 4
Childbirth 4
Depression and Anxiety 5
Cancer 6
Cardiac Illness 7
Research Underway 9
End Note 9
Chapter 2 What Is Stress? 11
Chapter 3 What Is Pain? 17
Chapter 4 Assess Your Needs 25
The Nature of Your Stress 26
What Do You Feel in Your Body? 28
What Is Going on in Your Mind? 31
The Nature of Your Pain 32
Your Personal Music 35
An Evolving Plan for Music 41
Part II Create Your Personal Music Plan
Introducing Your Personal Music Plan 48
Introducing You to Our Music 50
Chapter 5 Body and Breath 53
Take a Deep Breath 53
A Musical Workout 56
A Musical Massage 59
Building a Bond with Music 62
Chapter 6 Relax Your Body and Mind 67
Finding Inner Harmony 67
Sensing Peaceful Images 68
Discovering Your Imagination 71
Chapter 7 Through Your Mind to Your Body 75
Focus Your Attention 75
Creative Problem-Solving 77
Lullaby and Good Night 81
A Musical Boost 83
Chapter 8 Singing and Chanting 87
Singing 88
Chanting 91
Chapter 9 Songwriting 95
Write Some Lyrics 96
Write Some Music 100
From Your Mind to Your Heart 100
Write for Someone Else 100
Chapter 10 Playing an Instrument and Improvising 103
Play On 103
Take a Risk 104
Improvise 107
Chapter 11 Silence 113
Chapter 12 Applications for Everyday Living 117
The Traffic Buster 118
The Workout Mom 119
The Substitute 119
The Guitarist 120
The Singing Bowl 120
The Chanter 121
The Punk Rocker 122
The Companion 122
A Warm Glow 123
Reaching Out to Others 124
Chapter 13 Applications for Stress and Pain 127
The Sleep Manager 128
Bryan's Lullaby 128
The Pain Manager 129
The Chronic Pain Manager 130
Sweet Distraction 130
The Stress Manager 131
Slowing Down 132
Feeling Wiggy 133
Through Pain and Will 133
A New Woman 134
Shared Joy 134
The Entertainer 135
In a Mother's Words: A Pre- and Post-Natal Music Listening Experience 136
Amazing Grace 139
The Easy Listener 140
Your Music Applications 142
Part III Evaluate and Enhance Your Music Plan
Chapter 14 Coda: Music for Life 147
Evaluate Your Experiences 148
Commit to Your Plan 148
Value Yourself 149
Acknowledgments 152
Appendix A Bibliography, Music Resources, and For Further Reading 155
Appendix B Log Sheets 161
Stress Assessment Log 162
Pain Assessment Log 164
Music Listening Log 166
Music Plan Worksheet 168
Index 170
