Music Therapy in Schools: Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education

by John Strange (Contribution by), Chris Achenbach (Contribution by), Amelia Oldfield (Editor), Nicolette O\''Neill (Contribution by), Nicolette O'Neill (Contribution by)

Overview

The majority of music therapy work with children takes place in schools. This book documents the wealth and diversity of work that music therapists are doing in educational settings across the UK. It shows how, in recent years, music therapy has changed and grown as a profession, and it provides an insight into the trends that are emerging in this area in the 21st century.

Collating the experiences of a range of music therapists from both mainstream and special education backgrounds, Music Therapy in Schools explains the procedures, challenges and benefits of using music therapy in an educational context. These music therapists have worked with children of all ages and abilities from pre-school toddlers in nursery schools to teenagers preparing for further education, and address specific issues and disabilities including working with children with emotional and behavioural problems, and autistic spectrum disorders.

This book will be essential reading for music therapists, music therapy students and educational professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857004741
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	09/15/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Amelia Oldfield is a well-known and prestigious music therapist with over 25 years' experience in the field. She works at the Croft Unit for Child and Family Psychiatry and at the Child Development Centre, Addenbrookes. She also lectures at Anglia Polytechnic University, where she co-initiated the MA Music Therapy Training. Amelia has completed four research investigations and a PhD. She has also produced six music therapy training videos. She is married with four children and plays clarinet in local chamber music groups in Cambridge, UK.
Jo Tomlinson has been working as a music therapist in schools in Cambridgeshire, UK, for over 15 years. She was involved in setting up the music therapy service for Cambridgeshire Music in 1995, and was head music therapist from 2001 – 2005.
Philippa Derrington has been working as a music therapist with young people in mainstream and special school settings in Cambridgeshire for the past 10 years. She is currently involved in a major research investigation evaluating the effects of music therapy for children at risk of exclusion.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Amelia Oldfield. 1.Music Therapy within a Children's Centre. Clare Rosscornes and Emma Davies. 2. 'Open Doors, Open Minds, Open Music; The Development of a Music Therapy Service in an Assessment Nursery. Nicolette O'Neill. 3. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy with 1-3 year olds in a Nursery School Setting, Supporting Music Therapy Students. Chris Achenbach. 4. Multiple Views of Music Therapy. Ann Bruce and Suzie High. 5. The School Challenge; Combining Music Teaching with Music Therapy. Jan Hall. 6. Music Therapy and the Expression of Anger and Aggression: Working with Aggressive Behaviour in Children aged 5-9 who Risk Mainstream School Exclusion. Jane Brackley. 7. Music Therapy in a Special School; Investigating the Role of Imitation and Reflection in the Interaction between Music Therapist and Child. Jo Tomlinson. 8. The Development of a Community-Based Music Therapy Service in York and N. Yorkshire with Charitable Funding by 'Music, My Voice'. Angela Harrison. 9. Music Therapy in Interface Schools in Belfast; A Creative Response to Cumulative Trauma. Karen Diamond. 10. Music Therapy in a Special School for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders Focusing Particularly on the Use of the Double Bass. Ian.S.McTeir. 11. 'How Can I Consider Letting my Child Go to School when I Spend all my Time Trying to Keep him Alive?' Links between Music Therapy Services in Schools and a Children's Hospice; Supporting Healthy Attachment and Separation and Helping Facilitate Integration of the Sick and Well Child. Orla Casey. 12. Psychodynamically Informed Music Therapy Groups for Teenagers with Severe Special Needs Working Jointly with Teaching Assistants. John Strange. 13. 'Yeah I'll Do Music!' Working with Secondary Aged Students who Have Complex Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. Philippa Derrington.

Editorial Reviews

Music Therapy in Schools (...) providing a wealth of examples where music therapy exists in the school context, and how effective it has been.... Various professional music therapist contributed to it, detailing their experiences, methods and challenges of conducting music therapy in schools... Most of the chapters are case-study focused... The broad range of examples (...) allow us to see the potential of music therapy working beyond the school setting and being able to impact more lives positively.

Journal of Mental Health - Peiwen Soh

This book explains the procedures, challenges and benefits of using music therapy in an educational setting. It is well written and full of practical applications from multiple contributors from specialist and mainstream school... it would be an invaluable resource both for someone aspiring to be a music therapist and for someone already in the profession.

Special Children

I can recommend this book wholeheartedly; we can all learn from it - all who are connected with children and young people in education, music, health and social care.

from the foreword by Dr. Frankie Williams

For teachers who have an interest in music therapy, this will be an interesting resource book, with a number of case studies providing interesting information about the ways in which this form of therapy can address, the needs of individual children... It is an interesting and thought provoking book which offers the reader new insights into music therapy.

SEN Magazine