Music Therapy and Music Education for the Handicapped: Developments and Limitations in Practice and Research

Note: Presentations from the Fifth International Congress covering music therapy, psychology, music medicine, and special music education. A wealth of information and techniques for all populations from newborn to elderly persons including strategies for both the classroom and the clinic. Music in early education and prison settings are discussed. Over 35 presentations and a unique blend of theory and practice will make this book an invaluable resource for both students and practitioners.

Keyword(s): I. Plenary Session Papers. 1. Keynote Address Ð J. D. Dees. 2. Opening Address Ð Ben Gerits. 3. Recent Publications and Resources in the Interface of Therapy, Education, and Medicine Ð Norman Goldberg. 4. Research with Handicapped Children and Youth: A Focus for the Future Ð Judith Jellison. 5. Fundamental Principles of Singing Ð Helmut Moog. 6. Music Therapy and Special Music Education: Interdisciplinary Research and Clinical Practice with the Fields of Medicine and Psychotherapy Ð Rosalie R. Pratt. 7. A Couple Therapy Case Study Ð Mary Priestley. 8. Concepts of Music Therapy Conceptualizing Existing Differences and Similarities among the Ways Music is Used in Treatment Ð Frans Schalkwijk. 9. The Practice of Music Therapy in the Former GDR: Pedagogical, Sociopsychological and Medical Support of the Handicapped Ð Christoph Schwabe. 10. Do Music Therapy Techniques Discourage the Emergence of Transference? Ð Esmé Towse. 11. Aesthetic Education, Therapy, and Children with Special Needs Ð David Ward. 12. Closing Remarks Ð Ben Gerits

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