Music technology in therapeutic and health settings

• Other Authors: Magee, Wendy
• Format: Book
• Published: Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2014
• Subjects: Music therapy; Music therapy > Technological innovations; Music and technology
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"There is a rapidly emerging and developing area of music therapy practice that uses electronic music technologies in a range of therapeutic and clinical settings to help clients with complex needs. This edited volume explains cutting edge technologies and how to apply these tools in practice....

Table of Contents:

• Background and overview to technology and its use in therapeutic contexts. Jackie Lindeck. Robert E. Krout. Julie Zigo. Annette Whitehead-Pleaux and Lisa Spall. Wendy L. Magee
• Jane Bache, Gary derwent, and Wendy L. Magee. Robert E. Krout. Susan Hadley, Nicole Hahna, Vern Miller, and Michelle Bonaventura. Music technology used in therapeutic and health settings : definitions of devices and resources / An introduction to using assistive devices in music therapy / Indications and contraindications for using music technology with clinical populations : when to use and when not to use / Music technology in therapeutic contexts with children and adolescents. Music technology in the neonatal intensive care unit / Andrea M. Cevasco. $t Innovations in medical music therapy : the use of electronic music technologies in a pediatric burn hospital / Access to music making through Switch and voice output technology for young people with multiple and complex needs in a school setting / Using music technology with children and adolescents with visual impairments and additional disabilities / Lisa Martino and Michael Bertolami. Engaging iPad applications with young people with autism spectrum disorders / Applications of music technology in a children's hospice setting / Setting the scene : an overview of the use of music technology in practice /
• Music technology in therapeutic contexts with adults. Wendy L. Magee. Joseph Nagler. Karen Burland and Wendy L. Magee. $t Music aesthetics, music technology, and music therapy / Wendy L. Magee and Davis Wimberly. Felicity Baker and Robert E. Krout. Ariel Weissberger
• Lorrie Kubicek. Nir Sadnovik. Jon Adams and Marcia Lajoie. Alex Street. Playing the band : the story of The Headbangers, a performance ensemble for young people and young adults using assistive devices / The birth of a therapeutic recording studio : addressing the needs of the Hip-Hop generation on an adult inpatient psychiatric unit / Creative adaptations of music technology in adult cancer care / GarageBand as a digital co-facilitator : creating and capturing moments with adults and elderly people with chronic health conditions / Theory, research, and practice : future directions for music technology in therapeutic contexts. Therapeutic songwriting with clients in an e-health environment / Gender-technology relations in the training and practice of music technology in therapeutic settings / Music technology and identity in therapeutic contexts / Models for roles and collaborations when using music technology in music therapy / Using GarageBand music software with adults with acquired brain injury at Headway East London : identity, communication, and executive function /