A Comprehensive Guide to Music Therapy, 2nd Edition

This new edition is a gift to music therapy students, practitioners, and lecturers who are looking for a comprehensive overview of the field of music therapy. The book gives us updated introductions to theories of music therapy, latest research on health musicking and Public Health, as well as insights into a gamut of areas of practice in music therapy. * Even Ruud, Professor Emeritus, Norwegian Academy of Music and University of Oslo *This second edition presents an extensive update and broadening of the field of music therapy. Theoretical foundations, music therapy models, and clinical practice areas are extensively re-written to reflect our changing world. This is an essential text for students, professionals and researchers wanting to stay abreast of new developments in the field. * Professor Emerita Denise Grocke, AO, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne *

Stine Lindahl Jacobsen is Associate Professor of Music Therapy at Aalborg University.

Inge Nygaard Pedersen is Associate Professor at Aalborg University and head of the Music Therapy Clinic at Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry.

Lars Ole Bonde is Emeritus Professor at Aalborg University and at the Center for Research in Music and Health (CREMAH), the Norwegian Academy of Music.