About the Book
An enlightening book, You Bring Out the Music in Me explores how music
motivates, enriches, touches, relaxes, and energizes the elderly in nursing homes.
Practicing music therapists explain how music "speaks" to all of us, regardless of our
language, culture, or abilities and how it can be used with groups and individuals in
nursing homes to encourage relaxation and expression of feeling and increase
socialization. The chapters encompass both music therapy practice in gerontology as well
as practical ideals and suggestions for activities directors who want to use music in
their nursing home activities programs. This readable book includes a history of music
therapy, the need for research in the field, discussions of music in groups and music
with individuals, and a useful resource list of music materials.
Reviews
"A practical application of techniques that can be implemented by a staff without
graduate training in the arts or psychology. . . . The book illuminates the effective
use of music in the lives of people who are suffering age-disabling or terminal illness.
Descriptions of cases in which the activity addressed the individuality of participants
are outstanding and demonstrate the care and commitment of these authors to the persons
with whom they work. . . The book is an antidote to horror stories we see and read about
daily."
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