Eastern Michigan University

These notes are based on Chapter 2 of Wheeler's "The Music Therapy Handbook", a text that is required of all music therapy majors to read during their freshman year of undergraduate coursework. Chapter 2 focuses on the history of music therapy. Davis, W. & Hadley, S. (2014). Chapter 2: A History of Music Therapy. In B. L. Wheeler (Ed.). Music Therapy Handbook. Guilford Press.

These notes are based on Chapter 27 of Wheeler's "The Music Therapy Handbook", a text that is required of all music therapy majors to read during their freshman year of undergraduate coursework. Chapter 27 focuses on using music therapy to treat adults with various mental illnesses. Langdon, G. S. (2014). Chapter 27: Music Therapy for Adults with Mental Illness. In B.L. Wheeler (Ed.). Music Therapy Handbook. Guilford Press.

These notes are based on Chapter 5 of Wheeler's "The Music Therapy Handbook", a text that is required of all music therapy majors to read during their freshman year of undergraduate coursework. Chapter 5 focuses on cultural diversity in music therapy. Seung-A, K. & Whitehead-Pleaux, A. (2014). Chapter 5: Music Therapy and Cultural Diversity. In B.L. Wheeler (Ed.). Music Therapy Handbook. Guilford Press.

These notes are on Chapter 35 of "The Music Therapy Handbook", a text required for freshman level courses of music therapy undergraduate studies at Eastern Michigan University. Chapter 35 focuses on medical music therapy for adults. Shultis, C. & Gallagher, L. (2014). Chapter 35: Medical Music Therapy for Adults. In B. L. Wheeler (Ed.). Music Therapy Handbook. Guilford Press.

These notes are based on an article by Dvorak about lyric analysis, a text that is not only extremely helpful for practice but also required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after completing undergraduate coursework and take the CBMT exam.

These notes are based on the introduction of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. The introduction focuses on the importance of music therapists having effective basic verbal skills, the four categories of verbalization, and the three levels of skill-building. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me ...

These notes are based on Chapter 11 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 11 focuses on specifically verbal interventions, which are use words and spoken language as the primary agent of change by therapist and client. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after comp...

These notes are based on Chapter 10 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 10 focuses on specifically verbal interactions--verbalizations that have a greater therapeutic purpose, shifting discussion from external events to a focus on self and relationships. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporti...

These notes are based on Chapter 9 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 9 focuses on specifically verbal exchanges, used as a two-way connection between therapist and client to share information. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after completing undergraduat...

These notes are based on Chapter 8 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 8 focuses on specifically verbal framing--using words to direct or inform the client. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after completing undergraduate coursework and take the CBMT exam.