Roots of Musicality: Music Therapy and Personal Development
Daniel Perret
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Description for Roots of Musicality: Music Therapy and Personal Development
Paperback. The author considers neuroscience and psychobiology to identify analogies with the potential of musical expression to bring about therapeutic change, as observed during his work with children with autistic spectrum and pervasive developmental disorders. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.
Roots of Musicality offers an accessible and original theoretical approach to a holistic music therapy based on the notion of musicality as an expression of self, with the power to energise, balance and harmonise.
The author considers neuroscience and psychobiology to identify analogies with the potential of musical expression to bring about therapeutic change, as observed during his work with children with autistic spectrum and pervasive developmental disorders. Perret also explores the five elements - earth, water, fire, air and space - as means of connecting nature and human spirit. Taken together, these two approaches are instrumental in bridging ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843103363
SKU
V9781843103363
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Ref
99-1
About Daniel Perret
Daniel Perret is a music therapist working in a clinic for autistic children. He has been teaching personal development and the use of sound since 1980. He is also a composer and has released about twenty albums, mainly on meditative and Celtic music. Daniel is married to an art therapist. They live in Sergeac, France with their son.
Reviews for Roots of Musicality: Music Therapy and Personal Development
I would recommend it to music therapists who are seeking another frame of reference for their work or new musical ideas.
Australian Journal of Music Therapy This is a book about music and the human spirit. It…explain[s] how the spirit of a child may be enlivened by music. Daniel Perret plays in dialogue with young minds and bodies to ... Read more
Australian Journal of Music Therapy This is a book about music and the human spirit. It…explain[s] how the spirit of a child may be enlivened by music. Daniel Perret plays in dialogue with young minds and bodies to ... Read more