Therapy in Music for
Handicapped Children

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome by Barbara Hesser
Foreword by Benjamin Britten
Preface by G. Henry Katz
Introduction

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September 1959-June 1960 Sunfield Children’s Home 19
I THE INCEPTION OF THE WORK 21
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June-November 1960 European Tour
II THE WEDENING EXPLORATION
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February-July 1961 The Devereux Schools, and the
Day-Care Unit for Autistic Children, Department
Of Child Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
III OUTLINE OF A NEW MUSIC THERAPY


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September 1961-March 1962 Institute of Logopedics
IV INDIVIDUAL MUSIC THERAPY—CATEGORIES OF RESPONSE
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V EXPERIMENTAL GROUP ACTIVITY— WORKING REPORTS
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VI PIF-PAF-POLTRIE, THE WORKING GAME AS THERAPY 87
May 1962-May 1967 Day-Care Unit for Autistic Children,
Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
VII MUSIC THERAPY AND PERSONALITY
CHANGE IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN

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November 1962-February 1967 School District of Philadelphia
VIII GROUP MUSICAL ACTIVITIES WITH TRAINABLE CHILDREN
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IX A RATIONALE OF GROUP MUSIC THERAPY 133
X EPILOGUE: TO THE MUSICIAN THERAPIST 141
Appendix I: Individual Music Therapy Illustrated
Appendix II: Group Musical Activities Illustrated
Select Nordoff-Robbins Bibliography
Index
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