The Miracle of Music Therapy

Edith Hillman Boxill

Print ISBNs: 0-9624080-8-5 or 978-0-9624080-8-3

$22

The story of the author’s life and work as a music therapist. The book begins with “Edi” offering her personal thoughts about music therapy, as both a profession and a personal vocation. She then shares her autobiography, with warm and wonderful stories that show the inevitable direction of her life’s work; her “Tao” as a music therapist. In the main section of the book, Edi illustrates her approach to music therapy through eleven moving case studies, each illustrating the “continuum of awareness” that served as a foundation for her approach. The cases are written with the love and humor that Edi brought to her work with individuals who have developmental disabilities. Musical examples are provided, along with photographs. At the end, Edi shares her vision of “music therapy for living,” including its potential for bringing world peace. (1997; Paperback, 212 pages: $22)

Reviews By:

* Susan Feiner in Music Therapy Perspectives, 1998, 16(2), 92-93.
* Gro Trolldallen in the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy (1997), 7 (2), 185-186.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introductory Note ~ xi Notes of Thanks ~ xiii	xi xiii
PRELUDE: MY TAO AS A MUSIC THERAPIST
The Miracle Is the Message ~ 3 The Tone of This Book ~ 6 Thoughts on Music Therapy ~ 10	3 6 10
FIRST MOVEMENT: ORIGINS OF MY TAO
Sources and Pathways ~17 Emergence of the Call ~ 34	17 34
SECOND MOVEMENT: THE FLOW OF MY TAO
My Tao Takes Directions ~ 43 Spreading the Word ~ 49	43 49
THIRD MOVEMENT: CREATING A CONTEXT FOR PRACTICE
On My Humanistic Connection ~ 59 A Continuum of Awareness Is the Context ~ 63 From My Heart: Our Contact Song ~ 72	59 63 72
FOURTH MOVEMENT: THE MIRACLE IN ACTION
Peaking Through a One-Way Mirror ~89 Darryl: Music Therapy Under a Desk ~ 91 Kathy: Nn Nn Nn NnSee How Im Jumping ~`101 Margarita: I Want Pi-AhnNoh ~ 111 Rickis First Words: Day by Day ~ 117 Donalds Blues: No-O-O-O—I Wont Do It N-O-O-O More ~ 121 Nell Sings Out Gleefully ~ 126 Pedro Breaks His Silence: He Whistles Through His Teeth ~ 128 Jenny: WhewwwwIm Glad I Got That Off My Chest ~` 133 Joey: Kumm-Ba-Yaaaaaa ~ 136 Ramie Loves Schuberts Ave maria ~` 141 Lorenzo Dances Out of His Shell ~ 143 Peter And I Wear Raincoats to One-to-One Sessions ~ 146 The Making of an LP Album ~ 149	89 91 101 111 117121 126128 133 136 141 143 146 149
FIFTH MOVEMENT: THE TAO EXPANDS GOING BEYOND THE TREATMENT ROOM
Music Therapists for Peace ~ 157 Students Against Violence Everywhere S.A.V.E.Through Music Therapy ~` 169	157169
SIXTH MOVEMENT: THE MIRACLE CONTINUES
Into the Future: Notes from My Perspective ~ 179 Concluding Note ~ 183	179 183
References ~187 Appendix: Songs Used in Anecdotal Accounts ~ 191	187 191