Music therapy and education

Two keywords accompany the entire book: music therapy and education. It is the first publication on the Czech market focused on the issue of education and training with the help of music and psychosomatic music therapy. You will find both theoretical definition of the issue and methodological procedures, a toolbox of techniques, specific music therapy exercises and examples from practice.

The author, a music therapist and university lecturer, co-founder of the well-known therapeutic school Akademie Alternativa, reflects on alternative methods of teaching, the possibilities of their application in practice and their connection with the current state of Czech education. The book includes a description of psychosomatic music therapy and the methods that are used to address problems in both school and non-school settings. The book details the Music Therapy method of Music Education Therapy (HET) and the Werbeck method, which reveals the possibilities of working with the voice of laypeople and professionals. In numerous examples from practice, the author presents examples of the use of non-traditional music therapy instruments and simple songs and exercises applicable in regular teaching. In the case studies of pupils, he does not avoid the question of contraindications to therapeutic work.
The book is intended for all interested teachers, educators, therapists, psychologists, social and clinical workers and in the helping professions and will be an excellent study guide for education students as well, therapeutic, psychological and social health disciplines.