Recommended Reading List
Suggested readings related to therapeutic music.
There are six categories of books:
- Death and Dying
- Music and Science
- Music Skills
- Professional Conduct
- Sound Healing
- Therapeutic Music
| Title | Author | Pub Date | Category |
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The Harp Therapy Journal
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Sarajane Williams
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DEATH AND DYING CATEGORY |
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Awake at the Bedside
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Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast
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c. 2016
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Death and Dying
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Music at the End of Life
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Jennifer L. Hollis
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c. 2010
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Death and Dying
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On Death and Dying
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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD
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c. 1969
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Death and Dying
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Dying Well
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Ira Byock, M.D.
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c. 1997
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Death and Dying
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Final Gifts
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Maggie Callanan, Patricia Kelley
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c. 1992
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Death and Dying
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Music Therapy in Palliative Care
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David Aldridge
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c. 1999
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Death and Dying
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MUSIC AND SCIENCE CATEGORY |
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How Music Works
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John Powell
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c. 2010
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Music and Science
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I Heard There was a Secret Chord
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Daniel J. Levitin
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c. 2024
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Music and Science
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Molecules of Emotion
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Candace B. Pert, Ph.D.
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c. 1997
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Music and Science
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Music, The Brain, and Ecstasy
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Robert Jourdain
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c. 1997
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Music and Science
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Musicophilia
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Oliver Sacks
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c. 2008
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Music and Science
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This is Your Brain on Music
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Daniel J. Levitin
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c. 2006
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Music and Science
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Therapeutic Harp, Ancient Legacy
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Sarajane Williams
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c. 2009
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Music and Science
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The Music Effect
|
Daniel Schneck, and Dorita Berger
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c. 2005
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Music and Science
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Why You Love Music
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John Powell
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c. 2016
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Music Skills
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MUSIC SKILLS CATEGORY |
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A Soprano On Her Head
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Eloise Ristad
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c. 1982
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Music Skills
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Free Play
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Stephen Nachmanovitch
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c. 1990
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Music Skills
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Effortless Mastery
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Kenny Warner
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c. 1996
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Music Skills
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Enjoy the Modes
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Karen Peterson
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c. 2022
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Music Skills
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Playing and Improvising Modal Music
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Verlene Schermer, CMCP Mentor
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c. 2020
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Music Skills
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The Home Recordings: Strategies for
Certified Therapeutic Musicians |
Sandy Pereira, CMCP Mentor
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c. 2023
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Music Skills
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The Music Lesson
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Victor Wooten
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c. 2008
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Music Skills
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The Therapeutic Guitarist, Vol. 1, 2, 3
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Verlene Schermer, CMCP Mentor
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c. 2018
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Music Skills
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You Are Your Instrument
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Julie Lyonn Lieberman
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c. 1997
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Music Skills
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PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CATEGORY |
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At the Heart of the Matter
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Anne R. Bewley, Ph.D.
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c. 2004
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Professional Conduct
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The Ethics of Caring
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Kylea Taylor
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c. 1995
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Professional Conduct
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Healing Harmony: Lessons from the Bedside
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Sandy Pereira, CMCP Mentor
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c. 2024
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Professional Conduct
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How Can I Help?
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Paul Gorman and Ram Dass
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c. 1990
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Professional Conduct
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The Art of Listening in a Healing Way
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James Miller
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c. 2003
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Professional Conduct
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Thrive
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Arianna Huffington
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c. 2015
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Professional Conduct/Self Care
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SOUND HEALING CATEGORY |
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Healing Sounds
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Jonathan Goldman
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c. 2002
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Sound Healing
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The Healing Power of Sound
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Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D.
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c. 1999
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Sound Healing
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The Power of Sound
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Joshua Leeds
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c. 2001
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Sound Healing
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The Tao of Music
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John M. Ortiz, Ph.D.
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c. 1997
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Sound Healing
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Music Medicine
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Christine Stevens
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c. 2012
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Sound Healing
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Healing at the Speed of Sound
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Don Campbell and Alex Doman
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c. 2011
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Sound Healing/Music and Science
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Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis
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James Oschman
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c. 2015
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Sound Healing
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THERAPEUTIC MUSIC CATEGORY |
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Case Studies in Music Therapy
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A. Clair
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c. 1991
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Music and Science
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Chords of Comfort |
Rabbi Ron Isaacs |
c. 2020 |
Therapeutic Music |
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Grace Notes
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Tami Briggs
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c. 2002
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Therapeutic Music |
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Music as Medicine
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Deforia Lane
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c. 1994
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Therapeutic Music |
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Musical Morphine
|
Robin Russell Gaiser
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c. 2016
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Therapeutic Music |
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The Schubert Treatment |
Claire Oppert |
c. 2020 |
Therapeutic Music |
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Waking the Spirit
|
Andrew Schulman
|
c. 2016
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Therapeutic Music |