The Role of Music in Health and Wellbeing Journeys
Katie Fitzpatrick editor Hilary Moss editor Patricia O'Shea editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:18th Jun '26
£155.00
This title is due to be published on 18th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
The role of music in health and wellbeing journeys is a collection of stories exploring the transformative role of music in people's lives. Through diverse experiences, this book highlights music's capacity to foster connection, wellbeing, health, and personal growth, making it a valuable resource for health, music, and therapeutic communities.
Readers will discover compelling narratives that demonstrate the profound impact of music in health and wellbeing contexts, from chronic illness to mental health recovery, and end-of-life care. Alongside personal accounts, professional reflections offer thoughtful insights into how music can be a catalyst for hope and change. This book provides practical ideas for integrating music into care and therapeutic settings while considering the experiences of those on health journeys.
This book is essential reading for healthcare professionals, music therapists, educators, arts and health professionals, and anyone curious about music’s ability to contribute to health and wellbeing, as well as those interested in how music can connect us to ourselves and each other.
Involving voices across the span of several continents, this is a truly international publication. The writing bridges the areas of music therapy, community music and self-use of music by foregrounding diverse and complex participant experiences in a refreshing way. The book is divided in two: first the 'gentle curation' of lived experience, and second, diverse theoretical and practical reflections on the contents. This allows the book to be explored in a number of ways. Strongly recommended reading for all those interested in how music can restore wellness in the face of trauma, disability and disease.
Dr Catherine Warner,
Senior Lecturer, Music Therapy
University of the West of England
This moving book honours the voices of people using music to support health and wellbeing. Centralising lived experience and presenting diverse perspectives, it explores the role of music with respectful and authentic co-production and collaboration. A powerful reminder of the strength of music and music therapy.
Tessa Watson MA, PGCE, SFHEA, Associate Professor and Programme Leader MA Music Therapy, University of Roehampton
ISBN: 9781032729749
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280 pages