IV. RESOURCES


Aigen, K. (2005). Being in music: Foundations of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Bruscia, K. (2014). Defining Music Therapy  (3rd Edition). Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.


Elliott, D.J. & Silverman, M.  (2014) Music Matters: A philosophy of music education.  Oxford, UK: Oxford.

Lee, C., Berends, A. & Pun, S. (2015). Composition and improvisation resources for music therapists. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Lee, C. & Houde, M. (2011). Improvising in styles: A workbook for music therapists, educators, and musicians. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Levin, H & Levin, G. (1998). Learning Through Songs. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Martineau, J. (Ed.). (2010). Quadrivium: the four classical liberal arts of number, geometry, music and cosmology. New York, NY: Walker and Company.

Nordoff, P. & Robbins, C. (2007) Creative music therapy: A guide to fostering clinical musicianship. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Nordoff, P. & Robbins, C. (1971; 1983). Music therapy in special education. St. Louis, MO: MMB Music.

Ritholz, M. (2014). “The primacy of music and musical resources in Nordoff-Robbins music therapy” Music Therapy Perspectives, 32 (1): 8-17.

Ritholz, M. & Robbins, C. (Eds.). (1999). Themes for therapy: New songs and instrumental pieces. Gilsum, N.H.: Barcelona.

Ritholz, M. & Robbins, C. (Eds.). (2003). More themes for therapy: 45 new songs and instrumental pieces. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Robbins, C. (2005). A journey into creative music therapy. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona.

Robbins, C. & Robbins, C. (1980). Music for the hearing impaired and other special groups: A resource manual and curriculum guide. New York: Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy

Simpson, F. (2007). Every note counts: The story of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy. London: James and James Ltd.

Soshensky, R. (2005). “Developing a Guitar-Based Approach in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy”. Music Therapy Perspectives. 23, pp. 111-117.

Turry, A. & Marcus, D. (2003).  “Using the Nordoff-Robbins approach to music therapy with adults diagnosed with autism”. In Daniel Wiener & Linda Oxford (Eds.) Action therapy with families and groups: Using creative arts improvisation in clinical practice, Washington, DC: US: American Psychological Association.