Listening, Playing, Creating: Essays on the Power of Sound

By Carolyn Bereznak Kenny

Book Overview

A book on the therapeutic quality of music. Musicians, philosophers, music therapists, and others discuss their experiences

This interdisciplinary work is a tapestry of thought generated by music therapists, scholars, and performers in related fields such as anthropology, philosophy, music composition/performance, psychology, and musicology. It is woven together by the editor through a description of the process of interdisciplinary engagement, a personal description of her relationship with each author, and a final statement on the power of sound. The book is organized around the themes of listening, playing, and creating-essential processes in the work of music as therapy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791422860
• ISBN13: 9780791422861
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher