Music technology in therapeutic and health settings / edited by Wendy Magee ; foreword by Dr David W. Ramsey.

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

399 pages ; 23 cm

Foreword / Dr. David W. Ramsey -- Part 1. Background and Overview to Technology and its Use in Therapeutic Contexts. Ch. 1. Setting the scene: an overview of the use of music technology in practice / Susan Hadley, Nicole Hahna, Vern Miller, and Michelle Bonaventura -- Ch. 2. Music technology used in therapeutic and health settings: definitions of devices and resources / Robert E. Krout -- Ch. 3. An introduction to using assistive devices in music therapy / Jane Bache, Gary derwent, and Wendy L. Magee -- Ch. 4. Indications and contraindications for using music technology with clinical populations: when to use and when not to use / Wendy L. Magee -- Part 2. Music Technology in Therapeutic Contexts with Children and Adolescents. Ch. 5. Music technology in the neonatal intensive care unit / Andrea M. Cevasco -- Ch. 6. Innovations in medical music therapy: the use of electronic music technologies in a pediatric burn hospital / Annette Whitehead-Pleaux and Lisa Spall -- Ch. 7. Access to music making through Switch and voice output technology for young people with multiple and complex needs in a school setting / Julie Zigo -- Ch. 8. Using music technology with children and adolescents with visual impairments and additional disabilities / Lisa Martino and Michael Bertolami -- Ch. 9. Engaging iPad applications with young people with autism spectrum disorders / Robert E. Krout -- Ch. 1. Applications of music technology in a children's hospice setting / Jackie Lindeck --

Part 3. Music Technology in Therapeutic Contexts with Adults. Ch. 11. Using GarageBand music software with adults with acquired brain injury at Headway East London: identity, communication, and executive function / Alex Street -- Ch. 12. Playing the band: the story of The Headbangers, a performance ensemble for young people and young adults using assistive devices / Jon Adams and Marcia Lajoie -- Ch. 13. The birth of a therapeutic recording studio: addressing the needs of the Hip-Hop generation on an adult inpatient psychiatric unit / Nir Sadnovik -- Ch. 14. Creative adaptations of muic technology in adult cancer care / Lorrie Kubicek -- Ch. 15. GarageBand as a digital co-facilitator: creating and capturing moments with adults and elderly people with chronic health conditions / Ariel Weissberger -- Part 4. Theory, Research, and Practice: Future Directions for Music Technology in Therapeutic Contexts. Ch. 16. Therapeutic songwriting with clients in an e-health environment / Felicity Baker and Robert E. Krout -- Ch. 17. Gender-technology relations in the training and practice of music technology in therapeutic settings / Wendy L. Magee and Davis Wimberly -- Ch. 18. Music technology and identity in therapeutic contexts / Karen Burland and Wendy L. Magee -- Ch. 19. Music aesthetics, music technology, and music therapy / Joseph Nagler -- Ch. 20. Models for roles and collaborations when using music technology in music therapy / Wendy L. Magee.

Includes bibliographical references and index.