| +++What is Music Therapy?+++ Music therapy is the treatment of the whole person through planned personal interaction and the manipulation of the musical environment. This definition is from the new textbook, Music Therapy in Principle and Practice, written by Mister Joe and Doctor Don Michel. It is now available from the Publisher. The textbook has been translated into Japanese. My thanks to all who assisted with writing, publication, translation, and to my students at the university for testing the book during the development stage. It is a well-written introductory book for those who want to learn about music therapy - written in a style that most anyone can understand. Click on the book title above for more information. |
| Click on the rectangle at right to see a video that shows Mister Joe discussing and demonstrating some of the music therapy techniques that he uses in his work at Texas Woman's University. |
| If you click on the word "interview" at the right, you will be able to read a recent interview with Mister Joe regarding his many years work as a music therapist. Some good information here. |
| Here is another 35 minute video that does not include Mister Joe but has a lot of very good information about how music affects the brain and how the brain processes music stimuli. |
| Mister Joe has written "The Music in My Heart Is For You", and this is the official song of the Southwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association. You can read the words by clicking on "SONG". Then click "LISTEN" to hear a recorded version. |
| My friend and mentor Don Michel passed away in December of 2010. We had just begun working on a revision of the textbook. In his last days I was able to get a lot of good ideas from him, but the revision is now in my hands. Click on the rectangle at the right to read Don's last interview. |