Pied Piper: Musical Activities to Develop Basic Skills - Softcover

Bean, John; Oldfield, Amelia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521378494 ISBN 13: 9780521378499

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Describes nearly 80 different musical activities for groups of children or adults with learning difficulties, offering guidance on equipment, numbers and variations. The music is intended to work as a catalyst, helping with the acquisition and improvement of basic skills, thus aiding communication.

About this title

About the Author

John Bean studied the cello at the Royal Academy of Music and completed his music therapy training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. For twelve years he held the position of senior music therapist for Leicestershire Education Authority. He has also worked as a professional cellist in symphony orchestras, chamber music groups and as a cello teacher. He now employs these skills in freelance work. John is married with three children. Amelia Oldfield has worked as a music therapist in Cambridge with a variety of client groups for the past twenty years. She was the joint initiator of the MA in music therapy training at Anglia Polytechnic University, where she is a part time senior lecturer. She has been involved in three major music therapy projects and is currently investigating music therapy with children with autism. She writes and lectures extensively on many aspects of music therapy. She has four young children and plays the clarinet in local chamber groups and orchestras.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521378494
• ISBN 13: 9780521378499
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 95