This episode covers the topic of music and spirituality. This episode explores the definition of spirit and the multitude of ways and explores how we can cultivate our spirituality through music not only in ourselves but also those we work with.
Some resources used for today’s episode:
Aldridge, D. Music Therapy and spirituality: A transcendental understanding of suffering. Music Therapy Today, 2003
Barton M, Watson T. Inner Spirit: Investigating How Music Therapists’ Experiences of Their Spirituality May Be Relevant to Their Work. British Journal of Music Therapy. 2013;27(2):40-51. doi:10.1177/135945751302700204
Fitzpatrick, F. Why music part 9:Music and Spirituality, Huffington Post, 2013https://www.huffpost.com/entry/music-spirituality_b_3203309
Hilliard, R., The Effects of Music Therapy on the Quality and Length of Life of People Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer, Journal of Music Therapy, Volume 40, Issue 2, Summer 2003, Pages 113–137, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/40.2.113
Lipe, A. Beyond Therapy: Music, Spirituality, and Health in Human Experience: A Review of Literature, Journal of Music Therapy, Volume 39, Issue 3, Fall 2002, Pages 209–240, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/39.3.209
Moss, H. Music therapy, spirituality and transcendence. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 2019 https://ulir.ul.ie/bitstream/handle/10344/7267/Moss_2018_Music.pdf?sequence=2
Potvin, N., Argue, J. Theoretical Considerations of Spirit and Spirituality in Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, Volume 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 118–128, https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miu022
