Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings: Does Music Matter?

Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings: Does Music Matter? explores how music brings humanity to sterile healthcare spaces and its significance for people dealing with major illness. It also considers the arts as a vessel to explore humanitarian questions surrounding serious illness, including what it is to be human. The study emphasizes service user narratives and examples of good practice, and discusses the intrinsic and instrumental value of music and the arts in modern society.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 122 pages
\n Publication date: 03 March 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Music and Creativity in Healthcare Settings: Does Music Matter?

This captivating book delves into the profound impact of music on healthcare environments, highlighting its ability to infuse humanity into sterile spaces and provide solace to individuals grappling with severe illness. It explores the role of the arts in addressing humanitarian concerns surrounding serious illness, such as the essence of being human. The book encompasses a range of overarching themes, including empowerment, security, active listening, environmental normalization, individuality, emotional expression, transcendence, and hope.

Through a series of vivid case studies, the book showcases how music empowers individuals to take control of their healthcare journey, fosters a sense of security and safety, promotes attentive listening, enhances the ambiance of healthcare settings, and promotes individual identity. It also explores the expressive power of music, enabling individuals to convey and process their emotions in meaningful ways. Moreover, the book delves into the transcendent and healing qualities of music, offering hope and solace to those facing challenging circumstances.

The chapters are enriched with examples of effective music-based practices in healthcare, drawing from the experiences of service users and care givers. Additionally, the book addresses the issue of aesthetic deprivation and contributes to ongoing debates about the intrinsic and instrumental value of music and the arts in modern society. This concise study serves as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, service users, scholars, and researchers in the fields of Music medicine, Music Therapy, and the Medical Humanities. It offers insights and inspiration for enhancing the well-being and quality of life of individuals in healthcare settings.

\n Weight: 290g\n
Dimension: 143 x 222 x 16 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367346140\n \n