Janet Graham

Publications

The following pieces are now published online by Firehead Organ Works:
www.fireheadorganworks.com

1990. Published online 2009 “Composing: Career or Vocation?” Contemporary Music Review. Harwood Academic Publishers.
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2000 “Assessment and Evaluation: an approach for initial clinical assessment and on-going treatment in music therapy” In Wigram T. (ed) ‘Assessment and Evaluation in the Arts Therapies’ Harper House Publications, Radlett.

2004 “Communicating with the uncommunicative: music therapy with pre-verbal adults” British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32,24-29. Summary: This paper is based on a qualitative research project on clinical work carried out at a residential unit for adults with learning disability. Most pre-verbal and nonverbal adults appear able to express emotions such as pain and anger with sounds such as crying, screaming or shouting. These sounds, however, are not always received as communication by care staff and can sometimes lead to further isolation. In addition, some clients make sounds, which seem intended to be self-reassuring or comforting and have become habitual and used as a barrier against others. This study centres on two examples of music therapy with pre-verbal clients where vocalization is used to establish an interactive relationship. In both examples, parallels are drawn with the spontaneous and instinctive strategies used in early parent–infant communication.
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2006 “If you can’t beat them, join them! Long-term music therapy with an ‘autistic savant’ man” Music Therapy Today 7(4): 892-912. International Web Journal, Germany.
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2010 Contributions to “Improvising in Styles: A workbook for music therapists, educators and musicians” By Colin Andrew Lee and Marc Houde (with contributions) Barcelona Publishers href="https://www.worldcat.org/title/improvising-in-styles-a-workbook-for-music-therapists-educators-and-musicians/oclc/700465982" >Link

2015 Contributions to “Creative Explorations and Resources for Music Therapists”, 2 Volumes. • Composition and Improvisation Resources for Music Therapists, Co-Editors: Colin Andrew Lee, Aimee Berends, Sara Pun. • Song Resources for Music Therapists, Co-Editors: Colin Andrew Lee, Sara Pun. Barcelona Publishers