Indian Music Therapy: From Aesthetics Therapeutics

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CONTENTS: Preface, 1. Importance of personalized approach in Indian music therapy, 2. Historic musicology, 3. Indian music therapy and multiple intelligence theory, 4. Methods of music therapy, 5. The Iso-principle in Indian music therapy, 6. Music therapy for stress reduction, 7. Personalised individual plan for music therapy intervention, 8. Ragas- an important component of Indian music therapy, 9. The characteristics of healing sounds, 10. Music therapy from a performer’s viewpoint, 11. Music therapy Some clinical interventions, 12. The traditions of Nada Yoga and Raga Chikitsa in Indian music therapy, 13. Music therapy during pregnancy and childbirth, 14. Music therapy and personality disorder in children-a case study, 15. Importance of Vedic chants in Indian music therapy.