THE ARCHIVE
Black Music Therapists' Collection
This platform contains collections of published and unpublished literature and multimedia/digital resources by members of the Black music therapy community along with relevant topics that affirm Black personhood and lifeworlds within music therapy theory, education, practice, and research. You can find links to articles, books, chapters, commentaries, music, presentations, tributes, undergraduate and graduate theses, videos, and more. The Black Music Therapists' Collection includes work by Black music therapy students, certificate-seeking members, or practitioners that contribute to our knowledge of music therapy theory, education, practice, research, and culture. If you would like to add a resource to this collection, please complete the BMTN Archive Resource Submission Form.
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Title | Author(s) | Year | Type | Source | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joining Forces: Impacts of Music Education and Music Therapy Collaboration in an Event-based Intergenerational Project | Melita Belgrave, Charles Robinson, & Lisa Tironi | 2016 | Proceeding | 21st International seminar of the commission on music in special education and music therapy | https://www.scuolamusicalegiudicarie.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Complete-and-Final-ISME-2016-Proceedings-.pdf#page=71 |
Musical multicultural competency in music therapy: The first step | Susan Hadley & Marisol Norris | 2016 | Journal Article | Music Therapy Perspectives | http://doi:10.1093/mtp/miv045 |
Surgical Music Therapy: The Significance and Implementation of Music Therapy in the Operating Arena | Jaclyn Bradley Palmer, Deforia Lane, & Diane Mayo | 2017 | Journal Article | Music Therapy Perspectives | https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miv036 |
Evaluating the Efficacy of Evidence-based Music Interventions for Certified Nursing Assistants Caring for Nursing Home Residents with HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND) and Depressive Symptoms | Kendra Ray | 2017 | Doctoral Thesis | Drexel E-Repository | https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/idea%3A7409 |
Book Review: Cultural intersections in music therapy: Music, health, and the person, edited by A., Whitehead-Pleaux, & X., Tan, Dallas, TX, Barcelona Publishers. | Melita Belgrave | 2017 | Book Review | Nordic Journal of Music Therapy | https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2017.1343372 |
Beyond high school: Inclusive music making through United Sound | Jason Caslor & Melita Belgrave | 2018 | Proceeding | ISME Commission on Special Music Education and Music Therapy | https://www.isme.org/sites/default/files/documents/2018%20Proceedings%20of%20the%20ISME%20Commission%20on%20SME%26MT-FINAL.pdf#page=42 |
Examining Cross-Age Experiences in a Distance-Based Intergenerational Music Project: Comfort and Expectations in Collaborating with Opposite Generation through “Virtual” Exchanges | Melita J. Belgrave & Daniel J. Keown | 2018 | Journal Article | Frontiers in Medicine | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2018.00214 |
The Effects of a Single Electronic Music Improvisation Session on the Pain of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study | Samuel N. Rodgers-Melnick, Nadine Matthie, Coretta Jenerette, Tara Griest Pell, Deforia Lane, Pingfu Fu, Seunghee Margevicius, & Jane Little | 2018 | Journal Article | Music Therapy Perspectives | https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thy004 |
Black Women's Music Therapy | Stephanie Y. Evans | 2018 | Other | Website | https://blackwomensmusictherapy.net |
Critical Humanism in Music Therapy: Imagining the Possibilities | Susan Hadley & Natasha Thomas | 2018 | Journal Article | Music Therapy Perspectives | http:// https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miy015 |
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