A Graphic Guide to Music Therapy

This is an information book about Music therapy that uses words and illustrations to explain what it is and how it is different from just listening to music to help with a bad day. There are even resources at the end of the book to help you find more information about it.

Thank you for access to this early copy of A Graphic Guide to Music Therapy. While simple, it is accessible, comprehensive and well done. I can imagine it in a children’s hospital or clinic.
My podcast (Read.Talk.Grow) is aimed at a different audience. I do appreciate this work and congratulate you on the collaborative effort executed so successfully.

I’ve always been curious about the field of music therapy: how it worked, what it entailed, so this book looked like the perfect place to find some solid information. While full of thorough info, I had some issues with the artwork. At first it felt almost juvenile which matched the very early, basics of music fundamentals. I felt like I had picked up a book for children and was a little confused since there were still so many pages to go. Later on in the book, the language and concepts became much more advanced and there felt like a disconnect between the information and the art style. I did appreciate the repeated use of characters; familiar faces helped lighten the mood when the book got really information heavy, and I found myself making up backstories for each character.

There seemed to just be a lot of information and I wonder if it was all necessary. It took me a couple of weeks to finish this because it honestly was a bit overwhelming. I understand that each concept needed an illustration but some of them felt unnecessary or extraneous. Overall, though, at the end I came out feeling like I finally fully grasp the concepts of music therapy and I am grateful for that. My opinions on the artwork are certainly being nit-picky and if you’ve ever wondered about the field of music therapy then I couldn’t recommend this one more.