Music at the Edge

Colin Andrew Lee, PhD, MTA, is Professor of Music Therapy at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. His writings and research culminated in the music-centered theory of Aesthetic Music Therapy.

• 1 BACKGROUND 2 IMPROVISATION IN CONTEXT 3 CREATIVITY AND CHAOS – ASSESSMENT AND SESSIONS ONE TO FIVE 4 WRITTEN ON THE WIND – SESSIONS SIX TO TEN 5 THIS WAS A PERSON, THIS WAS A FLAME – INTERLUDE   6 EVERYTHING FADES – SESSIONS ELEVEN TO EIGHTEEN   7 SEARCHING FOR THE LIGHT – SESSIONS NINETEEN TO TWENTY-SIX 8 AND STILL THROUGH THE PAIN I SAW THE RAIN – SESSIONS  9  EXPRESSING THE DREAM FLOW – SESSIONS THIRTY TO THIRTY-THREE 10 AFTER THERAPY  11 AFTERWORD

"A ground-breaking book in its first edition, the second edition of Music at the Edge continues to challenge, stimulate, and inspire in ways that further develop the arguments presented in the original. Readers of the first text will benefit from Colin Andrew Lee’s ability to look back and reinterpret the events of a seminal course of music therapy within a broadened personal and professional context; readers discovering this text for the first time will discover how the written word and accompanying recordings combine to provide a singular experience with clinical, artistic, and eminently human dimensions." - Kenneth Aigen, New York University"This outstanding book describes the powerful journey of Francis, a middle aged musician who lived and died of AIDS; and Colin, his music therapist. This book is unique in bringing both client's and therapist's struggles and dilemmas loud and clear. Music at the Edge invites the reader to deeply experience this intimate journey while reading the book and listening to Francis' piano improvisations that took place in his music therapy process. I recommend this book to any human being who wants to dive into the depth of feelings and emotions concerning the challenges of life and death. The journey Francis and Colin took changed both their lives. Reading this book changed my life too." - Prof. Dorit Amir, DA, CMT; Head of the Music Therapy Program at Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel "Music at the Edge is a brave account of how deep and complex a therapist-client relationship can become within the context of joint music-making. In this moving case, Dr. Lee demonstrates how music therapy can take a primary role in end of life care." - Kenneth Bruscia, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Music Therapy, Temple University