Special Issue 5 (2) 2013 – Book reviews
Orff Music Therapy: Active Furthering of the Development of the Child (Gertrud Orff)
Key concepts in the Orff Music Therapy: Definitions and Examples (Gertrud Orff)
Reviewed by Christine Plahl
(pp. 215-218)
Orff Music Therapy: Active Furthering of the Development of the Child
Gertrud Orff
St. Louis, MO: MMB Music (1974/1980)
163 pp, ISBN: 978-0901938596
Key Concepts in the Orff Music Therapy: Definitions and Examples
Gertrud Orff
London: Schott Music Ltd. (1984/1990)
96 pp, ISBN: 978-0-946535-10-1
Biography
Christine Plahl, PhD, is a psychologist, psychotherapist and Orff trained music therapist. She practised music therapy in public and private settings in the area of mental health, neurology and special education. She lectured at the University of Munich (LMU) and currently works as a Professor of Psychology at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany. Her main research interest is evaluation of communication, interaction and emotional regulation in music therapy via video microanalysis.
Email: christine.plahl@ksfh.de