| Introduction | ix | |
| Chapter I | ||
| History of Music in Medicine | 1 | |
| Primitive use and the medicine man. Ancient civilizations. Music against animal bites and mental disease. Magic and the Middle Ages. The magic flute. Recent developments. | ||
| Chapter II | ||
| Philosophy and Psychology of Music | 15 | |
| Physiology of musical elements—pitch, intensity, timbre, duration, rhythm, melody, mode, key. Color in sound. Music interpretation. Live music and the human voice. Listening and appreciation. Musical taste and appetite. | ||
| Chapter III | ||
| Music as Occupational Therapy | 44 | |
| Origins of occupational therapy. Advantages of music as a modality. Analysis of motion in piano playing. Analysis of string, plectrum, foot, wind and percussion instruments. Use of voice as exercise. | ||
| Chapter IV | ||
| Psychiatry and Music | 59 | |
| Criteria of therapeutics. Classification of mental diseases. Description of diseases and indications for music. | ||
| Chapter V | ||
| Background Music | 73 | |
| Counter-irritation. Music in the operating room. Effect on physical exercise. Use with calisthenics. Eurhythmics. Remedial exercise. Industrial music. | ||
| Chapter VI | ||
| Mealtime Music | 82 | |
| Criteria for mealtime music. Examples of orchestras and songs most suitable. List of suggested recordings. | ||
| Chapter VII | ||
| Music in Bed | 89 | |
| Needs of children. Slumber music. Bedside radio. Program distribution systems. Head phones versus loud speakers. Personalized music. Instruction in bed. Toneless instruments. | ||
| Chapter VIII | ||
| Diversion and Entertainment | 98 | |
| Need for entertainment in hospitals. Programming for patient groups. Amateur show. Group singing. Music instruction. | ||
| Chapter IX | ||
| Public Address System | 105 | |
| Basic equipment and personnel. Programming. | ||
| Chapter X | ||
| Equipment and Library | 110 | |
| Patient band. Instruments and rooms. Record library. Holiday music. | ||
| Chapter XI | ||
| Direction | 118 | |
| Medical direction. Qualifications and duties of the hospital musician. Training program and curriculum for music aides. | ||
| Bibliography | 125 | |
| Index | 129 | |