David W. Luce

Psychology of Music

A.A., San Diego Mesa College
B.S., San Diego State University
M.M.T., Southern Methodist University
Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Certifications/Training

Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC)
National Provider of Music Therapy (NPI)
HealthRhythms, Music Therapy Assisted Childbirth, neonatal intensive care, neurological rehabilitation, Guided Imagery & Music (GIM) Level 1, applied psychophysiology and biofeedback and various other approaches to drumming and improvisation for clinical practice.

Professional Activities

Music therapy educator since 2001.

Board Certified Music Therapist since 1992 with clinical experience in medical rehabilitation, palliative care and hospice, acute and chronic psychiatry, children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, older adults in skilled nursing and residential environments, at-risk elementary school children, abused and battered women, chemical dependency and clinical supervision.

Frequent presenter at national and regional conferences as well as provider of in-service training and continuing education classes since 1992.

Professional service as Regional President, Assembly Delegate, Local Conference Chair, AMTA Ethics Board, AMTA Committees, and various other community service organizations.

Publications

Epistemological Development and Collaborative Learning: A hermeneutic analysis of music therapy students' experience. Journal of Music Therapy, 45(1), 21-51. (2008)

Book Review: Music and Soulmaking: Towards a new theory of music therapy by B. Crowe. Journal of Music Therapy, 43(1), 82-88. (2006)

Book Review: Music Therapy in Principle and Practice by D. E. Michel and J. Pinson. Music Therapy Perspectives, 23(2), 154-156. (2005)

Music Learning Theory and Audiation: Implications for music therapy clinical practice. Music Therapy Perspectives, 22, 26-33. (2004)

Doctoral Dissertation, Michigan State University: Collaborative learning in music therapy education as experienced in a course in the foundations and principles of music therapy. Dissertation Abstracts International, 62-07A, 2370. (2001)

Cognitive Therapy and Music Therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives (19), 96-103. (2001)

Collaborative Learning in Music Education: A review of literature. Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 19(2), 20-25. (2001)

Book Review: The Power of Music: A complete music activities program for older adults by Bill Messenger. Music Therapy Perspectives, 15(2), 100-101. (1997)

Awards

Western Region Chapter of the American Music Therapy Association's Service Award (1998)

Associations

American Music Therapy Association
Certification Board for Music Therapists
College Music Society
Institute for Noetic Sciences