Juliette Alvin

Juliette Alvin (d. 1982) was a music therapist active in Britain from the 1950s until her death. She founded the Society of Music Therapy and Remedial Music in 1958, (later renamed the British Society for Music Therapy), and, in 1967, initiated Britain's first music therapy training program at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. [Aigen, K. (2005). Being in music: foundations of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers.] Alvin authored several books, including "Music Therapy for the Handicapped Child" in 1965, "Music Therapy" in 1966, and "Music for the Autistic Child" in 1978.

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