Denise Grocke
Denise Grocke (previously Erdonmez), B.Mus (Melb & Michigan), M.Mus., PhD., RMT., MT-BC, FAMI. Associate Dean (Research), Associate Professor and Head of Music Therapy.
b. Melbourne, Australia. Holds a BMus, MMus and PhD from The University of Melbourne. Studied Music Therapy at Michigan State University USA, 1968 and is a Board Certified Music Therapist in the USA. Founded the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA) in 1975, and the music therapy course at The University of Melbourne, 1978. Has served as president of AMTA and the World Federation of Music Therapy (1999-2002). She is Director of the National Music Therapy Research Unit at the University of Melbourne, and a member of the Advisory Board of the International Doctoral Program in Music Therapy at the University of Aalborg, Denmark.
Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3010.
Phone: +61-3-8344-5259. Fax: +61-3-8344-5346.
E-mail: d.grocke@unimelb.edu.au
Recent publications include two co-edited texts:
Pratt, R. R. & Grocke, D. E (Eds.).(1999) Music Medicine 3. Music Medicine and Music Therapy: Expanding Horizons. Faculty of Music, University of Melbourne, 326 pp. ISBN: 0-7340-1767-7.
Bruscia, K.E. & Grocke, D.E. (2002). Guided Imagery and Music: The Bonny Method and Beyond. Gilsum, NH. Barcelona publishers, 591 pp. ISBN: 1-891278-12-6
PhD Dissertation
Grocke, D.E. (2001). A phenomenological study of pivotal moments in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) therapy. Published by The University of Witten-Herdecke, Music Therapy Info-CD ROM III.
Recent invited book chapters include:
Erdonmez Grocke, D. (1999). The music that underpins pivotal moments in Guided Imagery and Music. In Wigram and De Backer (Eds.) Clinical Applications of Music Therapy in Psychiatry. London. Jessica Kingsley. pp. 197-210.
Grocke, D. (2003) The Bonny Method of GIM in treating Rheumatoid Arthritis. In S. Hadley (Ed.) Psychodynamic Music Therapy. Gilsum, NH. Barcelona Publishers.
Grocke, D. (2005). Case study Design in Guided Imagery and Music. In D. Aldridge (Ed). Case Study Design in Music Therapy. London. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Forinash, M & Grocke, D. (2005) Phenomenological Enquiry. In B. Wheeler (Ed) Music Therapy Research. Second edition. Gilsum, NH. Barcelona Publishers.
Recent Publications in Refereed Journals include:
Grocke, D. (2005). The role of the therapist in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. Music Therapy Perspectives. Vol. 23, 1, 45-52.
Grocke, D. (2005). Significant Moments in Music Therapy in Australia. Australian Journal of Music Therapy. Vol. 16, 104-118.