Music Techniques in Therapy, Counseling, and Special Education
Jayne M. Standley served as a Registered Music Therapist in special education programs in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Florida before becoming a district administrator of Retardation Programs for the State of Florida. She joined the faculty of Florida State University in 1976, where she is currently Professor of Music and Director of the Music Therapy program. An active researcher, she has published extensively on the academic development of clinical skills, and the effects of music in special education and medical treatment, and served as editor of the Journal of Music Therapy since 1992. Standley has Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and PhD in Special Education degrees from Florida State University, and was a University Fellow in 1973. She received the Developing Scholar Award, the President s Award for Teaching Excellence from FSU, the Publication & Merit Awards from the National Association for Music Therapy, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Music Therapy Association, and was recently awarded the title, Elle Scoble Professor of Music by FSU.    Jennifer D. Jones has been a Board Certified Music Therapist for nearly fifteen years. She served clients in psychiatric hospitals and substance abuse programs in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Florida. Additionally, she served clients from infancy through adulthood with developmental disabilities in Tennessee before entering college teaching. She joined the faculty of Western Illinois University in 2006, where she is currently Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Music Therapy program. She has also taught at Florida State University and Tennessee Tech University. Her research interests are varied, and she has published in Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives, Southern Music Educator s Journal, and Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy. She joined the editorial board for the Journal of Music Therapy in 2007. Jones has Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy from Tennessee Tech University, Master of Music and PhD in Music Education/Therapy degrees from Florida State University.