When Music Happens

<p><em>When Music Happens</em> makes a unique and significant contribution to the fields of music theory music therapy and the philosophy of music. Paul Lauzon who for many years was a New Brunswick resident is a highly accomplished singer/songwriter with decades of experience performing and recording as well as longtime clinical practitioner of music therapy. <em>When Music Happens</em> includes a poetic exploration of music in its many modes of experience and expression. In addition the book includes an incisive essay that details the anatomy of a musical being while at the same time creating a music systems theory of music therapy. The author asks and answers the question: Why is music effective as therapy? Paul Lauzon is the founding professor of the Music Therapy Program at Acadia University in Wolfville Nova Scotia.</p>