Here are some books that may help music teachers become familiar with psychology so they can begin helping their students. Check this page often as our membership grows. We will add publications as our membership publishes materials that examplify our agenda.

• How to Think Straight About Psychology (7th Ed.) by Keith E Stanovich. The information in this book is crucial for everyone in the performing arts who wants to understand psychology. It presents basic psychological principles in a jargon-free form that any non-psychologist can understand. As a musician myself, I understand the crucial need for all musicians to be able to tell the difference between psuedoscience and the real thing, and this book does it. It will also help in many other areas as well. It is for sale at every online bookstore and is very inexpensive.
• The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns, M.D. In this self-help book, you don't have to be depressed or anxious to benefit from the tenets in this book. As you read it, you will find that you say and do some of the things in this book (everyone does!) and even more important, you students say and think them. So, you may as well get started; first, on yourself to begin to manage your own thoughts, then when you become more sure of yourself, to begin to challenge some of the same thoughts in your students.
• Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns, M.D. In this self-help book, Dr. Burns explains the relationship between our thoughts (cognitions) and emotions. Through learning how to idendify our minsets and manage our dysfunctional thoughts, we can promote feelings well-being without having to take medications. The techniques outlined in his book are scientifically tested for their effectiveness. After discovering how you get in your own way, it is easy to see how your students are doing the same thing. You can help yourself by helping your students identify their own faulty thinking patterns. This is a remarkable book for anyone.
• Piaget's Theory of Cognitive & Affective Development, by Barry J. Wadsworth. This book introduces Jean Piagets theory of cognitive development to educators in a clear, conceptual manner. Understanding Piaget's contribution to theory of intellectual development has many benefits to teaching child and meeting their needs according to cognitive developmental level.