Shari's ​Publications and Presentations

Only Connect has recently been republished by Jessica Kingsley Publishers - check out Tales from the Music Therapy Room
Storie, S. (2017). Polyphony. In Molyneux, C. (Ed.), Only Connect: Poems and Stories from New Zealand Music Therapy. Nelson, NZ: Mountain Girl Publishing.

Storie, S. (2017). The Room is Warm. In Molyneux, C. (Ed.), Only Connect: Poems and Stories from New Zealand Music Therapy. Nelson, NZ: Mountain Girl Publishing.

Talmage, A., Storie, S., & Hicks, R., (2017) Choral Singing Therapy for people with neurological conditions: The CeleBRation Choir at the University of Auckland’s Centre for Brain Research. In Molyneux, C. (Ed.), Only Connect: Poems and Stories from New Zealand Music Therapy. Nelson, NZ: Mountain Girl Publishing.
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'Polyphony' seeks to share my personal journey and growth as a Kiwi through my music therapy experiences in NZ Aotearoa. It was a journey in itself writing this challenging piece, which you can read in 'Only Connect'. I've also opened a window into one of my days of work in a therapy room, and revealed the sounds that unfold when working with the CeleBRation Choir. The book is truly a wonderful collection, many thanks to Claire Molyneux for realising it.
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Storie, S. & Hoskyns, S. (2016). A music therapist’s speech and expressive language specific tool set.  New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy, 14, 82-103.

​Thompson, N., Storie, S., & Purdy, S. (2016). “Catching the tune or channelling the beat”: A pilot study investigating the role of rhythm in therapeutic singing for aphasia. New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy, 14, 122-161.

Storie, S. (2016, May). How music therapy has been used to support speech and expressive language development for pre-school children with special needs. Presentation to the Music Therapy Symposium of the Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland: Celebrating Music Therapy and Musical Partnerships. Auckland, New Zealand.
Together with my wonderful research supervisor Sarah Hoskyns, we share more findings from my Masters research on how registered music therapists can support pre-schoolers' speech and expressive language development. Many thanks to families and places who gave permission for this research to be shared through the New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy, which can be sourced through www.musictherapy.org.nz or online via the RILM database.

​Many thanks also to Prof. Suzanne Purdy and the Centre for Brain Research for supporting my colleague Alison Talmage and I, along with Music Therapy New Zealand, to hold the Music Therapy Symposium in 2016. It was a wonderful opportunity to share about music therapy practice and research, and soon you will be able to find video recordings of the presentations on the MThNZ website - watch that space!
Storie, S. (2016). Group Music Therapy in a Mental Health Service with Older Adults: ‘It sure beats watching television’. In Miller, C. (Ed.), Arts Therapists in Multidisciplinary Settings: Working together for better outcomes. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
I am very honoured to have been able to write about my work in mental health alongside an Occupational Therapist in this book, which includes chapters from five registered music therapists working in different multi-disciplinary settings. 
Purchase it via: The Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby_link  or Amazon_link
​Storie, S. (2015). Group work with adults living with disabilities: a therapist’s narrative perspective. Presentation at the Music Therapy New Zealand Hui. Wellington, New Zealand
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Talmage, A., Ludlam, S., Leao, S., Fogg-Roger, L., & Purdy, S. (2013). Leading the CeleBRation Choir: The Choral Singing Therapy protocol and the role of the music therapist in a social singing group for adults with neurological conditions. New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy 11, 7-50.
Ludlam, S. (2013, October). International Day of Older Persons: CeleBRation Choir, an Interactive Performance. The University of Auckland.

Talmage, A., Jones, K., Ludlam, S., McDonald, S., Fogg, L., Leão, S., & Purdy, S. (2012, September). Sing, sing together; merrily, merrily sing! Social singing for well-being and voice/speech rehabilitation for people with neurological conditions. Workshop presented to the conference of Music Therapy New Zealand: Music and the brain – developing pathways. Auckland, New Zealand.

Ludlam, S. (2012, April). CeleBRation Choir: Establishing Community Music Therapy for people living with neurological conditions. Presentation to the Inaugural Song Leaders’ Network Symposium. Wellington, New Zealand.

Talmage, A., & Ludlam, S. (2012 – 2016, March). Brain Day workshop: CeleBRation Choir. The University of Auckland.
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Ludlam, S. (2011, September). How music therapy has been used to support speech and expressive language development for pre-school children with special needs. Thesis presentation to the conference of the New Zealand School of Music: Music Therapy Performing and Inquiring. Wellington, New Zealand.