The books on this list are recommendations for Continuing Education Units, but they are not guaranteed credit. If you are unsure about receiving credit for any of these books, please contact your Program Director. Remember that CEUs will not be awarded for books read as part of your certification training.

• 432HZ: The Magic and Mystery of Sound and Music Jonas Malvik

• A Soprano on Her Head Eloise Ristad

• At the Heart of the Matter Anne R. Bewley

• Awake at the Bedside Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast

• *Currently out of print* Body, Mind, and Music Laurie Riley

• Chords of Comfort: Unlocking Life's Lessons of Healing Through Music Rabbi Ron Isaacs

• Death the Door, Music the Key: A Girl, a Harp at the Bedside of the Dying Ba Mus Hons Angela Sciberras

• Dying Well Ira Byock

• Effortless Mastery Kenny Werner

• Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis James L. Oschman

• Ethics of Caring, The Kylea Taylor

• Final Gifts Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley

• Free Play Stephen Nachmanovitch

• From Behind the Harp: Music in End of Life Care Jane Franz and Sandra LaForge 

• Grace Notes: Reflections on the Harp and Healing Tami Briggs

• *Currently unavailable* Harp and the Ferryman, The Helen Cox and Peter Roberts

• Healing at the Speed of Sound Don Campbell and Alex Doman

• Healing Forces of Music, The: History, Theory, and Practice Randall McClellan

• Healing Musician, The Stella Benson

• Healing Power of Sound, The Mitchell L. Gaynor

• Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics Jonathan Goldman

• Home Recordings, The: Strategies for Certified Therapeutic Musicians Sandra Pereira

• How Can I Help? Paul Gorman and Ram Dass

• How Music Heals Us Kim Cannan

• How Music Works John Powell

• Laws of Brainjo: The Art & Science of Molding a Musical Mind Josh Turknett

• Molecules of Emotion Candace B. Pert

• Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness Renee Fleming

• Music as Medicine Deforia Lane

• Music at the End of Life: Easing the Pain and Preparing the Passage Jennifer L. Hollis

• Music Effect, The Daniel J. Schneck and Dorita S. Berger

• Music Lesson, The Victor L. Wooten

• Music Medicine Christine Stevens

• Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy Robert Jourdain

• Musical Morphine: Transforming Pain One Note at a Time Robin Russell Gaiser

• Music Therapy in Palliative Care David Aldridge

• Musician Healer, The: Transforming Art Into Medicine Islene Runningdeer

• Musicophilia Oliver Sacks

• On Death and Dying Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

• Power of Sound, The Joshua Leeds

• Remembrances: Journey of a Therapeutic Musician Donese Mayfield

• Tao of Music, The John M. Ortiz

• This is Your Brain on Music Daniel J. Levitin

• Waking the Spirit Andrew Schulman

• Why You Love Music John Powell

• Women as Healers: Voices of Vibrancy Tami Briggs

• You Are Your Instrument Julie Lyonn Lieberman