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The Observed Effects Of Recreation Jamstix™ Use On Mood: A Pilot Study, Destiny Henn
The Observed Effects Of Recreation Jamstix™ Use On Mood: A Pilot Study, Destiny Henn
Augsburg Honors Review
The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the changes in mood before and after a one time improvisation with a Jamstik™ in order to understand if and how the experience will produce a statistically significant method for quantitatively addressing mood in music therapy. Participants (N: 15) were a convenience sample of male and female college students. Using the Quick Mood Scale (Woodruffe-Peacock, Turnbull, Johnson, Elahi, & Preston, 1998), this research compared pre- and post-test measures in participants' moods after a 15 minute improvisation session with the Jamstik™ while the researcher accompanied on a drum. Results indicated immediate and …