How Music Shapes Our Identities And Why It Matters: Case Studies Of Professional Musicians,
2021
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
How Music Shapes Our Identities And Why It Matters: Case Studies Of Professional Musicians, Annabelle C. Linker
Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders Undergraduate Honors Theses
Brain research has demonstrated that music uniquely contributes to neural functioning, but little is known about how losing the ability to produce music, which may be inherent to personal identity for professional singers, impacts quality of life. This study explored identity and music in the lives of five well-known vocal music professionals selected because they have publicly talked about the role of music in their lives via books, televised interviews, and documentaries. The careers of three of the individuals were disrupted by neurogenic disease; one lost the ability to sing after treatment for vocal nodules; and the fifth individual remains …
The Neuroanatomical, Neurochemical, And Phenomenological Correlates Of Social Bonding, Empathy, And Flow In Music Improvisation,
2021
Western Michigan University
The Neuroanatomical, Neurochemical, And Phenomenological Correlates Of Social Bonding, Empathy, And Flow In Music Improvisation, Edward A. Roth
Dissertations
The three studies in this dissertation explore the biological and phenomenological under-pinnings of music improvisation related to bonding, empathy, and flow. Musical improvisation is a multi-dimensional behavior encompassing motor, cognitive, affective, and often social domains, and as such, it is reasonable to consider that music improvisation shares many characteristics with other forms of non-musical extemporaneous behavior, such as carrying on a verbal dialogue. The primary aims of this three-study dissertation were to (1) determine the feasibility of the study designs and interdisciplinary methods; (2) examine potential differences in the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of improvisation between non-musicians and musicians; and …
Instrument Selection In Geriatric Residential Facilities,
2021
Mississippi University for Women
Instrument Selection In Geriatric Residential Facilities, Lexi Fowler
Merge
No abstract provided.
Sound In Color,
2021
Belmont University
Sound In Color, Amber Rhodes
Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects
“Sound in Color” is an interactive audio-visual experience designed to explore the relationship between sound, color, and emotions. Taking place on the Massey Concert Hall stage, the project is inspired by synesthesia and incorporates research on color psychology. Participants are invited to select an emotion and color. As the user hums into a microphone, they hear their emotions expressed through sound in their headphones and watch as the lights on stage respond to their vocal cues.
How Music Therapy Affects The Development Of Children With Autism,
2021
Coastal Carolina University
How Music Therapy Affects The Development Of Children With Autism, Bailey C. Sweet
Honors Theses
How does music therapy affect students with Autism and their development? Music therapy is not a very popular field of work, often times people forget or do not acknowledge its existence as a professional career and underappreciate the value it holds. Music therapy helps patients with all different disabilities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of music therapy on children with autism. There are so many positive effects and numerous proven strategies that improve social skills and alleviate impairments that allow for people with Autism to gain knowledge and abilities to allow them to live more …
The Solution Within The Work: A Scoping Review On Vicarious Resilience,
2021
Western Michigan University
The Solution Within The Work: A Scoping Review On Vicarious Resilience, Bridget Sova
Capstone Projects
The occurrence of burnout amongst healthcare workers and other helping professionals is a persistent problem, despite efforts made by individuals and organizations to prevent countertransference and the accompanying negative personal experiences. Vicarious resilience is a relatively new concept, highlighting the benefits one may experience from professional encounters with those who have survived trauma or other difficult life circumstances. Previous research detailing the personal effects of trauma work is predominantly negative, warning of vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue. This scoping review examines emerging evidence on vicarious resilience, featuring a more hopeful outlook for helping professionals. Recommendations from the …
Conducting Clinical Studies In Community Health Settings: Challenges And Opportunities For Music Therapists,
2021
Drexel University
Conducting Clinical Studies In Community Health Settings: Challenges And Opportunities For Music Therapists, Clarissa Lacson Ma, Mt-Bc, Katherine Myers-Coffman Phd, Mt-Bc, Amy Kesslick Ma, Mt-Bc, Lpc, Caitlin Krater Ms, Mt-Bc, Joke Bradt
Faculty Works: MT (2003-2021)
In this article, music therapy researchers and clinicians share lessons learned through engaging in collaborative research with healthcare providers in community settings. Practical aspects of conducting research in community health settings are discussed, including consulting on-site music therapists, healthcare providers, and administrators in the earliest stages of research planning; integration of research team members with community healthcare providers; and strategies for successful study implementation. We present our experiences of challenges surrounding the aspects of study implementation, such as recruitment, obtaining consent, and collecting outcome data, as well as opportunities that have resulted from our work, such as increased visibility for …
Music And The Brain: A Review Of Neuroscientific And Clinical Applications,
2021
Merrimack College
Music And The Brain: A Review Of Neuroscientific And Clinical Applications, Jacqueline Larivee
Honors Senior Capstone Projects
My research examines the relationship between neuroscience and music, exploring its clinical applications. I extensively review the specific neuroanatomic structures implicated in musical perception. Knowing the function of each brain structure as it relates to musical perception provides insight as to how music is able to elicit certain physical and emotional responses. As music interacts with the human brain, it is also able to provide social, cognitive, and emotional benefits. Given these benefits, my research argues that music is an effective therapeutic intervention for vulnerable populations. I examine the impact of music therapy on preterm infants, hearing impaired individuals, intellectually …
Law Library Blog (April 2021): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive,
2021
Roger Williams University
Law Library Blog (April 2021): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
No abstract provided.
Benefits Of Music Therapy When Used Collaboratively With Language Therapy,
2021
Ouachita Baptist University
Benefits Of Music Therapy When Used Collaboratively With Language Therapy, Rebekah Grace Oliver
Honors Theses
Music is a large aspect of every culture. Music can calm a child in distress, create friendships, give people a way to express themselves, and even define the differences between generations and cultures. Famous Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen once said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” Researchers have studied how music can influence a person’s ability to absorb knowledge, as well as induce fluent speech for a stutterer. However, the effects of music therapy in combination with language therapy for children with language delays have not been studied to their fullest extent. For the past year and a half, I …
Neuronal Effects Of Listening To Entrainment Music Versus Preferred Music In Patients With Chronic Cancer Pain As Measured Via Eeg And Loreta Imaging,
2021
Rowan University
Neuronal Effects Of Listening To Entrainment Music Versus Preferred Music In Patients With Chronic Cancer Pain As Measured Via Eeg And Loreta Imaging, Andrea M. Hunt, Jorg Fochner, Rachel Clark-Vetri, Robert B. Raffa, Carrie Rupnow-Kidd, Clemens Maidhof, Cheryl Dileo
College of Performing Arts Faculty Scholarship
Previous studies examining EEG and LORETA in patients with chronic pain discovered an overactivation of high theta (6–9 Hz) and low beta (12–16 Hz) power in central regions. MEG studies with healthy subjects correlating evoked nociception ratings and source localization described delta and gamma changes according to two music interventions. Using similar music conditions with chronic pain patients, we examined EEG in response to two different music interventions for pain. To study this process in-depth we conducted a mixed-methods case study approach, based on three clinical cases. Effectiveness of personalized music therapy improvisations (entrainment music – EM) versus preferred music …
Sensory Interventions For Older Adults Living With Dementia,
2021
Sheridan College
Sensory Interventions For Older Adults Living With Dementia, William Tigno, Leigh Hayden, Christina Passarelli, Susan Shepley
Publications and Scholarship
This tool maps out existing literature on sensory interventions for people living with dementia. It allows users to select a sensory intervention that might be feasible in their context, produce outcomes that are relevant to them. It is based on a scoping review of the literature. Our scoping review identified what interventions exist to produce particular outcomes, in particular contexts. It did not address effectiveness. As such, this tool will help you identify what others have done in a particular context, and to produce particular outcomes. It will not tell you which options are most effective.
Investigating Music-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation For Individuals With Moderate To Severe Chronic Acquired Brain Injury: A Feasibility Experiment,
2021
Belmont University
Investigating Music-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation For Individuals With Moderate To Severe Chronic Acquired Brain Injury: A Feasibility Experiment, Nicole M. Richard Williams
Music Faculty Scholarship
Background: Acquired brain injuries often cause cognitive impairment, significantly impacting participation in rehabilitation and activities of daily living. Music can influence brain function, and thus may serve as a uniquely powerful cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Objective: This feasibility study investigated the potential effectiveness of music-based cognitive rehabilitation for adults with chronic acquired brain injury. Methods: The control group participated in three Attention Process Training (APT) sessions, while the experimental group participated in three Music Attention Control Training (MACT) sessions. Pre-and post- testing used the Trail Making A & B, Digit Symbol, and Brown-Peterson Task as neuropsychological tests. Results: ANOVA analyses showed …
Generating Evidence Of Critical Care Nurses' Perceptions, Knowledge, Beliefs, And Use Of Music Therapy, Aromatherapy, And Guided Imagery,
2021
Augsburg University
Generating Evidence Of Critical Care Nurses' Perceptions, Knowledge, Beliefs, And Use Of Music Therapy, Aromatherapy, And Guided Imagery, Annie Heiderscheit, Shawna Vernisie, Wendy L. Magee, Helen Shoemark
Faculty Authored Articles
No abstract provided.
The Role Of Telehealth In Music Therapy Practice During The Covid-19 Global Pandemic Through The Lens Of The Music Therapist: A Survey,
2021
Molloy University
The Role Of Telehealth In Music Therapy Practice During The Covid-19 Global Pandemic Through The Lens Of The Music Therapist: A Survey, Brianne Brunick
Theses & Dissertations
This research study sought to examine the impact of the transition to telehealth music therapy services as the primary delivery mode of treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Board-certified music therapists were invited to participate in an online questionnaire-based survey where they were asked to provide responses to questions relating to their and their clients’ demographics, their theoretical orientation, their clinical experience prior to and during COVID- 19, and their views on the overall impact of telehealth. Analysis of the raw data from participants’ responses are summarized and integrated into the discussion section to highlight participants’ perspectives in a music therapy …
Racial And Ethnic Representation In Music Therapy Education,
2021
Molloy University
Racial And Ethnic Representation In Music Therapy Education, Eden M. Medina
Theses & Dissertations
Little to no research has been done on music therapy and racial, ethnic, and musical representation. The present study investigated the perceptions racially and ethnically diverse music therapy students/new professionals have of cultural and musical representation in music therapy education, and whether opportunities, exist for ethnically/culturally diverse students to include their music when it is not directly implemented in the music therapy curricula. Thirteen participants were surveyed and results showed that there are gaps in music therapy education when it comes to racial, ethnic, and musical representation outside of Western traditions. Findings indicate that there is a need for further …
The Music Therapist’S Experience Of Flow During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Inquiry,
2021
Molloy University
The Music Therapist’S Experience Of Flow During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Kaitlyn Upshaw
Theses & Dissertations
This study explored the music therapist’s lived experience of flow during a worldwide pandemic, within an improvisational music therapy approach. There is little to no literature about the concept of flow and how it relates to the music therapist’s lived experience, and none of which includes a worldwide traumatic event. Through a phenomenological investigation, the lived experiences of two music therapists who align with the improvisational music therapy approach were studied. A thematic analysis was conducted on data sources such as qualitative interview transcriptions and audio/video recordings of the interview. The following individual themes emerged from participant one: (a) flow …
The Music Therapist's Experience Of The Client-Therapist Relationship In Improvisational Voicework: An Interpretive Phenomenological Inquiry,
2021
Molloy University
The Music Therapist's Experience Of The Client-Therapist Relationship In Improvisational Voicework: An Interpretive Phenomenological Inquiry, Samantha Schick
Theses & Dissertations
The voice as it is used in clinical improvisation in music therapy can impact the therapeutic relationship between the client and therapist. This study sought to explore music therapists’ perceptions and experience of the client-therapist relationship in the context of improvisational voicework through semi-structured interviews with two experienced Nordoff-Robbins music therapists. The research questions included: What is the music therapist’s experience of the client-therapist relationship in using the voice improvisationally? What is the possible impact of vocal improvisation on the therapeutic process overall? Through an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of the data collected in the interviews, three superordinate themes emerged: 1) …
The Improvement Of Verbal And Nonverbal Communication In A Teenage Male With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Music Therapy: A Clinical Case Research Study,
2021
Augsburg University
The Improvement Of Verbal And Nonverbal Communication In A Teenage Male With Autism Spectrum Disorder In Music Therapy: A Clinical Case Research Study, Kaitlin A. Pisarczyk
Theses and Graduate Projects
This study aims to investigate the impact of music therapy on nonverbal and verbal communication behaviors of a 13 year old male diagnosed with autism. A single-case study design was used, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data. Qualitative data included analysis of the clinician/ researcher’s session notes and personal reflections over six months. Video recordings of three sessions in the last two months of the treatment were collected as quantitative data. The client’s nonverbal and verbal behaviors in the recorde sessions were assessed by the clinician/researcher and her supervisor using an assessment tool designed by the researcher. Quantitative results indicated …
A Pilot Study Evaluating A Training For Music Therapy Students On Considerations For Lgbtq Clients,
2021
University of Kentucky
A Pilot Study Evaluating A Training For Music Therapy Students On Considerations For Lgbtq Clients, Cecilia Blair Wright
Theses and Dissertations--Music
Music therapists are expected to understand the influence of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation on the therapeutic process, yet may not be receiving education that adequately prepares them to support LGBTQ clients. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of a one-hour educational training for music therapy students on considerations for working with LGBTQ clients. The presentation included information about terminology, discrimination, healthcare discrimination, music therapy research, musical considerations, and additional resources provided as a handout. The minority stress theory and queer theory informed the development of the presentation. Exploratory analysis revealed that participants …
