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Community Engagement In Music Therapy: Reflections From The Field, Jess Rushing, Denise M. Cumberland Jul 2025

Community Engagement In Music Therapy: Reflections From The Field, Jess Rushing, Denise M. Cumberland

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

This paper reflects on a music therapy community engagement project that incorporates clinical training, service learning, and community music therapy. Two faculty members and a practicum student in a Midwestern university engaged community members connected to Parkinson’s disease to create a music-based program. We offer a conceptual framework that connects approaches situated within community music therapy (CoMT) qualities and community-based participatory research (CBPR) principles. We share project processes, findings, and recommendations, emphasizing all as equal stakeholders.


The Effect Of Laser Therapy On Baseball Pitchers, Connor Barnes May 2013

The Effect Of Laser Therapy On Baseball Pitchers, Connor Barnes

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The Music Channel: Integrating The Harp Into The Communication Process Of Children With Autism, Lori A. Kissinger Aug 2001

The Music Channel: Integrating The Harp Into The Communication Process Of Children With Autism, Lori A. Kissinger

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The present study was undertaken to determine if the harp could be used as a communication channel for children with autism. The two research questions guiding this study were: (1) Will a child with autism utilize the harp to try to communicate a message? And (2) if the harp is utilized by a child with autism as a communication channel, can the receiver decode the intended message? Two qualitative case studies using constant comparison analysis were conducted over a six-day observation period. Five predominant responses emerged: (1) initial reaction to the instrument, (2) bonding with the instrument, (3) socialization through …


The Effect Of Ocular Therapy On The Improvement In Reading, Bernadine C. Nonte Jun 1946

The Effect Of Ocular Therapy On The Improvement In Reading, Bernadine C. Nonte

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