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The Effect of Music Therapy Interventions to Increase the Psychosocial Well-Being of Older Adults Living in Independent and Assisted Living Communities
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of group music therapy sessions on the psychosocial well-being of older adults living in assisted and independent living communities. Pre-and posttest was used in two different...
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music assisted systematic desensitization (MASD) on guitar competency, observed anxiety, and self-perception of anxiety during guitar performance with music therapy and...
The purpose of this content analysis was to ascertain specific practices, demographics, and research formats used to teach or improve social skills in music therapy practice. A history of interdisciplinary research on social skills is...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the use of music therapy interventions on selected social skills of young adults with Asperger's Syndrome (AS). Six dyads were formed with one young adult with AS (mean age ...
The purpose of this study is to investigate stressors among soon-to-be graduating instrumental, vocal, and theatre performance majors. Seventy-two possible performance stressors were compiled into 8 categories: Creative, Intellectual, ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the current state of music therapy master's equivalency (MTME) university websites with the goals of identifying what information is publicly available, the user-friendliness of these websites, ...
The use of music therapy interventions within pediatric healthcare is becoming increasingly popular because of the unique outcome music is able to provide. The purpose of this study was to investigate how music therapy within in-patient...
The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of music, gestures, and music with gestures on the sight-word recognition of students with dyslexia. Specifically, this study examined participants': 1) sight-word recognition in...
Trauma events have been documented throughout the continuum of life, and there continues to be a need among helping professionals to work with those who experience trauma. The field of music therapy has experienced a gap in scholarship...
The prevalence of a diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) has been on the rise globally. Due to the severe symptoms that interrupt the daily life of those diagnosed with SCD and the absence of an accessible cure, services addressing...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether older adults prefer traditional music therapy techniques or iPad assisted music therapy techniques. Participants (N=17) for this study were well-elderly adults contacted through a local...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether participants from varied performance-media backgrounds experience a felt emotional response through performance media different from their own. Specifically, how does this...
The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effects of single-session music therapy on pain, discomfort, and anxiety in in-patient hospice patients. Participants were adults (N=24) receiving hospice care at an in-patient hospice...
The use of music therapy with adolescents/young adults (AYA) in mental health facilities has proven to be effective. The purpose of this research was to examine the use of music therapy interventions with AYA at mental health facilities...
Those in the helping professions, such as therapy and education, actively strive to become aware of their bias, human behavior, and personal limitations. They also attempt to understand the worldview of their diverse clients and learning...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of song rendition on the behavioral states and participation levels of older adults with dementia of the Alzheimer's type. A within-subject design was used with participants receiving...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of music therapy on the emotional expressivity of children and adolescents who have experienced abuse or neglect. All participants (N=22) had been removed from their homes and placed...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of silence, story reading, acapella singing, and guitar playing on inducing sleep in preschool-aged children within the first 15 minutes of naptime. Thirty-five two- and four-year...
The purpose of this study was to explore how asking for general music preferences compares to asking for music preferences that relate to the intended objective (in this case, relaxation), and to determine if one of these types of...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of background music, speech and silence on office workers' selective attention. Participants were 26 state office workers from a Southeastern state. A within-subject design was used...
The Effect of a Music Therapy Intergenerational Program on Children and Older Adults' Intergenerational Interactions, Cross-Age Attitudes, and Older Adults' Psychosocial Well-Being
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of participation in an intergenerational music therapy program on cross-age interactions and cross-age attitudes of elementary-age children and older adults. A secondary purpose was to...
The Effect of Expressive and Instrumental Touch on the Behavior States of Older Adults with Late-Stage Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type and on Music Therapist's Perceived Rapport
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of music therapy interventions utilizing two types of touchâexpressive touch and instrumental touch, on the behavior states of older adults who have late-stage dementia of the...
The purpose of this thesis is to research and compile the five major religions in the United States in order to provide hospice music therapists with informative material on how the philosophies of those religions may affect a patient...
The purposes of this study were as follows: to investigate the types of goals music therapists address for their clients with ADHD throughout the lifespan, and the types of interventions used to address those goals. Participants (N = 170...
Sing with Me: A Survey to Guide Development of an In-Home Developmental Curriculum for Premature Infants Post-Discharge from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
According to 2017 CDC statistics (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 1 in 10 infants in the United States are born prematurely. Preterm infants may demonstrate a delay in reaching developmental milestones due to extended...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of music therapy as well as the status of collaboration and co-treatment among licensed therapists in the Southeastern region working in pediatric outpatient facilities (N =...
Emergencies and disasters are happening more frequently in the United States. The current study investigates music therapist's perspectives on the use of music therapy interventions to facilitate care for clients impacted by a disaster....
The purpose of this research was to examine teachers, ' administrators, ' and parents' perceptions of music therapy in schools and its effectiveness with various disabilities and age groups. Perceptions of music therapy were examined in...
While there is an immense amount of research on music therapy in early childhood settings as well as published music therapy curricula for early childhood, there is little to no research on the effects of novel and familiar music therapy...
Music therapy is unique due to the integration of music and therapeutic interactions to achieve functional outcomes among clients. The purpose of this study was to investigate if singing with accurate vocal style in a music therapy...
Adolescent emotions are constantly changing as new life experiences and freedoms begin to emerge from daily life activity. This study investigated the emotional attribution patterns of adolescents using a concise emotional inventory. The...
There is a need for evidence-based research in the field of music therapy, and interest in evidence-based practice among music therapists in the United States has led to the development of neuroscience informed approaches to music...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the repertoire and therapeutic techniques utilized by hospice music therapists. An electronic survey consisting of two sections was sent to 134 hospice music therapists through email. Of these...
The Comparison of Three Selected Music/Reading Activities on Second-Grade Students' Story Comprehension, on-Task/off-Task Behaviors, and Prefrences for the Three Selected Activities.
Research suggests that music is beneficial in teaching both academic and social skills to young children. The purpose of this study was to compare three selected music/reading activities on second-grade students' story comprehension...
Music Therapy for Eating Disorders: A Manual for the Use of Music Therapy as an Integrative Therapy for the Treatment of Individuals with Eating Disorders
An eating disorder is a psychological disorder that affects one’s eating habits. According to a 2011 study, approximately 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from a clinical eating disorder at some point in...
The Effect of Patient Preferred Live versus Recorded Music on Non-Responsive Patients in the Hospice Setting as Evidenced by Physiological and Behavioral States
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of music therapy interventions utilizing two types of patient-preferred music—recorded and live, on the behavior states, respiration rates and heart rates of hospice patients who were...
Students with multiple disabilities are taught in music classrooms throughout the United States, but many music educators have limited training in working with and assessing these students. The research showed that there is not a unified...
The purpose of this study was to determine if superimposed audio distractors would have an effect on the aesthetic experience of undergraduate and graduate music majors listening to an excerpt of Puccini's La Bohème. Subjects (N = 96)...
Neurologic Music Therapy is a type of music therapy based in neuroscience research and is utilized in neurorehabilitation settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy services on Functional...
The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of two music interventions on preschool at-risk children's story comprehension. Participants were children (N=20; n =8 boys, n=12 girls) ages 4-5 years old, enrolled in a pre...
The purpose of this study was to find the perspective of music therapists working in a pediatric medical care facility on patients with disabilities. Total, there were 40 participants that fit within the parameters of the study. The...
Social distancing precautions related to COVID-19 have had a significant impact on the delivery of music therapy services across the United States, and music therapists have had to adjust to changes in billing and regulation as well as...
The Effect of a Computerized Training Program on the Participants' Knowledge of Nonverbal Communication in Medical, Educational, and Therapeutic Settings
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a computerized training program on participants' knowledge concerning the role of nonverbal communication in medical, educational, and therapeutic settings. Participants in...
The purpose of this study was to compare deaf and hard-of-hearing students' use of analytic, figurative, and temporal language in descriptions of music. Specifically, this study examined whether students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing...
The Use of Individualized Musically Adapted Social Stories in Family-Based and Individual-Based Settings to Promote Appropriate Social Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of musically adapted social stories in family- and individual-based interventions on decreasing the problematic behaviors of children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum...
The purpose of this study was to explore how medical and nursing students are exposed to information about music therapy during their training. This study also sought to explore the relationship between student exposure to music therapy...
ABSTRACT This study examined the social and economic political affiliations of music therapy students (n =186) and professionals (n = 40) using an adapted version of an internet-based political compass instrument. Participants were...
The purpose of this study is to collect information from board-certified music therapists regarding their experiences working with clients who have suffered from Spiritual Abuse (SA) and or trauma. Based on the perspective of music...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between leadership styles and music therapy by examining perceptions of leadership styles among music therapy student and professional leaders within one of the seven regions of...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the contents of experimental research from 1975 – 2009 in the field of music therapy that involved school-aged children with varying exceptionalities. Sixty-four published and unpublished studies...
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