Recently added articles from Music Therapy Perspectives:
A Review of the Music and Intellectual Disability Literature (1943-2006) Part One-Descriptive and Philosophical Writing
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: There is a long tradition of writing that considers how individuals with an intellectual disability respond to, and are affected by music. This paper, which examines descriptive and philosophical literature, discusses surveys that consider client responses, methodological issues, and ...
A Review of the Music and Intellectual Disability Literature (1943-2006) Part Two-Experimental Writing
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: This paper begins by looking at musical aptitude. It identifies research that compared the musical aptitude of people with, and without, an intellectual disability, and investigations that assessed the musical aptitude of diagnostic subgroups from within the intellectual disability ...
Music Therapy as a Supplemental Teaching Strategy for Kindergarten ESL Students
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to give a descriptive account of the use of music therapy techniques on the English speaking and story retelling skills of Kindergarten students in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. Nine students in a community based after-school ESL class and 9 ...
Music Therapy in the Psychosocial Care of Pediatric Patients with Epilepsy
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Presented here is a working model of music therapy as an invaluable component to the psychosocial care of pediatric patients admitted for the diagnostic testing and treatment of epilepsy. Central to this model is the implementation of music therapy across three domains: psychoeducation ...
Applying Perry's Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years to Undergraduate Music Therapy Education
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABTRACT: This article describes the intellectual development of undergraduate students and provides strategies for developmentally-appropriate instruction. William G. Perry Jr.'s Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years provides a framework for understanding the ...
The Current Use of the University-Affiliated Internship Option by Universities/Colleges Approved by the American Music Therapy Association
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Academic institutions approved by the American Music Therapy Association are charged with the task of providing quality internship experiences for every music therapy student. The American Music Therapy Association's Standards for Education and Clinical Training (AMTA, 2004) offer ...
Corporation and Foundation Funding for Music Therapy Program Enhancements
Jul 01, 2008; ... Funding is a major societal concern as "non-essential" programs are continually eliminated from schools and healthcare settings. As a result, music therapists find it necessary to fulfill duties beyond that of being a clinician in order to secure the longevity of their program. One common way to ...
Population Served and Researcher Institutional Affiliation of Research Posters at American Music Therapy Association National Conferences, 1992-2006
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The purposes ot this paper were to determine the population served and institutional affiliation of the researcher of research posters presented at the national music therapy conferences from 1992-2006. The author attained national music therapy conference programs and categorized ...
Music as therapy: A dialogical perspective
Jul 01, 2008; ... Garred, R. (2006). Music as therapy: A dialogical perspective. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers. 344 pages. ISBN 1891278-40-1. $46. In Music as Therapy: A Dialogical Perspective, author Rudy Garred explores a theoretical perspective on the nature of music-as-therapy or music therapy ...
Volume I Songbook: Songs & Laughter on the Playground
Jul 01, 2008; ... Kern, P. & Snell, A. M. (2007). Volume I Songbook: Songs & Laughter on the Playground. De La Vista Publisher. 95 pages. ISBN: 978-14243-3912-9. $18.95. True to its title, this volume shares songs but also detailed information on strategies and interventions for turning playground ...
Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy
Jul 01, 2008; ... Phillips, K. H. (2008). Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy. New York: Oxford University Press. 370 pages. ISBN 978-0-19-532122-7. $39.95. Exploring Research in Music Education and Music Therapy by Kenneth Phillips is a promising resource for the teacher of research ...
Music Therapy Research. Second Edition
Jul 01, 2008; ... Barbara L. Wheeler (Ed) (2005). Music Therapy Research. Second Edition. Gilsum, NH: Barcelona Publishers. 586 pages. ISBN 1-891278-26-6. Hardback: $72. I imagine that, like me, when many people learn of a second edition of a book that they already have, they think to themselves "I ...
"Patient Declined": Contemplating the Psychodynamics of Hospice Music Therapy
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The literature on music therapy with hospice patients often accentuates the positive aspects of the process and places less emphasis on difficulties the therapist may face. This article examines specific obstacles that may arise when working with dying patients. Four vignettes are ...
A Music Therapy Treatment Protocol for Acquired Dysarthria Rehabilitation
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Dysarthria is a common form of speech impairment, affecting 20-50% of stroke patients and 10-60% of traumatic brain injury patients (Sellers, Hughes, & Langhorne, 2002). Very little research has been conducted on the effect of treatments for dysarthria and even less has been ...
Preferred Vocal Range of Young and Older Adults: Implications for Music Therapy Majors' Clinical Training Experience
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: The purpose of Study 1 was to determine differences in female music therapy (MT) and non-music majors' vocal range. Twenty-seven female MT and 28 female non-music majors participated. Results indicated no significant difference for lowest mean comfortable singing note between groups; ...
The Effects of a Laban/Bartenieff-Based Movement Program with Music on Physical Function Measures in Older Adults
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: A group of 20 healthy older adults (females = 17, males = 3), who ranged in age from 66 to 84 years, participated in a movement program designed to enhance functional outcomes. The program, Motivating Moves®, was designed by a Laban movement analyst. It consisted of 14 movement ...
Mapping Progress within an Individual Music Therapy Session with Full-Term Hospitalized Infants
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: This discussion paper presents Phases of Interplay as a framework to facilitate reflection on progress within individual music therapy sessions with full-term hospitalized infants. Drawing on a nursing protocol for premature infants and principles from psychotherapy, this diagrammatic ...
Are Music Therapists at Risk for Voice Problems? Raising Awareness of Vocal Health Issues in Music Therapy
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: Music therapy can be a vocally demanding profession. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness within our profession of the physiological, environmental, and personal factors that may lead to vocal strain or abuse. In an extensive literature review and database search, no ...
Music Therapy Assessment of Automatic Thoughts: Developing a Cognitive Behavioral Application of Improvisation to Assess Couple Communication
Jan 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT: This article is a description of the Music Therapy Assessment of Automatic Thoughts (MTAAT), a cognitive behavioral intervention designed to help couples improve communication. This method was designed to be a part of the type of communication training exercises that may take place in ...
Repertoire Recommendations by Music Therapists for Geriatric Clients During Singing Activities
Jan 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT: Little is known about the actual repertoire music therapists use with geriatric clients during singing activities, particularly whether the repertoire choices represent the young adult years of persons categorized as seniors, as previous researchers have suggested. Therefore, the ...