I don’t personally know any music therapists that work with patients who are mechanically ventilated for the purpose of reducing anxiety. These two research studies suggest that perhaps we should be doing just that. Continue reading
Live from Seattle and the University of Washington, we recorded another interview with two American music therapists and then had some roundtable discussions on the topic of writing as a clinician and research in music therapy.
Krystal Demaine is a music therapist in the Boston area working with several populations as a neurologic music therapy fellow, teaching at two universities, and a PhD student at Lesley University. Her poster at ICMPC was entitled “The Relative Roles of Melody and Rhythm in Music Therapy for Two Boys with Autism.”
Dwyer Conklyn is a neurologic music therapy fellow working at the Cleveland Clinic. He presented a paper entitled “Regaining Your Voice: Modified Melodic Intonation Therapy in Acute Care.”
1. Olivia Swedberg, USA: Discussing her paper on Music Therapy Voice Protocol (MTVP) for Singing Groups of People with Parkinson’s Disease.
2. Eun-Jeong Lee, Germany: Music therapist in Heidelberg talks about the use of the monochord in the oncology unit.
3. Joanna Kantor-Martynuska, psychology, Poland: Rumination and the effectiveness of mood induction with the use of music and speech; Physiological and self-reported music relaxation in people suffering from hypertension
4. Elizabeth Dennis – Institute for Music and Human Social Development, University of Edinburgh, Scotland: Can background music and caregiver singing benefit people with dementia? Results of a study in a Scottish home.
More lined up from the conference – we’re only half way through it!
MTRB Podcast #3 - International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition [29:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWhen speaking with graduate students and colleagues, I have received more emails and questions about this topic than any other topic related to music therapy. Does Auditory Integration Therapy (AIT) work? Is AIT a form of music therapy? What is AIT??? A cochrane review may answer some of these questions! Continue reading
We discuss three articles, here are the citations below. We also recommend another music therapy podcast, called The Roundtable, put together by some friends of ours. We finish up by previewing the International Conference of Music Perception and Cognition that we will both attend next week in Seattle, WA, USA. Blythe is presenting on neurologic music therapy and I have NO obligations/committees, etc. so I can attend whatever I want (or throw fish at a market or visit the Jimi Hendrix museum). We’ll tweet a hashtag for all of our tweets from the ICMPC conference soon as well.
1. Reichow, B. & Volkmar, F.R. (2010). Social skills interventions for individuals with autism: Evaluation for evidence-based practices within a best evidence synthesis framework. Journal of Autism and other Developmental Disorders, 40, 149-166.
2. Kim, J., Wigram, T., & Gold, C. (2008). The effects of improvisational music therapy on joint attention behaviors in autistic children: A randomized controlled study. Journal of Autism and other Developmental Disorders, 38, 1758-1766.
3. Pietschnig, J., Voracek, M., & Formann, A.K. (2010). Mozart effect-Schmozart effect: A meta-analysis. Intelligence, 38, 314-323.
Our first podcast – this introduces us and our goals in podcasting about research in music therapy, cognition, and perception. Please comment and send us your thoughts and ideas!
Music emits vibrations and some practitioners use these vibrations as therapy. A new study investigated the effect of music vibrations on the challenging behaviors of persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities. Continue reading
As mentioned in recent Music Therapy Research Blog (MTRB) post, there has been an heightened focus on research for older adult populations, in part due to the impending increase in the number of older adults. In this MTRB mash-up we will take a look at current research in music therapy for agitation in older adults with dementia. Continue reading
Some of you may have noticed an absence in the stream of research reviews over the past week and a half. Although I don’t want to make this blog about me and what I’m doing, experiences from the past week.5 are driving me to do just that. Last week I was at Kris’ Camp and I’d like to tell you about the experience, since my 1st camp changed the way I practice music therapy. Continue reading
Speech and language skills are crucial in development. A child’s communication abilities allow them to express their wants/need, develop relationships, and interact with their environment. A recent study looked at the effect of music therapy on the language skills of children with speech and language delay. Continue reading
