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A Preliminary Investigation into the Effects of a Brief Mindfulness Induction on Perceptions of Attention, Aesthetic Response, and Flow during Music Listening
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a brief mindfulness induction technique on subjective reports of attention, aesthetic response, and flow during music listening as measured by Continuous Response Digital...
The realm of education is steadily changing from the influence of ideas, theories, research, and technology. Revisiting theory and practices and reinvigorating them with the knowledge gained in research and the advances in technology...
This study shows stylistic traits of Stephen Paulus's choral writing by providing an analysis of six of the composer's fifty-eight multi-movement works. The context in which each work was written (with regard to the commissioning...
The overall purpose of this study is to establish the baseline for a new line of research into the effective relationship between traditional jazz musicians and swing dancers in current social dancing environments. The study is a mixed...
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)...
The purpose of this study was to examine multicultural children’s choir octavos from leading music publishers in the U.S. For the purposes of this study, the multicultural choral octavos evaluated were identified by each music...
The Effects of a Media-Based versus Live Song Lyric Analysis Life Review on Levels of Therapeutic Exploration, On-Task and Participation of Individuals with Dementia
Dementia is a chronic disease that is considered to be one of the world's fastest growing problems. Estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that approximately 35.6 million people worldwide lived with dementia in 2011....
The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the values music educators apply to the selection of wind band literature. Specifically, the purpose was to examine twelve classified objective elements of quality and suitability...
The purpose of this research was to explore how a music therapy teaching for transfer intervention may impact inmate levels of executive function and perceived levels of stress. Sixty- four inmates were recruited to participate in the...
Little research exists to determine whether group counseling/therapy services impact immediate post-session behavior of psychiatric patients. The objective of this thesis was to research techniques which facilitate transfer of learning...
The purpose of this study was to examine the emergence of choral music in Ireland since 1922, focusing specifically on the settings that were based on, or influenced by Irish songs and airs. It describes the culture of music in Ireland...
Children undergoing medical procedures frequently experience severe distress, which may be ameliorated through procedural support music therapy. Parent and nurse behaviors have been noted to influence child behaviors during medical...
The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to determine if levels of teacher expressiveness (low, medium, or high) have an effect on ratings of teacher effectiveness, lesson content, and on student learning, (2) to determine if a...
Researchers have investigated participants' abilities to recall various auditory and visual stimuli presented simultaneously during conditions of divided and selective attention. These investigations have rarely used actual music as the...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of musical training and musical complexity on focus of attention to melody or harmony. Participants (N = 192) were divided into four groups: University Jazz Majors (n = 64);...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a contingent live music intervention on full term infants’ amount of crying and parent-infant interaction in the first six weeks of life. Subjects (N = 65) were parent-infant dyads...
A low amount of physical activity paired with frequent consumption of fatty foods has been reported to increase childhood obesity in the United States to epidemic proportions. Researchers have further concluded that many of the problems...
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 Effect of a Blended Movement Intervention Using Music, Imagery, and Relaxation on the Movement-Induced Pain, Mood, and Medication Usage of Women with Osteoarthritis Joint Pain
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint condition prevalent in older adults that causes pain, functional interference, affects mood, and contributes to use of scheduled as well as as- needed prn and extra over-the-counter (OTC)...
A pianist's post-college life is richly diverse and multi-faceted due to the wide array of possible career options. During one’s professional life, a pianist could be called upon to perform as soloist, chamber musician, duo partner, ...
Since the 1940s, conducing has been a mainstay in the undergraduate instrumental music education curriculum in the United States. One of the purposes of instrumental conducting courses is to prepare students for the occupation of band...
Individuation is the tendency to treat targets according to their unique traits and characteristics and not their categorical memberships such as race, gender, age, etc. An individual’s musical identity can be considered a unique trait...
This dissertation presents a historical and analytical survey of the Missa Brevis genre from the year 1490 to modern times. As with the evolution of all genres of music, natural changes occurred throughout the centuries. Chapter 2 traces...
The Vietnam War is considered to be one of the longest and most controversial conflicts that the United States has ever been engaged in. Veterans from this war experienced a homecoming that was unlike the fanfare awarded to previous...
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...
A Descriptive Analysis of Clinical Practice Implementing the Multimodal Neurologic Enhancement Music Therapy Intervention and Follow-Up at Age Two of Preterm Infants Provided the Music Therapy Intervention during NICU Hospitalization
The study consists of two parts. Part one examined the clinical use of the multimodal neurologic enhancement music therapy intervention (MNE) in the NICU and compared clinical outcomes of infants who received MNE with those who did not....
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of social intelligence on effective music teaching. A panel of music education experts, comprised of music education faculty members and music supervisors from large county...
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze available research to identify issues affecting Latinx families' parental bonding with premature infants and to discuss how music therapy practices can be culturally sensitive to improve quality...
Advancements in digital audio recording technology have allowed many people to engage in music creation for personal recreation. A longstanding trend in music production has been to incorporate audio effects into the creation process....
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