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Roy Harris (1898-1979) was one of the leading American composers of the early and mid-twentieth centuries. Audiences were polarized in their appreciation of him and his music. Some adored it and labeled it truly American while others...
The purpose of this study was to investigate instructional pace by observing choral rehearsals of experienced teachers, describing teacher and student behaviors, and comparing usage of time to multiple descriptions of pacing drawn from...
The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not there was a difference between felt emotion and perceived emotion upon viewing posed facial expressions of four basic emotions matched and mismatched, with a priori music...
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...
There has been much research conducted to determine the effects of gender bias in healthcare fields such as nursing. However, there has been very little research on this subject done in the field of music therapy. This study attempts to...
The Effect of Live Music via the Iso-Priniciple on Pain Management in Palliative Care as Measured by Self-Report Using a Graphic Rating Scale (GRS) and Pulse Rate
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of live music via the iso-principle on pain management in palliative care. A total of forty subjects participated in this study and were evenly divided into two groups: control ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of music therapy on the process of terminal extubation. Subjects were selected from patients who had previously undergone removal from mechanical ventilation and had died under the...
Admission to the hospital can be a highly stressful time for children and their families. Music therapy may be implemented to reduce anxiety, help the child express himself/herself, and alleviate pain, among other goals. Parental...
The purpose of this investigation was to understand how teachers' perceptions of how they changed during the initial years of teaching. Three middle and three high school teachers viewed thirty minutes of their internship video and...
The Effect of Performance Quality, Audio and Video Performances, Tempo, and Adjudicator Experience on Music Majors' Evaluations of String Orchestra Performances
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of presentation medium, adjudicators' performing experience on string instruments, music stimulus tempo, and performance quality on music majors' evaluations of string orchestra...
The purpose of the present study was to explore the use of tactile finger placement markers (FPMs) for beginning string players. Of particular interest was finding a tool or strategy that would reduce the number of muscle memory errors...
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 study was to explore the long-term effect of music therapy intervention (in this case, progressive muscle relaxation) on the self-perceived stress levels of nurses compared to nurses not receiving the intervention....
The Effect of Music vs. Nonmusic Paired with Gestures on Spontaneous Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Skills of Children with Autism Between the Ages 1-5
The purpose of this study was to determine if music vs. nonmusic paired with gestures increased the spontaneous verbal and nonverbal communication in children with autism between the ages 1-5. There was an experimental, music, n=5 group...
The purpose of this study was to compare learning, and transfer of learning, outcomes as affected by two types of lecture support both designed to teach computer skills within a music classroom. One type of lecture support was computer...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of approvals and disapprovals about the music from the teacher and rehearsal familiarity on the students' preference for the music. Eight middle schools participated in the study...
The Effect of Melodic and Rhythmic Interventions on Typical Hearing and Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Preschool Children's Acquistion of Selected Vocabulary Words
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of melody and rhythm on typical hearing and deaf/hard-of-hearing preschool children's acquisition of selected vocabulary words. Participants (N = 30) were preschool children 3 to...
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 study was to determine the effects of live music on anxiety levels in persons waiting in a surgical waiting room as measured by self-report. One hundred ninety-two (192) subjects over the age of 18 and waiting in a...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of familiar live music on the anxiety levels of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Fifty patients randomly selected were assigned to 2 groups: experimental (n=25) and...
The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of both instrumentation and lyrical content on the perceived genre of popular music. Participants for this study (N= 58) were undergraduate and graduate students from a large, ...
This study aims to broaden awareness of the contributions of one of America's prominent African-American choral composers, arrangers, educators, and conductors—Roland Marvin Carter. Carter, known by many as the "Dean of African-American...
The purpose of this study was to determine if physical therapy may be more efficacious with the addition of music than without. Nine subjects who toe-walked and were between the ages of two-six years were selected and recommended for...
The purpose of this research was to highlight the issues student veterans face when transitioning from active military service, a deployment culture, and an armed forces lifestyle to civilian life, becoming a student-veteran, and an...
The purpose of this research was to investigate the time usage skills of undergraduate students in college marching band. Specifically, this study investigated and compared the time usage of collegiate marching band members, music majors...
Music Therapy with Immigrants from Spanish Speaking Countries: A Survey of Families' Perspectives and Experiences of Music Therapy for Their Loved Ones in Hospice Care
As the need for multicultural awareness continues to grow, it becomes prevalent in a music therapist career to incorporate music interventions that address diverse culturally based populations. This research paper investigates music...
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...
The purpose of this project is to provide historical background, formal and thematic analysis, and technical performance considerations for selected works by female composers for chamber wind ensemble. Chapter 1 introduces the project, ...
The purpose of this study was to use music to distract and relax pediatric patients during medical procedures. Procedural support via live music therapy interventions included a variety of activities such as music paired with breathing...
The purpose of this study was to examine the literature being played by Florida high school bands at Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA) Concert Band Music Performance Assessments (MPA). The FBA Concert Music List consists of 1, 489...
The purpose of this study was to examine the current practices and ability of preschool children of New Zealand in musical events. Data was obtained on static, unmanned video cameras set up inside and outside the kindergarten building...
The purpose of this study was to investigate possible influences of pitch height and dynamic level on vibrato rates and widths of university and high school violin and viola players. Forty-eight musicians (12 each of university violin, ...
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 observe time use and instructional focus in the middle school beginning band and advanced band settings. The analysis included the systematic recording of teacher behavior and student performance...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be defined as group of complex disorders of brain development that includes difficulties with social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors (Autism Speaks, n.d.). It...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of music therapy on the spirituality of persons in an in-patient hospice unit as measured by self-report. Subjects (N=10) were used as their own control in an ABAB design format....
This study was conducted to assess whether stressed tempo music would effect performance rates of track athletes. The music the athletes listened to was systematically increased over a three-week period to determine if the track athletes...
The purpose of this study was to observe people's perception of portrayed emotion in singing, and if emotion intensity influences perception of emotion. Participants, who were undergraduate non-music majors (N = 39), took part in in a...
Psychiatric inpatients and outpatients (N = 12) were asked to evaluate music therapy services received while admitted in treatment. Each subject was given an anonymous survey with rating, multiple choice, and ranking questions. Music...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of background music and song texts to teach emotional understanding to children with autism. Participants were 12 students (mean age 11.5 years) with a primary diagnosis of autism who...
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 examine the withdrawal rates and patterns of undergraduate Music Education majors, with a specific focus on the individual experiences of students withdrawing from the major. In examining these...
The impact of rap music on college undergraduate student's reckless behavior was examined in the following study. When compared with rock music listeners, subjects that reported rap as being their preferred genre of music reported...
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of social stories and their musically adapted versions on modifying behaviors of children with autism in home-based environments within a Chinese culture. "Social stories"...
The purpose of this study was to investigate how band directors in the state of Florida perceive and work with students who may be identified as at-risk. Specifically, the study attempted to answer: 1) To what extent are band directors...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of live versus recorded music on the nutritional intake of older adults during mealtimes in an assisted living facility. Nutritional health is an important component of maintaining...
Because of the mental health crisis in America's prison system, there is a need for innovative treatments that help inmates with mental illness to better manage their stress. The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of a...
The differences in workout efficiency and perceived energy exertion between preferred and non-preferred music were examined through self-report. Minimal differences were shown between the types of music used; however, significant...
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