This Fender and USC-sponsored study examined positive youth development (PYD), school connectedness (SC), and hopeful future expectations (HFE) in middle school students (N = 120) with four levels of musical participation in school-based and extracurricular music programs. They examined many variable and also noted that students from lower socio-economic circumstances benefited more, showing the importance of access to music education.
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Effect of Music Therapy as a Non-Pharmacological Measure Applied to Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: A Systematic Review
This article took an interesting angle: in addition to examining how music therapy could help with reducing some symptoms of people living with Alzheimer’s disease, it also examined how music can help their caregivers. The researchers looked at 16 studies across a variety of geographies, sample sizes (though researchers said most were small), and control group vs no control group.
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Building Community Through Higher Music Education: a training program for facilitating music engagement among older adults
This article describes a seminar designed by a Swiss conservatoire in collaboration with local nursing homes involving residents and music university students in a 10-week group music making program.
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The Extraordinary World of Music: A Story of Mysteries and Miracles, told in five songs
The AARP has created The Music and Memory Project to better document the impact of music on well-being after age 50. Through the power of songs, this article documents studies done by Concetta Tomaino, who worked with Oliver Sacks. The AARP has created compelling stories and videos, as well as online events as part of this program.
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Music Therapy Helps Ease Depression in Children, Adolescents With ADHD
This article details study results showing that music therapy can be used to help children and adolescents with ADHD. They used a small sample, 36 children/adolescents with ADHD, 18 of which received the usal care and 18 who received standard care and music therapy. The test group’s music therapy was both active and receptive for a period of three months.
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Extended Music Education Enhances The Quality of School Life
The claim of whether music education can create social benefits in the school environment was tested in 10 Finnish schools with an extended music curricular class and control classes. The quality of school life (QSL) was assessed by a representative sample (N=735) of pupils at years 3 and 6 (9- and 12-years-olds).
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The Transformative Power of Music in Mental Well-being
This is a recent blog post from the American Psychiatric Association that covers mental health, diversity, socio-economic issues and the power of music to help those who are suffering. The blog post brings in research to support its discussion topics and pulls together Dr.
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Promises of Music in Education?
The article examines the evolving educational landscape, emphasizing the increasing need for skills like problem-solving and social abilities. It focuses on the potential of music in supporting learning, reviewing evidence from various settings. The discussion covers formal music training showing structural brain changes in children engaged in music. Intervention studies highlight improved cognitive and language skills following intensive music training.
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Vocal music enhances memory and language recovery after stroke: pooled results from two RCTs
Previous studies suggest that daily music listening can aid stroke recovery, but little is known about the stimulus-dependent and neural mecha- nisms driving this effect.
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The Experience of Authenticity Across Three Music Disciplines; Music Therapy, Music Teaching and Music Performance: Preliminary Findings of a Phenomenological Interview Study
Cross music disciplines, authenticity has been referred to in various ways. Within music therapy and music teaching, only sparsely has it been discussed focusing on the intrapersonal aspects of authenticity.
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