The present study investigated the effects of structural features of music (i.e., variations in tempo, loudness, or articulation, etc.) and cultural and learning factors in the assignments of emotional meaning in music. Four participant groups, young Koreans, young Americans, older Koreans, and older Americans, rated emotional expressions of Korean folksongs with three adjective scales: happiness, sadness and anger. The results of the study are in accordance with the Cue Redundancy model of emotional perception in music, indicating that expressive music embodies both universal auditory cues that communicate the emotional meanings of music across cultures and cultural specific cues that result from cultural convention.
The paper explores service learning as one of the pedagogical methods for music therapy students in supporting them to become professionals who can adapt and practice a holistic approach. Community music therapy (CoMT) is proposed as a conceptual framework that can guide the development and practice of music therapy service learning projects. Accordingly, a case example is presented of music therapy student service learning project based from a CoMT orientation. More specifically, this example reflects on participation in the Creative Music Making program as a service learning project for music therapy students. Creative Music Making is an annual collaborative music performance project conducted by the Maryville University Music Therapy Program, St. Louis Symphony, and St. Louis Arc, a non-profit organization that serves individuals with developmental disabilities. The paper outlines the details of the project and discusses the positive impact of the Creative Music Making project on the community participants, the over-arching community, and the music therapy students’ personal and professional development.
Sleep is essential to human survival, yet issues with getting restful, consistent sleep is a common problem. One in three adults do not get the recommended amount of sleep1, creating myriad issues, from physical illness to mental and cognitive disorders, poor work attendance, and disruptions in daily life.2 Traumatic experiences that occur early in life can have life long health implications, including sleep disorders and insufficient sleep.3 With the advent of COVID-19, people in the United States and across the world were forced to quarantine themselves, thereby disturbing previously established norms of behavior, daily engagement with others, and sleeping habits. Being able to rejuvenate the physical, emotional, and mental state through sleep became more important yet also more difficult amidst the stresses of the pandemic.4Healthcare professionals are seeking alternate patient treatment forms regarding healthy sleeping patterns. Music is one solution to this ongoing problem because it is easily accessible, can be personalized to individual tastes, is cost effective, cost avoidant, and lacking in serious side effects. The focus of this article is to explain how music impacts sleep, sleep disorders, and to offer suggestions to optimize sleeping patterns through the conscientious application of music and music therapy. Keywords: sleep, music, health, sleep disorders, pandemic, music therapy
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