A Coordinated Speech Therapy and Music Therapy Program

Lathom, Wanda; Edson, Sondra; Toombs, Mary R.

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“…Singing has been recommended as a valuable therapeutic tool to improve speech productioni in music therapv for speech rehabilita-tion (Krauss & Galloway, 1982;Lathom, Edson, & Toombs, 1965;Marsh & Fitch, 1970;Michel & May, 1974;Seybold, 1971). Although the number of studies presenting acoustic data on speech is limited, several researchers indicated the potential for positive results from singing in speech rehabilitation.…”

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Effects of a Music Therapy Voice Protocol on Speech Intelligibility, Vocal Acoustic Measures, and Mood of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

Haneishi

2001

Journal of Music Therapy

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This study examined the effects of a Music Therapy Voice Protocol (MTVP) on speech intelligibility, vocal intensity, maximum vocal range, maximum duration of sustained vowel phonation, vocal fundamental frequency, vocal fundamental frequency variability, and mood of individuals with Parkinson's disease. Four female patients, who demonstrated voice and speech problems, served as their own controls and participated in baseline assessment (study pretest), a series of MTVP sessions involving vocal and singing exercises, and final evaluation (study posttest). In study pre and posttests, data for speech intelligibility and all acoustic variables were collected. Statistically significant increases were found in speech intelligibility, as rated by caregivers, and in vocal intensity from study pretest to posttest as the results of paired samples t-tests. In addition, before and after each MTVP session (session pre and posttests), self-rated mood scores and selected acoustic variables were collected. No significant differences were found in any of the variables from the session pretests to posttests, across the entire treatment period, or their interactions as the results of two-way ANOVAs with repeated measures. Although not significant, the mean of mood scores in session posttests (M = 8.69) was higher than that in session pretests (M = 7.93).

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Effects of a Music Therapy Voice Protocol on Speech Intelligibility, Vocal Acoustic Measures, and Mood of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

Haneishi

2001

Journal of Music Therapy

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“…Beatboxing, as a kind of musical vocal art, shares many characteristics with singing. Singing has been recommended as a valuable therapeutic tool to improve speech production in the context of speech rehabilitation (Krauss and Galloway 1982, Lathom et al 1965, Marsh and Fitch 1970, Michel and May 1974, Seybold 1971. It has been found to prompt a louder voice than does speech.…”

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Introducing the Beatalk technique: using beatbox sounds and rhythms to improve speech characteristics of adults with intellectual disability

Icht

2018

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) often demonstrate speech impairments and reduced intelligibility. However, traditional treatment methods, which involve using repetitive verbal and non‐verbal exercises, may not be fully suitable for this population. As adults with ID tend to lose interest and motivation facing the demands of a typical speech therapy session, other intervention methods are needed. The current study tested a novel intervention technique, Beatalk, based on practising vocally produced sounds and rhythms, imitating the sounds produced by rhythm machines in an a cappella musical context (i.e., human beatboxing). Human beatboxing may be a particularly effective tool since it involves intense production of speech sounds (phonemes) that can be misarticulated in the presence of speech disorders; it is relatively easy to learn and practice, and is also considered ‘fun‘. Aims As many of the features of beatboxing make it a promising method for speech therapy, this pioneering study aimed to examine its effectiveness in comparison with a traditional speech therapy. Methods & Procedures Twelve adults with moderate ID and low speech intelligibility (age 24–48 years) participated in a speech therapy group for 6 weeks. Six participants were assigned to the Beatalk (study) group and six to a traditional (control) therapy group. Pre‐ to post‐treatment changes in speech intelligibility and voice measures were assessed. Outcomes & Results The preliminary data demonstrate that both types of therapy groups resulted in improved performance in articulation accuracy and voice measures, yet the Beatalk technique yielded larger gains. Conclusions & Implications The results present initial evidence for the beneficial effect of the Beatalk technique as an intervention tool for adults with ID. It is an easy‐to‐use technique in the context of speech therapy, and may enhance verbal communication skills in this population.

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“…Although the value of developing music therapy procedures for children with speech and language disorders has long been discussed (Lathom et al, 1965;Michel and May, 1974), integration of music into specific areas of language teaching has not been widely examined. For instance, research concerning the effects of music on vocabulary development has been sparse, even though music is widely used in early intervention settings with young children with delayed lexical skills.…”

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Lexical learning in sung and spoken story script contexts

Kouri

Winn

2006

Child Language Teaching and Therapy

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Although most children seem to love music, our understanding of the role it plays in facilitating speech and language learning is limited, as is research validating its efficacy in the clinical setting. The purpose of this study was to examine how singing affects children’s quick incidental learning (QUIL) of novel vocabulary terms. Sixteen children with language delay and mild developmental delays were presented with spoken and sung story scripts containing eight novel words over two experimental sessions. Lexical probes indicated that children’s naming and comprehension of target lexical items did not significantly differ as a result of hearing sung versus spoken scripts versions. A significant increase was noted in the number of children’s unsolicited target word productions from Session 1 to Session 2 in the Sung Condition, indicating that sung input may enhance only particular aspects of quick incidental word learning.

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A Coordinated Speech Therapy and Music Therapy Program

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Effects of a Music Therapy Voice Protocol on Speech Intelligibility, Vocal Acoustic Measures, and Mood of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

Effects of a Music Therapy Voice Protocol on Speech Intelligibility, Vocal Acoustic Measures, and Mood of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease

Introducing the Beatalk technique: using beatbox sounds and rhythms to improve speech characteristics of adults with intellectual disability

Lexical learning in sung and spoken story script contexts

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