A preliminary evaluation of the interpersonal music-communication competence scales

Music in therapy and in daily life: health of musicians, concepts of aesthetics, measurement, and new media

“…John Carpente and Gustavo Gattino (p. 297) report on the validation of a musiccentered assessment profile specifically developed for the assessment of therapeutic change with clients with autism spectrum disorders. The new instrument adds to a growing number of validated tests for change assessment (Hald, Baker, & Ridder, 2017;Ridder, McDermott, & Orrell, 2017) or diagnostic purposes (Bergmann, Sappok, Diefenbacher, & Dziobek, 2016). As the authors note, specific, well-validated assessments are needed to maintain the "creative tension between artistic and scientific domains" as well as to "provide professional accountability" (p. 309).…”

Development and Psychometric Validation of the Music Receptivity Scale

“…The Music Self-Concept Inventory (MSCI) was developed to evaluate change or development in music self-concept, and it has three subscales: support or recognition from others, personal interest or desire: and self-perception of music ability ( Hash, 2017 ). The Interpersonal Music-Communication Competence Scale was developed to measure a set of abilities that can help develop the interpersonal communication through music training ( Hald et al, 2017 ). The Music Perception Ability Questionnaire was developed to assess the general perception ability of non-musicians and enable them to assess their music abilities ( Law and Zentner, 2012 ).…”