Music and the Quality of Life

Ruud, Even

doi:10.1080/08098139709477902

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“…In the Nordoff-Robbins tradition of music therapy for example, there is a concern with the nurturing of musical and communication skills and resources (Aigen 1998;Nordoff & Robbins 1977). This is not a unique example; there is a long tradition in music therapy to nurture and develop strengths and to conceive music therapy as health promotion more than as treatment (Bruscia 1998;Ruud 1997Ruud , 1998Ruud ,2001Stige 2002). Several recent texts in music therapy have advocated a resource-oriented focus in music therapy (Rolvsjord 2003b(Rolvsjord , 2004 /2005Solli 2000;Trondalen 2004) and some related perspectives have been proposed in relation to feminist perspectives (Curtis 1996), community music therapy (Procter 2002(Procter , 2004, and solution-focused interventions (Tyson & Baffour 2004).…”

Section: Rand1rolvsjord Christian Gold and Brynjulf Stigementioning

confidence: 97%

Research Rigour and Therapeutic Flexibility: Rationale for a Therapy Manual Developed for a Randomised Controlled Trial

Rolvsjord¹,

Gold²,

Stige³

2005

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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When doing a randomised controlled trial, concrete and observable a-priori definitions and descriptions of therapy procedures are usually considered necessary for study results to be replicable, and also to enable comparisons between different therapy approaches. However, most music therapy approaches in the field of mental health cannot be defined with a fixed therapy manual without serious danger of losing their therapeutic integrity. Manuals defining therapeutic principles which can be applied flexibly, rather than a fixed set of techniques, might be more appropriate. In this article we will present the rationale for a therapy manual developed for the purpose of a randomized controlled trial on a contextual approach to resource-oriented music therapy. The article focuses upon possible ways of dealing with the tensions and contrasts that exist between the contextual and resource-oriented perspectives and the need for pre-structured definitions to meet the standards of the rigorous quantitative research methodology.

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Section: Rand1rolvsjord Christian Gold and Brynjulf Stigementioning

confidence: 97%

Research Rigour and Therapeutic Flexibility: Rationale for a Therapy Manual Developed for a Randomised Controlled Trial

Rolvsjord¹,

Gold²,

Stige³

2005

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

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“…It has been proposed that emotional engagement in music may increase the 'awareness of feelings' , i.e. the ability to experience various emotional nuances, express various degrees of intensity of emotions, and maintain precise concepts about feelings and that this ability in music might transfer to general emotional life (Ruud 1997). However, little empirical work on the topic exists.…”

Section: Music As Emotional Communicationmentioning

confidence: 98%

Adolescents’ expression and perception of emotion in music reflects their broader abilities of emotional communication

Saarikallio

Vuoskoski²,

Luck³

2014

Psych Well-Being

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Background: Musical behavior has been shown to reflect broader individual differences. However, despite the prevalence of music in the lives of young people little is known about the mechanisms through which adolescents' musical behavior connects to their general socio-emotional behavior and adjustment. The current study focused on abilities of emotional communication and investigated whether adolescents' abilities in both perceiving and expressing emotions through music would be reflective of their general abilities of socio-emotional communication and interaction, measured through empathy and conduct problems. Due to the lack of previous research the study was mainly exploratory, but we expected accurate and congruent perception and expression of musical emotions to correlate positively with higher empathy and negatively with conduct problems. Method: Sixty-one 14-year-olds (45 female, mean age 14.72) were given three music-related tasks that assessed emotion perception and emotion expression through music. Participants also filled in self-report scales for empathy (perspective taking and empathic concern) and conduct problems (externalized symptoms).

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“…Typical dimensions of individual differences that have been the subject of psychological research include gender, age, and personality. Music is seen as a medium through which people shape and reshape their identities, including their national identity (Hargreaves et al, 2003;Hargreaves, Miell, & MacDonald, 2002;Ruud, 1997Ruud, , 1998. Playing an instrument has also been shown to further students' self-esteem and to strengthen their sense of identity (Harland et al, 2000).…”

Section: Music and Acculturationmentioning

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The influence of musical training on acculturation processes in migrant children

Frankenberg

Fries

Friedrich

et al. 2014

Psychology of Music

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Music is a promising candidate for the enhancement of cultural integration through increased group cohesion and social support. This study assessed the impact of a music program on elementary schoolaged migrants' cultural orientation, as measured via the Frankfurt Acculturation Scale for Children . The music program is an extension of schools' regular curriculum and provides students with basic introduction to music and instrument lessons (Years 1 and 2), followed by school-wide music performances within an ensemble (Years 3 and 4). Results showed that music program participants who had performed in musical ensembles showed larger increases in orientation to mainstream culture over a period of 1.5 years than control students who had not received extended music tuition. For younger program participants who had not yet participated in ensemble play, no such differences were found. Results indicate that it was the experience of collaborating and performing within a larger group which led to stronger host culture orientation. Thus, programs providing young migrants with the opportunity to perform music within a larger, culturally heterogeneous group can be viewed as an effective intervention to encourage adaptation to mainstream culture and integration within and beyond the classroom. acculturation, children, cultural integration, Germany, migrants, music tuition, social integration The successful integration of migrants presents one of the biggest challenges for settler societies of our time. Music lends itself as a candidate for the non-linguistic enhancement of cultural integration for various reasons. First of all, music is widespread among all human societies Keywords

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Music and the Quality of Life

Cited by 84 publications

References 2 publications

Research Rigour and Therapeutic Flexibility: Rationale for a Therapy Manual Developed for a Randomised Controlled Trial

Research Rigour and Therapeutic Flexibility: Rationale for a Therapy Manual Developed for a Randomised Controlled Trial

Adolescents’ expression and perception of emotion in music reflects their broader abilities of emotional communication

The influence of musical training on acculturation processes in migrant children

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