Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Ball, Lizzie. “Drums Used In Music Therapy: Normans Music Blog.” Normans News, 30 June 2014, https://www.normans.co.uk/blog/2014/06/drums-used-music-therapy/.
This article talks about the history of drumming used as a form of conversation and connects it to modern use of drumming in music therapy. It states multiple mental problems that “drum conversations” could solve, which directly connects to my thesis. It reinforces that music therapy is used to express your emotions without talking, which is necessary for showing the contrast between music therapy and conventional therapeutic methods.
Hendon C, and Bohon L.M. “Hospitalized Children’s Mood Differences during Play and Music Therapy.” Child: Care, Health & Development, vol. 34, no. 2, Mar. 2008, pp. 141–144. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=105870366&site=ehost-live.
This article is about how music therapy makes hospitalized kids happier than play therapy. Happiness was quantified by counting the average amount of smiles in a three minute period, and sources were cited to prove that using smiles is an accurate way to measure intelligence. This, along with the experience that writers C. Hendon and L.M. Bohon have as psychology professors of California State University, proves the credibility of the study. The conclusion of the research was that if hospitals use more music therapy for children, there will be a positive effect on happiness, which will lead to better mental and physical health in hospitalized children over time. Because the paper is trying to show the positive results of music therapy on children, this article is incredibly efficient to prove the long term effects on adolescents.
Monroe, Jamison. “The Healing Power of Music Therapy.” Newport Academy, Newport Academy, 9 Oct. 2019,
https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/empowering-teens/healing-power-of-music-therapy./
Newport Academy is a teen rehabilitation facility that focuses on adolescents with anxiety, depression, and other mental issues, and one of the methods they use is music therapy. Their experiences accompanied with cited sources like the American Music Therapy Association prove their credibility and prove to be effective to prove my argument. The article talks about all kinds of music therapy, from the standard music therapy with pianos to group drumming sessions. The variety of therapy mentioned and all of their effects will be useful in proving the positive effects of music therapy and stating examples. The website says, “Enhances recovery through inducing relaxation; Produces pleasurable experiences; Helps release emotional trauma; Supports reintegration of self; Alleviates self-centeredness, isolation, and alienation; Creates a sense of connectedness with self and others; Provides a secular approach to accessing a higher power and applying spiritual perspectives.” as positive effects of drumming in music therapy.
“Music therapy reduces depression in kids, adolescents”. IANS-English, October 23, 2014 Thursday. https://advance.lexis.com/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5DFM-8PX1-DYDW-70SK-00000-00&context=1516831. Accessed October 8, 2019.
This study, conducted in 2014 by researchers for Queen’s University and the Northern Ireland Music Therapy Trust, was performed with the goal of determining the effects music therapy had on adolescents with depression and other behavioral or emotional issues. The results help to prove my thesis, as the study concluded that this alternative form of therapy reduced depression in both children and adolescents. The study can be proven to be a credible source because of Tangerine’s use of logos to probe the credibility of the researchers, and their detailed description of the study. I would use this research to prove that music therapy is not only effective, but more effective than standard talk therapy in treating children that have certain mental or behavioral problems.
Rousmaniere, Tony. “What Your Therapist Doesn’t Know.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 10 July 2017, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/04/what-your-therapist-doesnt-know/517797/.
This article will be used for the small fact it states when talking about how effective talk therapy is not. By stating that a lot of people that go to talk therapy end up stop going or begin to deteriorate, it reinforces my claim that music therapy is more effective than regular therapy, and could convince people to seek music therapy out over other forms of treatment.
Sinha, Sanjai. “Lexapro: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings.” Drugs.com, 14 Dec. 2018,
https://www.drugs.com/lexapro.html.
The counter-argument I highlighted in this paper was the emphasis on only taking prescription, so I decided to rebuke this with talking about the rarely talked about side effects of prescription used to treat the problems that this paper focuses on. There’s a lot of them, which helps to prove my point that maybe those prescription drugs aren’t always the greatest thing for someone.
Spector, Nicole. “Smiling Can Trick Your Brain into Happiness – and Boost Your Health.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 10 Jan. 2018, https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/smiling-can-trick-your-brain-happiness-boost-your-health-ncna822591.
The article written by Hendon and Bohon states that because patients that just went through music therapy smile more then they are more happy, using a direct correlation between happiness and smiling. I thought it was necessary for me to prove that positive relationship, and this article does exactly that. It states all the positive effects that smiling has on not only your mental state, but your physical health as well.
TEDx Talks. “Music Therapy & Medicine: A Dynamic Partnership | Dr. Deforia Lane | TEDxBeaconStreetSalon” Youtube 30 Mar. 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGnWyS2Y4r8&feature=emb_logo
This TED talk is perfect for pathos, or an appeal to emotion. Dr. Lane is a music therapist herself, and she shows videos of her working with her clients to show the powerful effects of music therapy. It’s extremely emotional, and citing those videos is enough for people to emotionally connect with and support music therapy.
“What to Listen for in Music.” What to Listen For in Music, http://www4.westminster.edu/staff/brennie/WDGroup4/what2listen4.htm.
In my intro to music class, students learned about Aaron Copland and his three levels of listening. When writing the first draft for this essay and talking about how music can make people feel certain emotions, I thought about that class and realized how Copland’s work can reinforce that statement. This article summarizes the second level of listening perfectly, which is perfect to prove my point.
“Why Do People Write Music?” HOLDINGFORD ELEMENTARY MUSIC, https://holdingfordelementarymusic.weebly.com/question-board/why-do-people-write-music.
A big part of music therapy (specifically active music therapy) is composition. Music can be written with a story or emotion in mind, and it’s possible for that emotion to clearly come out and be recognized by whoever listens to it. This article shows that professional musicians write music to show their emotions, and it works, which is the whole point of active music therapy. It’s a way for a client to share their emotions without ever speaking.
Uggla, Lena, et al. “Music Therapy for Severely Sick Children: A Randomized Clinical Study.” Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, vol. 25, Jan. 2016, p. 78. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/08098131.2016.1180059.
This is a study similar to the last, but this one does not focus on the mental effects that music therapy can have on children, rather it takes note of the physical effects. The study compared the heart rates of children aged 0-16 years that have just had a “hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.” Credibility cannot be questioned when you look at who conducted the research: Members of the Department of Clinical Science in Sweden and the Department of Communication and Psychology in Denmark, just to name two. The conclusion of the study was that music therapy lowers the heart rate of children undergoing severe medical treatment, which shows how relaxing music therapy can be. This could be used in the research paper to stress that music therapy can be used to calm adolescents in multiple kinds of scenarios.