Resources & references

An online destination for discovery & deeper understanding.

Check back often as we add more resources.

Our website is an ever-growing hub of reference material for anyone interested in learning more about music therapy: videos, presentations, interviews, articles, research papers, information about the profession of music therapist and other documents to better understand music therapy and its benefits.

By default, all resources are listed (as shown on drop-down menu to the left of the screen, on yellow background).  You can select a category from that menu or keep looking at all resources.  Then type words into the search bar to choose keywords that will to help refine your search. Every keyword added will increase the precision of the search and limit the number of results. These are listed in alphabetical order of titles. 

If you don't find what you are looking for, please contact us so we can help.

If you have references to propose that we could add to our database, please use this Resource Sharing Form.

15 results
The effects of group music therapy on mood states and cohesiveness in adult oncology patients
2001
Author
Waldon, E.G.
Language
English
Source / Publisher
Journal of Music Therapy 38 (Fall 2001) 212 – 238.

 The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the efficacy of a music therapy protocol on mood states and levels of group cohesiveness in adult oncology patients. Participants took part in "music making" sessions (where the mechanism for change included the process of making music) and "music responding" sessions (where the mechanism included the process of responding to music). 

The spiritual meaning of pre-loss music therapy to bereaved caregivers of advanced cancer patients
2009
Author
Lucanne Magill
Language
English
Source / Publisher
Palliative and Supportive Care

The aim of this study was to learn how music therapy sessions, held prior to the death of a loved one, impact spirituality in surviving caregivers of advanced cancer patients. Pre-loss music therapy can potentially assist caregivers during times of bereavement, as they retain memories of joy and empowerment, rather than memories of pain and distress, and find meaning through transcendence.

​​The Effects of Music on Pain: A Meta-Analysis
2016
Author
Jin Hyung Lee
Language
English
Source / Publisher
Journal of Music Therapy

The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine published RCT studies investigating the effect of music on pain. Analysis of the 97 included studies revealed that music interventions had statistically significant effects in decreasing pain, emotional distress from pain, anesthetic use, opioid intake, non-opioid intake, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and respiration rate. Conclusion: music interventions may provide an effective complementary approach for the relief of acute, procedural, and cancer/chronic pain in the medical setting.