Investigating the Influences of Music Therapy on Young People

This research project investigates the influences of music therapy on young people facing mental health challenges. The project begins with an introduction outlining the student's personal connection to the topic and the initial interest in language emergence before shifting focus to music therapy. It then delves into the effects of music on psychological emotions and behaviors, emphasizing the unique impact music has on individuals. The assignment includes an analysis of several sources, including research articles from the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, government-authorized articles on music therapy in Australia, and articles exploring the use of music therapy in schools and the integration of technology with music for healing. The student evaluates each source's key findings, relevance, biases, credibility, and validity, developing a deeper understanding of the subject. The project aims to explore the effectiveness of music therapy in treating various mental health issues and its potential as an intervention for young people. The bibliography provides a list of all the sources used in the project.

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Source 3: García-Casares, N., Martín-Colom, J.E. and García-Arnés, J.A., 2018. Music therapy
in Parkinson's disease. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(12), pp.1054-
1062(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1525861018305401).
Keys Findings: the research article, has explored the various facets of music and therapy and its
contribution in solving neurological issues in youth. This article specifically focuses on
Parkinson’s disease, which is a neurological disorder quite prone amongst youngsters, which
involves in degeneration of dopaminergic system. In this article, there has been a research
conducted based on the subject of treating Parkinson’s disease with music therapy.
 The design of research conduction was analyzing data from PubMed, PsyINFO, Scopus,
MEDLINE and Science Direct, a process of secondary data collection. The secondary
data collection method included 27 articles, where 16 showed positive effect, and 4
showed negative effect, constituting 20 people showing motor symptoms, and rest
showing non motor symptoms
 Including person affected by Parkinson’s disease, and treated through Music Therapy
Intervention
 Result was quite positive
Relevance: The article is quite related to the topic and is beneficial in addressing the question 3
from the focus questions chalked out in the initial part of the project. The article was published in
the year 2018, and a part of “Journal of the American Medical Directors Association”.
Bias: There was lack of detailed information and the hospital the patients belong from was
depicted in the report.
Credibility: The information provided in the article is precise and given in a synchronizing
manner which helps in understanding the process of survey and results prove that music therapy
is effective in treating patients were proven successfully.
Validity: In a detailed and precise manner, the article addresses question three, pointing out the
cure of Parkinson’s disease by music therapy.
Development of Qualities: Through this research, I have developed literacy about many
medical terms, which has increased my knowledge.

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Source 4: Music Therapy - Music in Australia - Knowledge Base (2020). Available at:
http://musicinaustralia.org.au/index.php?title=Music_Therapy (Accessed: 20 April 2020).
Keys Findings: This article gives a step-by step process in understanding the effectiveness of
music therapy and, on the other hand, the article clearly adheres to the topic of music forms used
in Australia, a government authorized article, providing all the details of music therapy used in
Australia.
 In Australia music therapy generally focuses on meeting therapeutic objectives, that heals
youngsters in healing their mental disabilities
 Music artists completing relevant courses from universities are known as a “Registered
Music Therapist (RMT)”.
 Every RMT is Australia has to adhere with the policies of “Australian Music Therapy
Association Incorporated (AMTA Inc)”
Relevance: this is article published through a Government authorization, and aligns with my
focus question 2, the various therapy programs and legislations that musicians have to follow
according to AMTA inc.
Bias: the article is biased in relevance to unavailability of the author or editor’s information’s as
well as there is no references provided, which leads to its inaccuracy of information even though
it is a Government authorized site. Moreover, there is lack of statistics related to the
effectiveness of music therapist helping youngsters to heal through their medical disabilities.
Credibility: the information provided gives a detailed description about music therapy as well as
therapists who works in specific fields like nursing home, pediatric centers, providing a clear
picture about music therapy usage in Australia.
Validity: the provision of detailed information regarding Australian music therapist place of
work, illustrating the limitations as well providing the detailed information about “therapeutic
uses of music”.
Development of Qualities: This article helps in developing my literacy as well developing my
ethical understanding by observing the effective working structure of Australia in healing people
with the help of such a unique way.

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Source 5: View of Music Therapy with Young People in Schools: After the Black Saturday Fires
| Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy (2020). Available at:
https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/1945/1685 (Accessed: 20 April 2020).
Key Findings: The article creates a connection of music therapy with a horrific incident that
occurred in February 7, 2009, a fire was caught due to natural and human made cause, resulting
in a natural disaster. There were many casualties of community members who helped in
diminishing and stopping of fires
 People were suffering from trauma of that Saturday Black Fire incident, and a
Mathematics teacher thought of reviving the atmosphere of her secondary school
students, by the help of music therapy. She approached Kate Teggelove, for arranging the
music therapy to calm down the horrorstruck students.
 A theoretical framework of music therapy adhering to trauma perspective was
implemented.
 26 participants in music therapy, continued for 10 weeks
Relevance: the article provides a valid example of effectiveness of music therapy to stabilize the
mental condition of young people
Bias: the article is well described, but details about the authors are not provided, which makes
the article lack in effectiveness
Credibility: very comprehendible source of information aligning to the question 2 of my focal
questions, the article also provided valid proof of music therapy profoundly used in Australia for
treating trauma, mental disparities and imbalances as a result of natural disasters or accidents
Validity: With the help of the article, I can get detailed explanation about music therapy usage in
Australia, and the example provided in this article proves the level of effectiveness of music
therapy in treating mental illness
Reliability: the source is taken from a valid site, with all the references provided, makes it
credible enough for using it

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Development of Capabilities: Ethical understanding was triggered by the initiative taken by the
mathematics teacher, and prepares myself in implementing the same process in times of crises.
Source 6: Newlands, M. (2020) 7 Ways Combining Tech And Music Can Help You
Heal, Forbes. Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mnewlands/2017/10/23/7-ways-
combining-tech-and-music-can-help-you-heal/#2a138e526482 (Accessed: 20 April 2020).
Key Findings: This is very popular magazine, which is written by tech expert Murray Newlands,
who has explored various speculations of conjoining technology with music, which helps in
solving mental disparities
A description of Music application Humm.ly found by Joanna Yu, which is a combination of
music therapy depicted by technological applications to understand the human thinking as well
mind patterns.
Relevance: The article is quite relevant to the topic, and this article is very popular providing
unique information that will be beneficial for me.
Bias: there is author name, although, it was written beside the author name that the article is
more than 2 years older, this does not gives a specific date of the publication
Credibility: The usage of language and vocabulary is quite good, making it comprehensible for
acquiring more knowledge in making more contribution in my research.
Validity: the validity of the website, is that it a very popular magazine website, providing all
detailed information, needed in my research
Reliability: the publishing of this research by Forbes magazine makes it quite reliable
Development of Capabilities: By using this article in my research, I developed an increased
scope of developing my vocabulary.
Source 7: Leubner, D. and Hinterberger, T. (2017) "Reviewing the Effectiveness of Music
Interventions in Treating Depression", Frontiers in Psychology, 8. doi:
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01109.
Key Findings: This is a Government authorized article that also speculated various ways of
therapies through music. This article has provided original trial records and research processes,

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where it proves the effectiveness of music therapies as an intervention to treat patients suffering
from depression.
 There was use of “randomized controlled study designs”, as well as, “longitudinal
studies”, were also included
 Total number of studies were 28, including 1810 participants
 Results: 76 percent people involved in passive listening to music, like listening from
CD’s and live music, and 46 percent of people indulged in active listening to music.
 Statistics shown that music acted better intervention than medicine in improving the
mental health of people.
Relevance: this article was published in the year 2017, making it a recent article that will
provide relevant information in providing good data and facts related to usage of music therapy.
This source can be implemented to my topic, because it adheres to the focal question 1, 3, 4 and
especially 5, where the differentiation of music therapy and medicine and psychology is clearly
depicted.
Bias: there is no promoting of information, as it uses real evidence, and there is no use of
persuasive languages. The lack of biasness is comparatively less, as even the source of acquiring
the author’s information.
Credibility: The source is quite credible and trustworthy as it is authorized from a government
organization.
Validity: the research has ample amount of information, and relevant statistics that makes it
quite relevant for me to implement in my research.
Reliability: Daniel Luebner and Thilo Hinterberger wrote the article, and this article has a
copyright and license information given in the beginning of the article.
Development of Capabilities: I have learned a lot of medical term and complex words that will
increase my literary skills.

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Bibliography
García-Casares, N., Martín-Colom, J.E. and García-Arnés, J.A., 2018. Music therapy in
Parkinson's disease. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(12), pp.1054-
1062(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1525861018305401).
Leubner, D. and Hinterberger, T. (2017) "Reviewing the Effectiveness of Music Interventions in
Treating Depression", Frontiers in Psychology, 8. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01109.
Music Therapy - Music in Australia - Knowledge Base (2020). Available at:
http://musicinaustralia.org.au/index.php?title=Music_Therapy (Accessed: 20 April 2020).
Newlands, M. (2020) 7 Ways Combining Tech And Music Can Help You Heal, Forbes. Available
at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mnewlands/2017/10/23/7-ways-combining-tech-and-music-can-
help-you-heal/#2a138e526482 (Accessed: 20 April 2020)
View of Music Therapy with Young People in Schools: After the Black Saturday Fires | Voices:
A World Forum for Music Therapy (2020). Available at:
https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/1945/1685 (Accessed: 20 April 2020).