— presented by —

Chris Korb, MM, MT-BCMaya Story, MA, MT-BC

and

Soul Song Project Team

Western Region

AMTAApril 1, 2011

— presented by —

Chris Korb, MM, MT-BCDirector of Music Therapy

Marylhurst UniversityOregon, USA

and

Soul Song Project Team

World Congress XII

of Music TherapyB. A. Argentina

Why?

Year One

Review of Literature

– Choral Literature

– Music & Healing

– Music Education

– Music Therapy in the USA, around the globe…

Seek Grant Funding Consultants for SSP

History of Project —

Respiratory

Energy Levels

Stress

Review of Literature —

Physiological Research

Affect

Quality of Life

Mood

Review of Literature —

Emotional Research

Singing in a choir significantly improves participants’ energy, stress, and mood and leads to an overall increase in quality of life.

An Hypothesis Emerges —

Year Two

Pilot Studies Begin

Portland, Oregon —Collegiate choir

Waverly Iowa —Collegiate choir

History of Project —

Pilot Study 1 Marylhurst University

Concert Chorale(Portland, Oregon

Start date: Winter, 2007

Research collateral

Conductor

Research team member assigned

History of Project : Year Two

Pilot Study 2 Wartburg College

Castle Singers(Waverly, Iowa)

Start date: Spring, 2007

Conductor

Research team member assigned

History of Project : Year Two

Research Methodology

Participants Survey & Consent Form

Research Methodology —

Personal & demographic information —

Social Spiritual Musical Physical Emotional Mental

Research Methodology : Surveys

Research Methodology : Surveys

Participants Self-EvaluationForm

Research Methodology —

Research Methodology : Self-Evaluation

Preliminary Observations & Results

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Data Collection

Two methods

All participants, — all rehearsals

Standard Deviations:

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Energy-Stress-Mood

Marylhurst Choir (n=8) (near beginning of term)

Stress: pre = 4.9 post= 3.1 (t = 2.98, P=.01)

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Examples from specific rehearsals:

Wartburg Choir (n=16) (near end of term)

Energy: pre = 5.5(t = 2.32, P=.02) post = 6.4 Stress: pre= 7.6(3.36, P=.01) post= 6.2

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Wartburg choir (n=14) (near end of term)

Energy: pre = 6.0 (t=3.77, P=.01) post = 7.1 Stress: pre= 7.2 (t=1.99, P=.02) post= 6.2 Mood: pre=6.3 (t=2.24, P=.02) post=7.1

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Correlations observed to date

Within the survey& demographic data:

Mental & emotional

Mental & social

Spiritual & emotional

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Within the sessions, pre-postfor Stress, Energy, and Mood:

Mood difference &Energy difference

Stress difference & Emotional Benefit

Correlations observed to date(Continued)

Preliminary Observations & Results —

Refinement of the process

Choir Coordinator’sChecklist

POMS tool Additional choirs

‘on board’

Grant writing . . .

Year Three

History of Project —

Choirs ‘on board’

for 2008 North County Chorus

Paso Robles, California

Kardon ChoralePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

SUNY Albany Community ChoirAlbany, New York

Wartburg College Castle SingersWaverly, Iowa

Marylhurst University Community ChoralePortland, Oregon =FALL’2008

History of Project — Year Three

Kardon Chorale

History of Project — Year Three

Modified Pre-Post Graphics for Kardon Chorale

Energy

Stress

Mood

Modified Pre-Post Graphics for Kardon Chorale

Data analysis

in process

History of Project — Year Three

Looking Ahead —What’sPossible . . .

Tasks to be continued:

Choirs &coordinators

Control groups

Grant writersFUNDING, FUNDING!!

Looking Ahead — What’s Possible . . .

Short term studies with select choirs

and/or

Longitudinal aspect: specific

participants

Looking Ahead — What’s Possible . . .

Participating choirs

Individuals

within the choirs

Dual-Phase Recruitment

Looking Ahead — What’s Possible . . .

We invite you to join

us and participate!

Research Team Members:

Liska McNally, MT-BCPortland, ORAdministrative Choir Coordinator

Ted Owen, MT-BCPortland, ORMarketing Communications Director

Rebbecca Vickerman, MT-BCPortland, ORSSP Choir Liaison

Scott Copeland, MSPortland, ORData Analyst

Angie Kopshy, Student MTPortland, ORSSP Choir Liaison

Jodi Winnwalker, LSW, MT-BC Portland, ORSpecial Projects Mgr.

Research Team Members(cont.):

Maria Olaya, PhDTranslator

Cheryl Dileo, PhDResearch consultant

Becky Engen, PhD Research consultant

Tony Wigram, PhD Research consultant

CIAO!