— 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!