Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2007. / Title from file title page. Michael Galchinsky, committee chair; Calvin Thomas, Lee Anne Richardson, committee members. Electronic text (181 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 7, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-181).

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-106).

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, March, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.) University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on August 9, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The experiments reported in this thesis investigate whether the current understanding of crossmodal spatial attention can be applied to rear space, and how sound parameters can modulate crossmodal spatial cuing effects. It is generally accepted that the presentation of a brief auditory cue can exogenously orient spatial attention to the cued region of space so that reaction times (RTs) to visual targets presented there are faster than those presented elsewhere. Unlike the conventional belief in such crossmodal spatial cuing effects, RTs to visual targets were equally facilitated from the presentation of an auditory cue in the front or in the rear, as long as the stimuli were presented ipsilaterally. Moreover, when an auditory cue and a visual target were presented from one of two lateral positions on each side in front, the spatial co-location of the two stimuli did not always lead to the fastest target RTs. Although contrasting with the traditional view on the importance of cue-target spatial co-location in exogenous crossmodal cuing effects, such findings are consistent with the evidence concerning multisensory integration in the superior colliculus (SC). Further investigation revealed that the presentation of an auditory cue with an exponential intensity change might be able to exogenously orient crossmodal spatial attention narrowly to the cued region of space. Taken together, the findings reported in this thesis suggest that not only the location but also sound parameters (e.g., intensity change) of auditory cues can modulate the crossmodal exogenous orienting of spatial attention.

abstract: Music is often used to induce relaxation and encourage calm surroundings, but in a group psychiatric treatment environment creating such a space can be complicated by varying and conflicting music preferences. Although best practices in music therapy encourage use of preferred music in sessions, adolescents’ tastes can be so closely tied with their sense of identity that tension may arise between peers in a group setting. On an inpatient adolescent psychiatric unit this issue becomes compounded by additional factors such as inadequate communication skills and difficulties with self-regulation. Although one must be careful not to generalize or romanticize, current literature suggests specific nature sounds may have a calming effect across settings and cultural backgrounds. However, nature sound research done from the music therapy perspective is scarce, and thus evidence-based guidelines for the use of such sounds could prove useful in further exploration of their potential uses in music therapy interventions. This thesis explores the use of nature sounds as a part of music therapy treatment interventions, as well as on the behavioral health adolescent unit during daily routine where environmental sounds can be a problem. If successfully implemented in an acute psychiatric setting with adolescent patients, both during the therapy session and throughout the day, administered by the person receiving treatment and under the guidance of the music therapist, these interventions have the potential to decrease the number and severity of behavioral emergency codes, potentially leading to fewer instances of restraint, as well as more effective functioning after discharge from the inpatient setting. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Music Therapy 2018

University of Macau / Faculty of Science and Technology / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Submitted by Fernanda Rodrigues de Lima (fernanda.rlima@ufpe.br) on 2018-09-20T20:34:18Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE Victor de Almeida Nobre Pires.pdf: 1733472 bytes, checksum: fd561a8955380cd7ec58cf521d612cfe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Alice Araujo (alice.caraujo@ufpe.br) on 2018-09-21T18:39:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE Victor de Almeida Nobre Pires.pdf: 1733472 bytes, checksum: fd561a8955380cd7ec58cf521d612cfe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-21T18:39:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) TESE Victor de Almeida Nobre Pires.pdf: 1733472 bytes, checksum: fd561a8955380cd7ec58cf521d612cfe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-03 / O presente trabalho analisa a música ao vivo, a partir do estudo de concertos realizados em salas de estar de fãs com ênfase no caso da rede Sofar Sounds e de suas práticas de produção musical, sob uma perspectiva crítica da Teoria do Ator-Rede (TAR). Aqui, o objetivo é entender a música ao vivo não como uma categoria a priori, ou autoexplicativa, mas como uma rede que conforma diversas relações e associações entre actantes humanos e não-humanos para a conformação de fenômenos que compreendem muito mais que apenas a música em sentido estrito. Assim, traçarei análises a partir de controvérsias e pontos tensivos da própria rede para entender dinâmicas e práticas por vezes negligenciadas na agenda da pesquisa acadêmica na área, fornecendo bases para se pensar, dentre outras coisas, os aspectos midiáticos, produtivos, coletivos, sonoros e espaciais de uma importante rede que agencia a produção e o consumo de shows em formato intimistas em mais de 40 países. / This work analyzes live music, from the case study of living room concerts with emphasis on the Sofar Sounds network and its musical production practices from a critical perspective of the Actor-Network Theory (ANT). Here, the goal is to understand live music not as an “a priori” concept, or as a self-explanatory category, but as a network that cover diverse relationships and associations between human and non-human actants for the conformation of a phenomena that comprise much more than just music in the strict sense. Thus, I will draw analyzes from the network's controversies and tensions to understand the, sometimes neglected, dynamics and practices in the academic research agenda in the area, providing bases for thinking about, among other things, the media, the productive practices, the collective formations, and the spatiality of an important music network that organizes the production and consumption of shows in intimate formats in more than 40 countries.