The purpose of this study was to investigate the repertoire and therapeutic techniques utilized by hospice music therapists. An electronic survey consisting of two sections was sent to 134 hospice music therapists through email. Of these, only 40 music therapists completed the survey, creating a return rate of 30%. The first section of the survey pertained to the songs music therapists use the most frequently in the following five genres: Oldies (popular music prior to 1950); Religious/Spirituals; Country/Western; Musicals; and Popular (popular music from 1950 to the present). The second section of the survey compiled a list of 20 therapeutic techniques and the music therapists were asked to rate how frequently they use each technique. The results for this study revealed a total of 577 song recommendations for all five genres. The genres which received the most song recommendations were Popular (n = 146) and Oldies (n = 139). Additionally, results found all listed techniques, with the exception of one, were used by at least one music therapist to some degree within the hospice setting. Further results are discussed in the paper. / A Thesis submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy. / Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2011. / Date of Defense: May 18, 2011. / Hospice, Music Therapy Techniques, Repertoire, Music Therapy / Includes bibliographical references. / Kimberly VanWeelden, Professor Directing Thesis; Jayne M. Standley, Committee Member; Dianne Gregory, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_168994 |
| Contributors | Pierce, Janelle A. (authoraut), VanWeelden, Kimberly (professor directing thesis), Standley, Jayne M. (committee member), Gregory, Dianne (committee member), College of Music (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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