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    Themes in Songs Written by Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: Differences Across the Lifespan
    Baker, F ; Kennelly, J ; Tamplin, J (Australian Music Therapy Association, 2005)
    This study aimed to identify age differences in the themes of songs written by patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Lyrics from 82 songs written by 11 female and 20 male patients aged between 5 and 60 years were categorised into eight themes and 24 categories. Incidence of categories and themes were calculated and compared across six age brackets. Results suggest that children, early adolescent, and middle adolescent patients with TBI focus on memories to a substantially greater degree than older patients. Early and late adolescent patient groups are most likely to be self-reflective, and to raise concerns about the future, when compared with other patient groups.
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    The link between singing and respiratory health for people with quadriplegia
    TAMPLIN, J (Australian Music Therapy Association, 2009)
    This article presents rationale and methodology for current music therapy research in spinal cord injury (SCI). Respiratory complications are the leading cause of illness and death following SCI and may cause long term hardship for those living with quadriplegia (DeVivo, Krause, & Lammertse, 1999). Music therapy intervention involving singing training may facilitate increased respiratory muscle strength and control for people with chronic C4-C5 quadriplegia. This, in turn, has implications for long-term respiratory health and voice quality. The effect of SCI on respiratory function and voice is discussed, as is the effect of vocal training on respiratory function. The music therapy literature on respiratory rehabilitation is reviewed and used to strengthen the case for investigation into the effect of singing training on respiratory and voice function in SCI. Finally, the methodology for a rigorous research study on this topic is presented.
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    A Music Therapy Treatment Protocol for Acquired Dysarthria Rehabilitation
    Tamplin, J ; Grocke, D (Oxford University Press, 2008-01-01)
    Dysarthria is a common form of speech impairment, affecting 20–50% of stroke patients and 10–60% of traumatic brain injury patients (Sellars, Hughes, & Langhorne, 2002). Very little research has been conducted on the effect of treatments for dysarthria and even less has been reported on rehabilitative music therapy interventions. In the current climate of evidence-based practice (Edwards, 2002) the music therapy profession needs to develop and rigorously test interventions designed to address specific disorders such as dysarthria. This paper discusses theoretical foundations for the use of singing interventions to treat dysarthria and presents a music therapy dysarthria treatment protocol incorporating vocal and respiratory exercises and therapeutic singing.
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    Development of a music therapy service in an Australian public rehabilitation hospital
    TAMPLIN, J (GAMUT - Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (NORCE & University of Bergen), 2006)
    It is often challenging to find information about the details and development of clinical music therapy programs in other parts of the world. This article addresses a gap in the literature by describing the evolution of a neurological rehabilitation program over the past two years in Melbourne, Australia. After providing some local details on the development of rehabilitation music therapy in this part of the world, a brief rationale is offered for the place of music therapy in clinical rehabilitation services. This is followed by a detailed description of the implementation, operation and evaluation of the music therapy program established at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre in 2004. Music therapy in adult neurological rehabilitation is still an emerging area of practice in Australia. Although the first music therapy service for adult rehabilitation was piloted and developed here over 13 years ago, few rehabilitation facilities currently employ music therapy as a standard part of rehabilitation service. Although research and practice of music therapy in rehabilitation internationally is relatively new, it has been practiced for around 20 to 30 years in the United Kingdom and the United States of America respectively. The scarcity of music therapy positions in rehabilitation facilities in Australia is possibly a reflection of the lack of understanding of music therapy on the part of funding bodies and the shortage of rigorous music therapy research in this field. The establishment of new music therapy positions in rehabilitation facilities reflects the development of music therapy in neurorehabilitation internationally in terms of research, clinical practice and publications.
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    Avoiding conflict: What do adolescents with disordered eating say about their mothers in music therapy?
    McFerran, K ; Baker, F ; Kildea, C ; Patton, G ; Sawyer, S (SAGE Publications, 2008-06-01)
    Music therapy is an integral part of the inpatient treatment programme for young women with disordered eating at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. As part of ongoing clinical audit activities, an investigation was undertaken to analyse retrospectively the lyrics of young women who had participated in the music therapy programme. The¬¬¬¬¬¬ purpose was to monitor and improve local clinical practice and clarify the specific contribution of music therapy to the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Results highlighted the role of mothers in the experiences of the young participants, with references to this relationship exceeding those to any other relationships. These findings are discussed in conjunction with an abandoned study where parental consent was not forthcoming for participation in a group music therapy research project. This article promotes a continuing awareness of the importance of the mother-daughter relationship in the treatment of eating disorders.
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    Android Ascension
    Kim, S (YDS Music, 2008)
    Sunny Kim & the Myth of Mitch tell a futuristic story of Perfect01, a cyborg who creates a clone of herself to find true love and the meaning of her existence. A soundtrack to Sunny Kim’s 60-min experimental multi-media performance involving live music, dance, and martial arts, premiered in Boston in 2005.
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    The Definition of a Toy
    van der Schyff, D ; Moore, M ; Turner, B ; Kaufmann, A ; Helias, M (Songlines Records, 2003)
    Reworks the classic jazz quintet ensemble through the lenses of free improvisation and collective/collaborative composition.
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    The People Look Like Flowers at Last
    Wilson, T ; Lee, P ; Elaschuk, K ; David, S ; Blaney, P ; van der Schyff, D (Drip Records, 2008)
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    The Distance
    van der Schyff, D ; Gestrin, C ; Monder, B (Songlines Records, 2005-06-23)