— presented by —

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

andSoul Song Project Team

Western RegionAMTA

April 1, 2011

— presented by —

Chris Korb, MM, MT-BCDirector of Music Therapy

Marylhurst UniversityOregon, USA

andSoul Song Project Team

World Congress XIIof Music Therapy

B. 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 CollectionTwo 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 dateWithin 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 ThreeHistory of Project —

Choirs ‘on board’ for 2008 North County Chorus

Paso Robles, California Kardon Chorale

Philadelphia, 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 ChoraleHistory 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 writers

FUNDING, 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-BC

Portland, 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!