04.28.09
Music Therapy Events
Music Therapy Events
from: http://singaporemusictherapy.wordpress.com/music-therapy-events/
June 2009
AMTS Meeting 22/29 June (TBC)
May 2009
Want to find out what is music therapy from AMTS’ professional members?
AMTS talk on 17 May (Sun) in Mandarin by Ms Ng Wang Feng at Bukit Merah CC 9-10am.
AMTS talk on 2 May (Sat) in Malay 2-3.30pm at Radin Mas Community Club, by Ms Gurpreet Kaur Kalsi, who is currently based in E. Malaysia.
Please note that the morning talks on 2 May at St. Andrew’s Community Hospital have been postponed. Please watch this space for updates. Thank you.
April 2009
A BIG “THANK YOU” to those who supported the NAFA-SGH Fundraiser concert on 7 April at NAFA’s Lee Foundation Auditorium to help needy patients with hearing impairment receive music therapy. The occasion was graced by Mrs Nathan and other esteemed VIPS and guests. It was nice to see old friends and make new friends.
AMTS Meeting 13 April – We welcome our new professional member: Mr David Khlentzos (Australia-trained)!
Feb 2009
AMTS Meeting
Commencement of 8-week workshop on 26 Feb 2009 at NAFA Contin Education Dept: Use of Music with Special Needs Children. Please check http://www.nafa.edu.sg – Part-Time Enrichment Programmes link for updates and details.
This 8 week course will be an overview of how music can be used with children with special needs. This is an experiential course targeted at allied health professionals (OTs, SLTs, PTs, etc), early childhood educators and special education teachers, who work with children with special needs, and who are interested in using music in their work. Participants need to have some music background as they will be expected to lead music activities. It is highly recommended that participants will accompany themselves using a chosen instrument during the course. Participants will make a presentation to demonstrate learning in the last week.
The workshop will not train participants to become music therapists or to practice music therapy, though it will briefly introduce what music therapy entails. The focus will be on theoretical underpinnings relevant to early childhood music education and development, with focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder and hearing impairment, as well as a brief look at selected syndromes. Participants are encouraged to test out their ideas and try new activities in this new learning environment.
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December 2008
AMTS AGM
The next one-day MT workshop at SGH has been postponed from September to December 11. See link below: (http://singaporemusictherapy.wordpress.com/2008/04/14/whirlwind-one-day-tour-of-the-world-of-music-therapy/) Download registration form here: music-therapy-1-day-lect-reg-form-11-dec-2008
August 30
Our public education talk in Mandarin held at Teochew Association on 30 August 2008 was brought to you by: The Association for Music Therapy (Singapore), Society for Audiology Professionals (Singapore) & Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan. Topics: Introduction to Music Therapy “认识音乐治疗” (Speaker: Dr. Patsy Tan) and Hearing Problems: What to do? “听觉问题：您能怎么做？” (Speaker: Steven Lee). Thank you to all who made the event a success – Patsy, Steven, Wei Ming, Xu Lin, our partners at Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan, as well as all of you who attended.
The misconception that Music Therapy works like a prescription drug (Music Rx) is still in need of clarification. Music Therapists do not endorse or sell CDs or call that Music Therapy. The majority of what happens during a MT session is “live” and requires individual assessment of client’s needs. Music Therapy is a process that takes time, and is not a miracle-drug! – WF
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04.06.07
Journal Summary: The incidence of noise-induced hearing loss among music teachers.
Cutietta, R. A., Klich, R. J, Royse, C., & Rainbolt, H. (1994). The incidence of noise-induced hearing loss among music teachers. Journal of Research in Music Education, 42(4), 318-330.
The main purpose of this study was to compare the hearing “health” of three types of music teachers: vocal, elementary instrumental, and high school instrumetal. The results of this study were hoped to complement results of an earlier study by the same researchers on noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) in high school band directors in order to ascertain the risks of NIHL associated with high school band directing.
The study concerned itself with two types of hearing loss: noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) and presbycusis. NIHL is “the permanent loss of some degree of hearing due to exposure to sound at substantially hight levels, especially over prolonged periods of time.” Presbycusis is a hearing loss attributed to the natural aging process.
104 subjects ranging in ages from 22 to 62 were used in the study. 55 of the subjects were choral or general music teachers with no band conducting experiences dueing their professional careers. 38 subjects were high school band directors and 11 were elementary band directors with no high school level conducting experiences.
Hearing tests were administered to each participant using a traditional “pure tone” test in both ears at varying degrees of intensity (ranging from 250 – 8000Hz). An additional “bone conduction” test was also administered to each participant to test the middle ear mechanism.
Results of the study indicated 14% of the participants had hearing loss typically indicative of presbycusis. Within that group, instrumental teachers had a significantly higher percentage of loss than did vocal teachers (57% as compared to 70%).
Overall, 19% of the subjects displayed hearing loss consistent with NIHL. In analyzing data along different variables, it was determined that gender potentially served as an indicator of frequency of NIHL. While 16% of the subjects with NIHL were female, 26% of male instrumental teachers, and 38% of male vocal teachers demonstrated NIHL in their audiograms.
When comparing the audiograms of vical instrumental teachers at the high school level, all losses of vocal teacher occured within the limits of normal hearing. On the contrary, hearing of the instrumental teachers showed greater average losses and variability amongst the subjects.
When analyzing data according to age of subject, there appeared to be an intensification of loss associated with natural aging in instrumental teachers as compared with vocal teachers. This might suggest that the repeated exposure to more intense sounds over time increases the effects of natural hearing (presbycusis).
The findings of this study, in conjuction with the earlier study, suggests that high school band conductors need to be cautious of their individual hearing, and regularly have hearing tested (every 12-16months). From a precautionary perspective, high school instrumental music teachers are encouraged to have rehearsal rooms evaluated by professional acousticians for proper treatment.
