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EFFECT OF ORFF-BASED MUSIC INTERVENTIONS ON STATE ANXIETY OF MUSIC THERAPY STUDENTS
Detmer, Michael
Detmer, Michael
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Orff-based music therapy as a potential music intervention used to decrease state anxiety of music therapy students. For these students, high levels of state anxiety can be detrimental to the quality of clinical treatment, and ultimately their career goals. Thirty-two music therapy college students volunteered for the study and were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions. Participants individually took part in either a three-minute breathing intervention or improvisation music intervention and completed the state portion of the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) as a pretest and posttest measure. One-way repeated measures analysis of variance was conducted to compare groups and potential differences from pretest to posttest. Results of the ANOVA revealed a statistically significant decrease in anxiety for both conditions with neither emerging as more effective than the other. Implications for professional fields and recommendations for future study are discussed.
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2014-12-31
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University of Kansas
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Music, Alternative medicine, Mental health, Anxiety, Music Therapy, Orff Schulwerk, Performance Anxiety, State Anxiety