The Grieg Academy – Department of Music
Recent Submissions
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Music medicine and music therapy in neonatal care: a scoping review of passive music listening research applications and findings on infant development and medical practice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-12-23)Background: In recent years, the use of music as a therapeutic and developmental tool for infants, especially within neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), has seen a surge in interest. Despite a growing body of research ... -
Rethinking “musical excellence” from a decolonial perspective: Disruptive autobiographical experiences among doctoral scholars
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This collaborative autoethnography was developed by recent doctoral students in music from Southern Europe, Eurasia, East Asia, and North America, along with a professor based in Northern Europe. Our primary research ... -
Collaboration Between Social Workers and Music Therapists in a Child Welfare Context for Unaccompanied Refugee Children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Migration poses a complex global challenge, particularly for unaccompanied refugee children. In Norway, almost all of these children suffer from mental health issues and face settlement challenges. These young people are ... -
Exploring Musical Procedural Rhetoric: Computational Influence on Compositional Frameworks and Methods in the piece "Elevator Pitch"
(Journal article, 2024)This text discusses the compositional process of the work "Elevator Pitch" for cello and electronics. This piece proposes an ironic analogy to a political discourse, here characterized as devoid of substance and heavily ... -
Opening up openings: Zooming in on improvisation in the Theater of Home
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This article presents a qualitative analysis of the opening section of an online improvisation session. The session, which was organized by the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, included an international group of musicians. ... -
The effect of paternal anxiety on mother-infant bonding in neonatal intensive care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The hospitalization of a preterm infant in the NICU can lead to mental health difficulties in parents, but not much is known how paternal anxiety might affect the mother-infant relationship. Methods This prospective ... -
Music Therapy in Infancy and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Children: A Secondary Analysis of the LongSTEP Randomized Clinical Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Importance Preterm children are at risk for neurodevelopment impairments. Objective To evaluate the effect of a music therapy (MT) intervention (parent-led, infant-directed singing) for premature children during the neonatal ... -
167 timer på egenhånd: Samarbeid med smertepasienter gjennom musikkterapi for utforsking og utvikling av verktøy for smertemestring
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Among one in three live with prolonged pain, and there are limited health care services to support their complex needs. Music therapy is a fairly unexplored resource for this population, and research is scarce. The aim of ... -
Community Music Therapy in the United States: A Thematic Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Community Music Therapy (CoMT) practices are continuing to develop within the international music therapy community. However, the development and implementation of music therapy through a CoMT lens in the United States has ... -
Characteristics of music therapy with beneficial impacts on agitation in dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Several reviews in recent years have reported evidence of the effect of music on the serious problem of agitation in dementia. Some reviews draw different conclusions, however, which actualizes the need for studies that ... -
Exploring the Client-Therapist Relationship in Music Therapy: A Qualitative Study in Adult Mental Healthcare
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Most of the existing literature on the therapeutic relationship in music therapy rests on the researcher’s point of view. Hence, there is a limited amount of research that focuses on what creates a helpful ... -
«Funksjonsvariasjonar er éin ting, men dei er jo først og fremst barn!» Ein refleksiv evaluerings- og implementeringsstudie av musikkterapi si rolle i ein tverrfagleg intensiv habiliteringsprosess for barn med multifunksjonsvariasjonar
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Masteroppgåva undersøker kva for ei rolle musikkterapi kan ha for barn med multifunksjonsvariasjonar på intensiv habilitering (IH) på eit sjukehus. Både individuell og gruppebasert musikkterapi har blitt tilbydt og ... -
Autistiske barn leder veg i musikkterapien: Korleis kan ein fremja barnet si stemma?
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Denne studien utforskar korleis ein kan utvikle eit musikkterapitilbod, i saman med autistiske barn i ein skulesamanheng ved å bruke tilpassa deltakande aksjonsforsking. Medan tilpassingar for autistiske barn vanlegvis ... -
Musikkterapeutisk sangskriving med foreldre av premature babyer på sykehus: Hvordan påvirker dette deres opplevelse på sykehuset og relasjon til barnet?
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Introduction: This paper provides an expanded context and critical reflection on the article «Music Therapy Songwriting with Parents of Premature Infants: How Does it Impact Their Hospital Experience and the Parent-infant ... -
Enactivist music therapy: Toward theoretical innovation and integration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Music therapy research has traditionally been somewhat fragmented into different research traditions. This paper argues that the burgeoning field of enactivism could provide important theoretical integration ... -
Being with friends and having fun! : Music therapy with refugee children in a Norwegian primary school context
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-06-11)Flyktningbarn kan være utsett for svært belastande livsomstende, og helse og utvikling er i stor grad avhengig av trivsel og livskvalitet i landet dei reetablerer seg i. Skulen er ein viktig utviklingskontekst, men forsking ... -
Heartful Listening: Paediatric patients' experience of listening to heartbeats as part of music therapy as support for invasive procedures
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Abstract of critical commentary: This critical commentary aims to contextualise the research which is presented in the article Heartfelt Listening: Paediatric patients’ experience of listening to heartbeats as part of ... -
Music therapy and weight gain in preterm infants: Secondary analysis of the randomized controlled LongSTEP trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives This study assessed the association between MT and weight gain among preterm infants hospitalized in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Methods Data collected during the international, randomized, Longitudinal ... -
Music therapy spanning from NICU to home: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of Israeli parents’ experiences in the LongSTEP Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Music therapy (MT) is a part of standard care in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in many countries, and in some countries is provided as a post-discharge service as well. However, it is rare that preterm ... -
Heartbeat recordings in music therapy bereavement care following suicide: Action research single case study of amplified cardiopulmonary recordings for continuity of care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bereavement services incorporating family-centered practices are emerging within hospital-based care but are often time-limited and lack personalization. This action research single case study explored one father’s experience ...
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