Electronic Music in Rehabilitative Settings Andrew Neary, NMT-Fellow, MT-BC Milwaukee Center For Independence

Electronic Music in Rehabilitative Settings Andrew Neary, NMT-Fellow, MT-BC Milwaukee Center For Independence

Rehab Settings What Are Rehabilitative Settings – Hospitals – Clinics – In Home

Rehab Clients Who Are Rehab Clients – Physical impairments – Cognitive impairments – Emotional/Behavioral – Speech impairments

Common Goals – Social Conversation skills Active listening Critique Peer Group

Common Goals – Cognitive Attention Crossing midline Memory Sequencing Organization

Common Goals – Speech Clarity Loudness Rate

Common Goals – Physical Gross motor – Electronic media limits the amount of gross motor Posture Head, neck, eye Fine motor

Common Goals – Emotional/Behavioral Relaxation Descalation Motivation Emotional expression

What Is Electronic Music Music played on or controlled by an electronic instrument. – Any kind of instrument – Any kind of music Definition of music (Correct answer worth candy) – Organized sound

What Is Electronic Music – History Example Bit Music (chiptunes) In 1951, the computers CSIRAC and Ferranti Mark 1 were used to perform real-time synthesized digital music in public 1980s FM sythnithis created Music Maco Language (MML) and MIDI MIDI – Midi was foundation of keyboard communication until USB became popular – MIDI is still the standard Example 2 - MIDI In Popular Music – Ke$ha – Tick tok Example 3 -Tetris Song – Nintendo music changed the world, it forced the market to grow

What Is Electronic Music – Today’s electronic music In all popular music Provides ACCESS to everyone Don’t need to be a trained musician – Definition of music is – organized sound – Music follows natural laws and rules, and is built on observation » We follow rules intrinsically Example 4 - Rhythmic Laws Example 5 - Melodic Laws

Electronic Music Definitions DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) – Laptop – Keyboard based – 8-track & sequencers – iGadgets Hardware Based – One-hits, buttons, adaptive equipment Instruments – Drum kits – Beat / Synth pads – Keyboards – Qchord – Theremin – Lightwave, laser harp – Wii controllers » (Modern Technology in the Service of Music Therapy Kimberlee Headlee (Arizona State University)

Connections Connect The Therapy, The Tool, The Client – Know your goal – Know your tools – Know your client

Electronic Music Tools – Common – Available – Standardized – Replaceable and repairable – Reusable – Mobile – Can be self-directed – Each setup cost under $1000

DAW Digital Audio Workstation – Sony Acid, Garageband, CuBase, Nuendo, Sonar, Logic » Record, edit, playback Layering sound clips Get Well Card Example 6 - Greg’s card Soundscapes Example 7 - Med Support Room Board game, each room different, someone has to guess what room it is. Madlib Pre-record the Madlib with blanks. Record people’s answers and fill in blanks.

Digital Camera Slideshows – Decision making – Timing – Organization and sequencing Example 8 - Home Cyber-vacation Example 9 – Halloween Stop Animation

Digital Camera Slideshows – Decision making – Timing – Organization and sequencing Example 8 - Home Cyber-vacation Example 9 – Halloween Stop Animation

Skills – Decision making – Timing – Organization and sequencing Example 10 - Time-lapse Music Video Video Camera

Keyboards – difficult for non musicians, but accessible

Pre-Recorded No human interaction White-noise – Example 11 - Brandon

Environmental Music – Ubiquitous Listening » Music not chosen » Music as a form of architecture “To get anywhere in the Mall Of America, one must pass through music and through changes in musical sound. As it territorializes, music gives the subdivided acoustical space a contour, offering an opportunity for its listeners to experience space in a particular way.” – (Sterne, 1997: 23) » Define unique spaces with unique music

One Hits One-hits – Buttons, Switches – Music Gadgets – Voice Recorders – Memory Game » Example 12 - Coming home from work

iGadets iGadgets – Voice Recording – Playback – Youtube to search for a song – Music applications » Example 13 - Drumset With A Song

Action! Pick a client goal Pick a “tool” Put it in action

Resources Any of the examples are available. Take Home Packet

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