2.  A stable environment which contains many machines and other types of equipment used to care for sick infants.  Equipment includes but is not limited to: -incubators -bililights -blood pressure monitors -umbilical catheters

3.  Needs: -Respiratory Assistance -Increase Weight (feeding assistance) -Heart Rate Monitoring -Stable and quiet environment

4.  How does the life and work of a NICU music therapist effect the infants and staff?

5.  Based research questions on literature review  Internet generated survey  Dispersed to 42 NICU educated music therapists through e-mail  Data observed at surveymonkey.com

6.  1. How many hours do you spend in the NNICU in an average work week?  2. Please select the range for your average annual salary.

7.  3. Please rate how much you feel that your music therapy impacts the staff of the NNICU on a scale of 1-7 (1 being very little, 7 being very much).  4. Please rate how much you feel your music therapy impacts the infants in the NNICU on a scale of 1-7 (1 being very little, 7 being very much).

8.  5. Do the parents of the infants typically attend the music therapy sessions in the NICU?  6. Please rate on a scale of 1-7 (with 1 being very little and 7 being very much) how much you feel music improves the quality of life for preterm infants.

9. 7. What therapeutic goal(s) do you feel are essential for the practice of music therapy in a NICU setting?  Sensory Stimulation  Infant/Family Bonding  Increase Oxygen Saturation  Alleviate Stress in Environment  Education/Assistance for Nurses

10. 8. What musical genre do you feel has the largest impact on the overall health of a preterm infant?  Humming Tones  Lullaby  Nursery Songs  Parent Preference Songs 9. Do you feel that live or recorded music works best during a music therapy intervention in the NNICU?  Live Music – 9 Responses  Recorded Music – 0 Responses

11. 10. Please describe what musical intervention(s) you feel improves the quality of life for preterm infants the most.  Live Infant-Directed Singing  Multi-modal stimulation  Music Activated Pacifier (PAL LUNA)