Computer aided music therapy evaluation: Testing the Music Therapy Logbook prototype 1 system |
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Authors: | Elaine Streeter Matthew E.P. Davies Joshua D. Reiss Andy Hunt Richard Caley Cath Roberts |
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Affiliation: | a University of York, United Kingdom b Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom c Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom d Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Research indicates that music therapists are likely to make use of computer software, designed to measure changes in the way a patient and therapist make use of music in music therapy sessions. A proof of concept study investigated whether music analysis algorithms (designed to retrieve information from commercial music recordings) can be adapted to meet the needs of music therapists. Computational music analysis techniques were applied to multi-track audio recordings of simulated sessions, then to recordings of individual music therapy sessions; these were recorded by a music therapist as part of her ongoing practice with patients with acquired brain injury.The music therapist wanted to evaluate two hypotheses: one, whether changes in her tempo were affecting the tempo of a patient's play on acoustic percussion instruments, and two, whether her musical interventions were helping the patient reduce habituated, rhythmic patterning. Automatic diagrams were generated that gave a quick overview of the instrumental activity contained within each session: when, and for how long each instrument was played. From these, computational analysis was applied to musical areas of specific interest. The results of the interdisciplinary team work, audio recording tests, computer analysis tests, and music therapy field tests are presented and discussed. |
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Keywords: | Music therapy Evidence based practice Evaluation Music information retrieval Computer Music analysis |
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