Appendix 3.08 Music in music therapy dissertations 2002- 2008MT 5. Hanne Mette Ochsner Ridder (2003) Singing dialogue. Music therapy with persons in
advanced stages of dementia.Hanne Mette Ochsner Ridder has used a large repertory of familiar songs as a means of entering
dialogue with persons suffering from dementia.
The investigator sings with the participants, and often includes improvisations in the musical
communication. The songs focus attention, and provide structure and stability. Songs are also
used to regulate the arousal of the participant as a preparation for the dialogue.A complete list of songs used in regulation and dialogue is provided in Appendix B, pp. 307-312.
Ridder lists 206 songs and 32 improvisations. The songs are all in major/minor tonality. 200 songs
are in Danish, two in Danish Jutlandic dialect, three in English, one in Swedish.
The repertory consists of Danish community songs, folk songs, popular songs, psalms, children’s
songs, and songs from revues and movies.Six songs are structure- songs used as cues to indicate the course of the session:
beginning, middle and end.
Four structure songs are traditional, in major/minor tonality (Appendix A, pp. 303-306).
Two structure songs are African. One is rhythmic, pentatonic, allegro, the other one melodic,
adagio, with calling phrases (p. 98).MT 6. Felicity Baker (2004) The effects of song singing on improvements in affective
intonation of people with traumatic brain injury.Felicity Baker reports her work with four persons suffering from traumatic brain injury. She
employed a song-singing program in 15 music therapy sessions with the purpose of improving the
affective intonation of the clients’ monotonal speaking voices. With each client, Baker worked with
three client-preferred songs in pitch-matching tasks:Subject B (p. 151) I heard it through the grapevine (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Comfortably numb (Pink Floyd)
Under the bridge (The Red Hot Chili Peppers)Subject C (p. 172) Heavy heart (You Am I)
You’re the voice (John Farnham)
Waltzing Matilda (Traditional Australian song)Subject D (p. 190) Layla (Eric Clapton)
Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (U2)Subject E (p. 210) Cecilia (Simon and Garfunkel)
Knockin’ on heaven’s door (Guns n’ Roses)
Better man (Pearl Jam)Appendix 3.08 Music in music therapy dissertations 2002- 2008
MT 5. Hanne Mette Ochsner Ridder (2003) Singing dialogue. Music therapy with persons in
advanced stages of dementia.
Hanne Mette Ochsner Ridder has used a large repertory of familiar songs as a means of entering
dialogue with persons suffering from dementia.
The investigator sings with the participants, and often includes improvisations in the musical
communication. The songs focus attention, and provide structure and stability. Songs are also
used to regulate the arousal of the participant as a preparation for the dialogue.
A complete list of songs used in regulation and dialogue is provided in Appendix B, pp. 307-312.
Ridder lists 206 songs and 32 improvisations. The songs are all in major/minor tonality. 200 songs
are in Danish, two in Danish Jutlandic dialect, three in English, one in Swedish.
The repertory consists of Danish community songs, folk songs, popular songs, psalms, children’s
songs, and songs from revues and movies.
Six songs are structure- songs used as cues to indicate the course of the session:
beginning, middle and end.
Four structure songs are traditional, in major/minor tonality (Appendix A, pp. 303-306).
Two structure songs are African. One is rhythmic, pentatonic, allegro, the other one melodic,
adagio, with calling phrases (p. 98).
MT 6. Felicity Baker (2004) The effects of song singing on improvements in affective
intonation of people with traumatic brain injury.
Felicity Baker reports her work with four persons suffering from traumatic brain injury. She
employed a song-singing program in 15 music therapy sessions with the purpose of improving the
affective intonation of the clients’ monotonal speaking voices. With each client, Baker worked with
three client-preferred songs in pitch-matching tasks:
Subject B (p. 151) I heard it through the grapevine (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Comfortably numb (Pink Floyd)
Under the bridge (The Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Subject C (p. 172) Heavy heart (You Am I)
You’re the voice (John Farnham)
Waltzing Matilda (Traditional Australian song)
Subject D (p. 190) Layla (Eric Clapton)
Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (U2)
Subject E (p. 210) Cecilia (Simon and Garfunkel)
Knockin’ on heaven’s door (Guns n’ Roses)
Better man (Pearl Jam)