Adventitious - answer-Not present at birth
Aeolian - answer-the natural minor scale
Sounds Sad
Affective domain - answer-focuses primarily on moods and emotions
Alternative and Augmentative Communication system (AAC) - answer-Products or methods used to
aid communication for persons with disorders of speech, language, or writing. They can dance from
pointing at pictures to using sophisticated electronic equipment
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - answer-A terminal, progressive disease of the motor neurons in
the brain stem and spinal chord that eventually leads to muscular paralysis.
anticipatory grief - answer-The emotional reaction that a client may experience before an impending
loss
Aphasia - answer-speech disorder; Impaired ability to use or understand oral language
APIE - answer-Assessment
Plan
Intervention
Evaluation
Appropriation - answer-usually refers to taking on as one's own an action or a behavior that belongs
to or is demonstrated by an outside source, such as appropriating a style of music from another
culture.
Arousal - answer-the physiological and psychological state of being
awake or reactive to stimuli.
Arthritis - answer-An affliction in which joints become inflamed or begin to deteriorate
ASD comprehension of directions - answer-Studies with this population have shown they can better
process sung direction rather than verbal directions.
Association through contiguity - answer-The association of two separate events due to temporal
proximity
Ataxia - answer-muscle movement difficulty
Atherosclerosis - answer-A disease affecting the arterial blood vessels. It is the name of a process in
which fatty substances are deposited on the inner lining of the arteries and over time build up,
causing a stroke or heart attack
Atlantoaxial instability - answer-a type of misalignment of the upper spinal column that is often
found in people with Down syndrome
auditory discrimination - answer-Identifying directionality
, Ex: A music therapist asks a client to close her eyes, presents a musical tone, and asks the client
which direction the sound is coming from.
Auditory motor matching - answer-the degree to which movement to music is
correctly imitated.
Auditory sensitivity - answer-a measure of the client's response to sound
intensity levels.
Auditory sequencing - answer-the ability to put tones in the correct order
Baroque Era - answer-1600-1700; Bach, Purcell, Handel
Baseline data - answer-what the client is currently able to do at the time of assessment.
Bb instruments - answer-major 2nd down: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor
Saxophone, Trumpet, Baritone T.C.
(Written D will be concert C)
Beat competency - answer-The ability to follow and maintain a simple beat
Behavioral - answer-assumes that changes in a person's behavior will affect changes in other areas of
their functioning.
Being accessible - answer-being available to the client directly and
indirectly.
Being authentic - answer-being open and experiencing the session in the
moment with the client. This enhances the therapeutic relationship by allowing the client to feel that
they can trust the therapist to be present,
genuine, or congruent.
Being reflective - answer-implies that a music therapist is able to restate and clarify the content of
the session in order to further therapeutic progress.
bilingual-bicultural approach to language learning - answer-A method in which a child learns
American Sign Language as his/her primary language, but is taught English as a second language so
that the child can ultimately use both languages and socialize in both Deaf and hearing cultures.
Catatonic behavior - answer-Marked abnormal in motor behavior, such as long periods of remaining
in the same position without moving
Catharsis - answer-emotional release
central hearing loss - answer-Hearing loss due to damage to or impairment of the brain or central
nervous system
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - answer-Occurs when blood flow to the brain is restricted,
sometimes due to a ruptured cerebral blood vessel. The resulting lack of oxygen to brain cells can
cause permanent damage or death. Also known as a stroke