MUSIC 2MT3 Final Exam Questions with
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Psychotherapy Act, 2007 An act proclaimed by the Ontario government on April 1, 2015,
bringing the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) into full operation as a
healthy regulatory college.
Structure of Music Therapy Sessions 1. Hello/greeting song.
2. Music therapy interventions.
3. Goodbye song.
Hello/Greeting Song A song that initiates the therapeutic session. It is tailored to the
patient and creates a safe space.
Music Therapy Interventions The second step of the music therapy session. These are
interventions that have therapeutic benefits.
Goodbye Song A song that signals the end of the therapeutic session.
,Receptive Interventions Music therapy interventions that involve listening to music in
order to relate to concepts in the song, access memories, or experience the soothing effects of
meaningfully chosen music on both the body and the mind. During these interventions, the
patient is a passive recipient of the music.
Benefits of Receptive Interventions - Beat of music can help regulate heart rate and
stabilize breathing.
- Melody and instrumentation can induce relaxation and elevate mood.
- Acts as a distraction from pain perception.
Active Interventions Music therapy interventions that focus on cognitive, creative, vocal,
or instrumental participation in music - most often a combination of these. During these
interventions, the patient is an active participant in the music. This allows for free expression and
communication in a judgment-free environment.
Benefits of Active Interventions - Beat of music helps regulate heart rate and stabilize
breathing.
- Melody and instrumentation induce relaxation and elevate mood.
- Acts as a distraction from pain perception.
- Provides a sense of autonomy and tools for both physical rehabilitation and self-expression.
,Precomposed Music A music therapy intervention involving the use of pre-existing music.
Benefits of Using Pre-Composed Music in Music Therapy - Promotes familiarity and
predictability.
- Evokes a sense of security, empowerment, reassurance, confidence, memory, and stimulating
dialogue.
- Helps explore emotional and physiological reactions to trauma/complicated memories.
- Can be implemented in various forms (ex. pre-recorded and live music).
- Increases social and family relationships.
Listening A receptive music therapy intervention involving the use of carefully selected
music to promote the receptive benefits of music on the body and mind.
Benefits of Music Listening in Music Therapy - Helps develop cognitive skills (ex.
memory, attention).
- Evokes memories and emotions → enhances mood and cognitive engagement.
- Promotes relaxation - helps manage anxiety
- Distracts from pain
, - Increases orientation to reality
- Facilitates increased openness to discussion and motivates engaging in social activity.
- Increases production of "happy hormones" → induces positive feelings.
Music Entertainment A term used to describe when the body's autonomic nervous system
responses (heart rate, breathing) align with the stimuli (beat and rhythm) of the music.
Singing An active music therapy intervention that involves the patient singing pre- or self-
composed songs, or vocalizing independently or along with the MTA, in individual or group
settings.
Benefits of Singing in Music Therapy - Assists the development of articulation, rhythm,
and breath control.
- Applicable to various conditions, such as mental illnesses, movement disorders, cognitive
impairments, speech disorders, or respiratory diseases, and people wanting to improve self-
confidence, communication, socialization, motivation, or expression.
- Improves social skills, mood, muscle strength, lung capacity, motor coordination, physiological
factors (ex. blood pressure, immune activity), sleep, stress, and overall wellness.
- Fosters a greater awareness of others.
- Encourages a sense of community.
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Psychotherapy Act, 2007 An act proclaimed by the Ontario government on April 1, 2015,
bringing the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) into full operation as a
healthy regulatory college.
Structure of Music Therapy Sessions 1. Hello/greeting song.
2. Music therapy interventions.
3. Goodbye song.
Hello/Greeting Song A song that initiates the therapeutic session. It is tailored to the
patient and creates a safe space.
Music Therapy Interventions The second step of the music therapy session. These are
interventions that have therapeutic benefits.
Goodbye Song A song that signals the end of the therapeutic session.
,Receptive Interventions Music therapy interventions that involve listening to music in
order to relate to concepts in the song, access memories, or experience the soothing effects of
meaningfully chosen music on both the body and the mind. During these interventions, the
patient is a passive recipient of the music.
Benefits of Receptive Interventions - Beat of music can help regulate heart rate and
stabilize breathing.
- Melody and instrumentation can induce relaxation and elevate mood.
- Acts as a distraction from pain perception.
Active Interventions Music therapy interventions that focus on cognitive, creative, vocal,
or instrumental participation in music - most often a combination of these. During these
interventions, the patient is an active participant in the music. This allows for free expression and
communication in a judgment-free environment.
Benefits of Active Interventions - Beat of music helps regulate heart rate and stabilize
breathing.
- Melody and instrumentation induce relaxation and elevate mood.
- Acts as a distraction from pain perception.
- Provides a sense of autonomy and tools for both physical rehabilitation and self-expression.
,Precomposed Music A music therapy intervention involving the use of pre-existing music.
Benefits of Using Pre-Composed Music in Music Therapy - Promotes familiarity and
predictability.
- Evokes a sense of security, empowerment, reassurance, confidence, memory, and stimulating
dialogue.
- Helps explore emotional and physiological reactions to trauma/complicated memories.
- Can be implemented in various forms (ex. pre-recorded and live music).
- Increases social and family relationships.
Listening A receptive music therapy intervention involving the use of carefully selected
music to promote the receptive benefits of music on the body and mind.
Benefits of Music Listening in Music Therapy - Helps develop cognitive skills (ex.
memory, attention).
- Evokes memories and emotions → enhances mood and cognitive engagement.
- Promotes relaxation - helps manage anxiety
- Distracts from pain
, - Increases orientation to reality
- Facilitates increased openness to discussion and motivates engaging in social activity.
- Increases production of "happy hormones" → induces positive feelings.
Music Entertainment A term used to describe when the body's autonomic nervous system
responses (heart rate, breathing) align with the stimuli (beat and rhythm) of the music.
Singing An active music therapy intervention that involves the patient singing pre- or self-
composed songs, or vocalizing independently or along with the MTA, in individual or group
settings.
Benefits of Singing in Music Therapy - Assists the development of articulation, rhythm,
and breath control.
- Applicable to various conditions, such as mental illnesses, movement disorders, cognitive
impairments, speech disorders, or respiratory diseases, and people wanting to improve self-
confidence, communication, socialization, motivation, or expression.
- Improves social skills, mood, muscle strength, lung capacity, motor coordination, physiological
factors (ex. blood pressure, immune activity), sleep, stress, and overall wellness.
- Fosters a greater awareness of others.
- Encourages a sense of community.
