Id:	23
Author:	Julia Müller
Title:	"I remember now!" Music Therapy with Alzheimer patients
Award:	BA
Discipline:	Music Therapy
Keyword:	dementia, alzheimer, folksongs, memory,
University_College:	University of Arnhem & Nijmegen
Country:	Netherlands
Year:	2006
Language:	English
Abstract:	It is a puzzling effect that Alzheimer patients, even in the later stages of the disease, are able to sing a whole folksong with all its words. Does this singing of folksongs have a general influence on their memory? This study took place in a small nursing home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. By singing folksongs with 4 individual clients with Alzheimer disease and then asking them questions connected to their memories, the following question was researched: “Does music have a consistent influence on their memory ability?” The clients were asked the same list of questions before and after each Music Therapy session. In this way it was possible to see if there was an improvement in their memory ability after Music Therapy.
Email:	Julia.s.mueller@gmx.net
Date:	9/14/2006 12:55:10 PM

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