• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.41-60
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• 2016

This study investigated how people who became blind midway through life used music and how these uses differed according to individual factors. Sixty-one late-blind adults aged 40 to 60 years attending six welfare centers for the blind in Seoul and Gyeonggi region participated in this research. Participants were asked to complete a 25-question survey in Braille on music utilization and preference, as well as the purpose of music utilization. The response rate was 87.1%. The results were as follows. First, with regard to listening preference, they reported preferring to listen to upbeat popular music on the radio when resting at home. They liked to sing along to lyrics reminiscent of personal memories. String instruments were preferred when playing an instrument. With regard to the reason for using music, inducing mood change was found to be the biggest reason, followed by seeking enjoyment, comfort, sense of achievement, and sense of belonging. Third, for people with adventitious visual impairments, individual factors, such as gender, level of disability, and period without eyesight, did not reveal any significant differences. Last, participants were found to obtain a higher sense of belonging through music compared to those having low vision. Regarding time without eyesight, it appeared that the shorter the period, the higher the sense of belonging participants had from utilizing music, and vice versa. This study provides fundamental information for organizing an effective music program that can meet the needs and demands of people with adventitious visual impairments.

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.61-87
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• 2016

With broad individual variability in social communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorders and increasing focus on interventions targeting social communication of this population, there is a need for systematic analysis of how social communication outcomes are measured. This study aimed to systematically analyze the measurement tools used in the music therapy interventions for improving social communication of children with ASD. Electronic databases and music therapy journals were searched for controlled studies published between 1980 and 2015. A total of 21 studies were included for the analysis. The results demonstrated that direct observation of behaviors was the most frequently used and the combination of targeted social communication areas and specific measurements used for a specific skill varied among the studies. In addition, 90.4% of studies reported interrater reliability. These results indicate that there has been a diversity in approaches to measure social communication skills despite increasing attempts for systematic measurements. In consideration of the nature of social communication development in children with ASD, multifaceted strategy to understand and assess the target skills in terms of specific behavior acquisition, social functioning in general, and social cognition was recommended.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.143-152
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• 2019

PURPOSE: This examined the effects of a sling exercise based on music on the cognition, physical performance of patients with dementia. METHODS: Thirty subjects with dementia volunteered to participate in this study. All subjects were allocated randomly to either the experimental group or control group, with 15 subjects in each group. All subjects underwent the exercise program for an average of 60 minutes per day for 16 weeks. The experimental group performed sling exercise based on music, and the control group performed the general exercise program. Assessments were made using the Korean version of mini-mental state examination (MMSE-K), 10 m walk test (10MWT), Tinetti mobility test (TMT), and Katz's Index of Independence in activity daily living (KIIADL) to detect changes in the cognitive level and physical performance before and after the 16-week training period. A paired t-test was conducted to compare the within-group change before and after the intervention. An independent t-test was performed to compare the between-group difference. The statistical significance level was set to α=.05 for all variables. RESULTS: The experimental group showed significant within-group changes in the MMSE-K, 10MWT, TMT, and KIIADL (p<.05). The control group showed a significant change in only the KIIADL (p<.05). A significant difference was observed between the experimental group and the control group regarding the change in MMSE-K and KIIADL after the interventions (p<.05). CONCLUSION: A music-based sling exercise program effectively improves cognition, physical performance, and ADL in patients with dementia. Further studies with a wider range of subjects and scientific equipment will be needed to strengthen the results of this study.

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.87-107
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• 2021

The purpose of this research was to explore the phenomenon of object relations with musical instruments as experienced by professional Samulnori musicians. The researcher conducted in-depth individual interviews with five Samulnori players who also completed questionnaires with open-ended questions. The data were analyzed using Giorgi(2004)'s phenomenological methodology. The results offered 121 semantic units, seven subcategories, and three main categories. The three main categories were transitional object, object of expression and recognition of internal desires, and object for recognition of others and communication. These results suggest that the ensemble format of Samulnori promotes the development of the musician's object relationship and can externalize the player's internalized representational system and interaction method. This study is significant in that it reveals the endopsychic functional relationship between a musician and their instrument and provides the basis for the use of Samulnori instruments in music therapy.

• Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.107-134
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• 2024

This study aims to classify the semantic words commonly used to evaluate sound quality and to analyze their differences in reflecting the level of musical stimuli. Participants were thirty-one music majors in their 20s and 30s, with an average of 9.4 years of professional training. Each participant listened to nine pieces of music with variations in texture and instrument type and evaluated them using 18 pairs of semantic words describing sound quality. A factor analysis was conducted to group words influenced by the same latent factor, and a multivariate ANOVA determined the differences in ratings based on texture and instrument type. Radar charts were also drawn based on the identified sets of semantic words. The results showed that four factors were identified, and the word pairs 'soft-hard,' 'dull-sharp,' 'muddy-clean' and 'low-high' showed significant differences based on the level of musical stimuli. The radar charts effectively distinguished the sound quality evaluations for each music. These results indicate that developing Korean semantic words for sound quality evaluation requires a structure different from the previous categories used in Western countries and that linguistic and cultural factors are crucial. This study will provide foundational data for developing a verbal sound quality evaluation framework suited to the Korean context, while reflecting acoustic attributes in music listening.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.152-163
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• 2009

This essay researches which affective responses can be made from musical elements of Korean traditional music through adjective description about mood responses. It results that traditional mode which are classified into Pyoungjo and Gyemounjo hardly have any the affective responses, while major and minor mode, tempo, tone color, vertical and horizontal texture have some effects on particular affects. Meanwhile, newly composed Korean traditional music have more effects for as inducing affective responses rather than works as old Korean traditional music. As well as Western music, Korean traditional music induces different affective responses to each musical element. As such, this aspects can be adopted to different realms like background music, commercial music, music therapy and so on.

• Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.125-132
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• 2006

1. Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the regional cerebral blood-flow(r-CBF) difference between OMT(Oriental Music Therapy) group and control group using brain SPECT, to evaluate the effect of OMT in ischemic stroke patients Classified by Sasang Constitutional. 2. Methods We selected 10 ischemic storke patients, classified groups into OMT group or control group. r-CBF of two groups were examined by brain SPECT. in all group we applied SCM(Sasang constitutional medicine)treatment for 4-5 weaks, and additionally in OMT group We applied OMT for 4-5 weaks. after that all the r-CBF of two groups took brain SPECT again. r-CBF difference and change before and after SCM treatment and OMT were quantified and analyzed using SPM. 3. Results r-CBF of OMT groups were increased compared to control groups. 4. Conclusions This study demonstrated that Sasang Constitutional OMT increased regional cerebral blood perfusion to the corresponding brain areas in ischemic stroke patients.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.2520-2527
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• 2012

The Purpose of this study is to exame the effectiveness of music therapy program on self efficacy of juveniles with internet game addiction. The study was carried out with 9 juveniles who were belonging to a dangerous user group and a warning user group in the internet addiction observer index, and attended K City K Youth Center. To test the effectiveness of the program, this study employed pretest-posttest simple group design. the date were analyzed by t-test. As the result, The Music therapy program was verified to effect on enhancing self efficacy of the juveniles with internet game addiction. The limitations of the study were discussed, as well as the application of the study results and recommendations for additional exploratory research.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.127-128
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• 2013

최근 'healing'이라는 단어가 여기저기에서 많이 사용되고 있다. 과도한 업무와 스트레스에 지친 직장인들뿐만 아니라 학생들까지도 'healing'을 찾고 있는 추세이다. 그러다 보니 자연스럽게 명상이나 요가, 음악 치료와 같은 심신의 건강, 회복과 정서적인 안정을 위한 여러 가지 활동들을 찾게 되었으며 스마트폰이 발달함에 따라서 지금은 스마트폰의 애플리케이션을 이용하여 쉽고 간편하게 음악 치료를 이용하고 있으며, 두뇌와 비타민의 합성어인 BTamin 음악이 유행처럼 번지게 되며 뇌파 (Bectro Encephaio Graphy : EGG)에 대한 관심도 높아졌다. 본 논문은 안드로이드 마켓의 Music Therapy for sound sleep 애플리케이션의 알파 웨이브 음악을 RightMark Audio Analyzer 프로그램을 통하여 분석 해보았다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.252-253
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• 2012

최근 들어 정신적/신체적 질병을 치료하기 위해 음악을 많이 사용한다. 음악 치료의 수요가 늘어남에 따라 HCI, BCI, Music Therapy 등과 같은 음악의 성질과 생체신호간의 관계, 심리상태 변화 등에 관한 연구들이 많이 이뤄지고 있다. 또한 압축기술의 발달로 인하여 디지털 음원을 손쉽게 듣고 다닐 수 있으며, 생체 신호처리 이론, 생체 신호처리 장비 등이 발달함에 따라 디지털 음원을 이용하여 음악 치료 연구를 할 수 있게 되었다. 하지만 이러한 디지털 음원이 음악치료 측면에서는 효과가 크지 않을 뿐만 아니라 오히려 악영향을 미친다는 내용이 방송/신문을 통해 기사화 되고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 동일한 음원의 아날로그/디지털 음악으로 청감테스트를 진행하고, 생체신호(혈압, 심박수, 뇌파)를 측정하여 차이점을 비교/분석한다.