Music Therapy and Drury's Intergenerational Rock Band

Intergenerational Rock Band: Closing the gap between the young and the old

By: Sara Beck and Dylan Walker

1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another

dementia

1 in 2 men will develop cancer

1 in 3 women will develop cancer

1 in 68 children are diagnosed

with autism spectrum disorder

What do these statistics have in common?

Music Therapy Answer:

What is Music Therapy?• The use of music by health care

professionals to promote healing and enhance quality of life for their patients

Last year, music therapists served

Who uses Musical Therapy?

• Older adults to lessen the effects of dementia

• Children and adults to reduce asthma episodes

• Hospitalized patients to reduce pain• Children who have autism to improve

communication capabilities• People who have Parkinson’s disease

to improve motor function

Brian Jantz, a music therapist at Boston’s Children Hospital, helps tumor patient, Yaneishka Trujillo, deal with anxiety about an upcoming X-ray. With a guitar, maraca and a drum, Jantz walked the 4 year old to the procedure. Through the use of music, Trujillo was able to calm down and receive the X-ray.

Music Therapy

Drury University Center for

Music Therapy and

Wellness

Drury University Center for Music Therapy and Wellness

• 6,183 square-foot on-campus music therapy clinic

• A music therapist has to complete a six-month internship, earn at least a bachelor’s degree in music therapy and pass the national board certification exam to become an MT-BC– Sessions may also include student music

therapists who are working on clinical hours towards completing their bachelor’s degree

Music Therapy

Drury University Center for Music

Therapy and Wellness

Intergenerational Rock Band

DRURYis one of the few universities with an

intergenerational music program

Practices are Tuesdays 3-4 p.m.

Band MembersDrury’s Institute of

Mature Learners

Drury Students

2014 Line-up

• Roar - Katy Perry• Eye of the Tiger – Survivor • Listen to the Music – The Doobie

Brothers • Radioactive – Imagine Dragons • Ho Hey – Lumineers • I’ll Be There – Jackson 5

I’ll Be There- Jackson 5

Instruments

DrumsPianoBass Guitar

Ocean DrumsRain Sticks

Thunder StickTambourine

2013 Intergenerational Rock Band Outcomes

75% of the Matured Learners reported an increase in positive feelings toward both college student and rock music

72.2% of student participants reported an increase in positive feelings toward the Institute of Matured Learners participants

Q: Why did you join Intergenerational Rock Band?

It’s really cool to see the different

age groups coming together

to sing

Audrey Smith Student I love to

sing.

Well, I suppose it is because I love to sing. I’ve been

singing my whole life and this band allows me to keep doing it.

Kay GreenMature Learner

Judy Mature Learner

Contact Information

Natalie Wlodarczyk (417)873-7573 O’Bannon Hall 207nwlodarczyk@drury.edu

I can’t say I hate my job, I

could do this all day

Upcoming Concert

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:30-8:30 p.m.

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@research/documents/webcontent/acspc-042151.pdfAmerican Cancer Society (2013). Music Therapy. Retrieved from

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American Music Therapy Association (2013). About music therapy and AMTA. Retrieved from http://www.musictherapy.org/about/quotes/

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