Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological illness characterized by the death of dopa... more Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological illness characterized by the death of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia. One of the debilitating aspects of the disease is the inability to generate and maintain internal cues to initiate and drive movement, particularly in complex tasks such as walking. Although dopaminergic drug treatments may improve some features of gait, they eventually become ineffective and do not address fundamental gait disturbance issues. Therefore, temporal parameters of gait are left significantly abnormal despite drug treatment. Sonification represents a novel approach to developing individualized auditory cues based on gait specific motion analysis data. We propose to use lightweight sensors that allow three-dimensional tracking of walking with real-time streaming to a mobile device for individualized sonification/biofeedback of gait. Initial results testing if people with PD are capable of recognizing and correcting distortion cues in pre-...
Music to One’s Ears: Familiarity and Music Engagement in People With Parkinson’s Disease, 2019
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex diagnosis commonly associated with motor dysfunction, but k... more Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex diagnosis commonly associated with motor dysfunction, but known to comprise cognitive, psychiatric, and mood disturbances as well. Music has been successfully used to address motor and non-motor symptoms of PD. Still, little is known about the nature of an individual with PD’s experience and relationship with music on conceptual and emotional levels, which may factor into their engagement in music-based techniques to ameliorate impairments. Two surveys were administered to 19 individuals with PD and 15 individuals without PD in order to gauge their subjective impressions and valuations of music. Participants completed The Brief Music Experience Questionnaire (BMEQ), a standard self-report measure pertaining to the role of music in one’s life, prior to performing a perception task which involved listening to and making sound adjustments to three music recordings. Following the perception task, a custom Exit Survey was administered to evaluate the experience of listening to and engaging with the music in the perception task. In all six dimensions of the BMEQ, examining aspects of music experience including commitment to music, self-reported musical aptitude, social uplift, affective reactions, positive psychotropic effects, and reactive musical behavior (RMB, pertaining to actions or behaviors in response to music), the mean and the median were greater for the control group than for the PD group, but the difference was only statistically significant in the RMB dimension. On the Exit Survey, both groups assessed recent, specific, and interactive music listening more positively than the imagined, hypothetical or general music experiences addressed on the BMEQ. Additionally, familiarity had a greater effect on listening pleasure for participants with PD than those without PD. We conclude that people with PD may perceive less of an automatic connection between music and activity than their healthy peers. Additionally, they may receive more pleasure and value from music than they anticipate. Taken together, our results suggest that people with PD may require encouragement to participate as well as empowerment to choose familiar selections in order to better access music-based interventions and the benefits they can offer.
This is a review the first Society of Ethnomusicology sound art installation: SEM Sounding Board,... more This is a review the first Society of Ethnomusicology sound art installation: SEM Sounding Board, curated by Leonardo Cardoso, which took place at the Companion Gallery in Austin, Texas at the 2015 SEM conference. Check it out online: http://soundstudiesblog.com/2016/01/18/so-amplifies-sounding-board-curated-by-leonardo-cardoso/
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological illness characterized by the death of dopa... more Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological illness characterized by the death of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia. One of the debilitating aspects of the disease is the inability to generate and maintain internal cues to initiate and drive movement, particularly in complex tasks such as walking. Although dopaminergic drug treatments may improve some features of gait, they eventually become ineffective and do not address fundamental gait disturbance issues. Therefore, temporal parameters of gait are left significantly abnormal despite drug treatment. Sonification represents a novel approach to developing individualized auditory cues based on gait specific motion analysis data. We propose to use lightweight sensors that allow three-dimensional tracking of walking with real-time streaming to a mobile device for individualized sonification/biofeedback of gait. Initial results testing if people with PD are capable of recognizing and correcting distortion cues in pre-...
Music to One’s Ears: Familiarity and Music Engagement in People With Parkinson’s Disease, 2019
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex diagnosis commonly associated with motor dysfunction, but k... more Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex diagnosis commonly associated with motor dysfunction, but known to comprise cognitive, psychiatric, and mood disturbances as well. Music has been successfully used to address motor and non-motor symptoms of PD. Still, little is known about the nature of an individual with PD’s experience and relationship with music on conceptual and emotional levels, which may factor into their engagement in music-based techniques to ameliorate impairments. Two surveys were administered to 19 individuals with PD and 15 individuals without PD in order to gauge their subjective impressions and valuations of music. Participants completed The Brief Music Experience Questionnaire (BMEQ), a standard self-report measure pertaining to the role of music in one’s life, prior to performing a perception task which involved listening to and making sound adjustments to three music recordings. Following the perception task, a custom Exit Survey was administered to evaluate the experience of listening to and engaging with the music in the perception task. In all six dimensions of the BMEQ, examining aspects of music experience including commitment to music, self-reported musical aptitude, social uplift, affective reactions, positive psychotropic effects, and reactive musical behavior (RMB, pertaining to actions or behaviors in response to music), the mean and the median were greater for the control group than for the PD group, but the difference was only statistically significant in the RMB dimension. On the Exit Survey, both groups assessed recent, specific, and interactive music listening more positively than the imagined, hypothetical or general music experiences addressed on the BMEQ. Additionally, familiarity had a greater effect on listening pleasure for participants with PD than those without PD. We conclude that people with PD may perceive less of an automatic connection between music and activity than their healthy peers. Additionally, they may receive more pleasure and value from music than they anticipate. Taken together, our results suggest that people with PD may require encouragement to participate as well as empowerment to choose familiar selections in order to better access music-based interventions and the benefits they can offer.
This is a review the first Society of Ethnomusicology sound art installation: SEM Sounding Board,... more This is a review the first Society of Ethnomusicology sound art installation: SEM Sounding Board, curated by Leonardo Cardoso, which took place at the Companion Gallery in Austin, Texas at the 2015 SEM conference. Check it out online: http://soundstudiesblog.com/2016/01/18/so-amplifies-sounding-board-curated-by-leonardo-cardoso/
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http://soundstudiesblog.com/2016/01/18/so-amplifies-sounding-board-curated-by-leonardo-cardoso/