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Call for Abstracts Extended submission deadline: April 30, 2017 2nd
International Workshop on Quantitative and Qualitative
Music Therapy Research
http://quantitativemusictherapy.weebly.com [ quantitativemusictherapy. weebly. com ] May 26, 2017, Barcelona, Spain MotivationMusic
is known to have the power to induce strong emotions and
physiological changes. Musical activities have a positive
impact in the perception of quality of life and may even
improve cognitive, social and emotional abilities. it is not
surprising that a variety of clinical conditions are often
treated with music therapy. Large scale studies have shown
that music therapy produces significant improvements in social
behaviors, overt behaviors, reductions in agitated behaviors,
and improvements to cognitive problems, However, the positive
effects of music therapy are not homogeneous among all
studies, and there is often a lack of formal research
involving quantitative and qualitative methods to assess the
benefits and limitations of music therapy in concrete
treatments. A special topic in this year's workshop is
Accessible Music Interfaces as a means to allow people with
disabilities to perform and compose music. A concert involving
several accessible music interfaces is planed as part of the
workshop.
Workshop aimsThe
aim of the workshop is to promote fruitful collaboration
among researchers, music therapists, musicians,
psychologists and physicians who are interested in music
therapy and its effects, evaluated by applying quantitative
and qualitative methods. The workshop will provide the
opportunity to learn about, present and discuss ongoing work
in the area. We believe that this is a timely
workshop because there is an increasing interest in
quantitative and qualitative methods in music therapy.
AgendaThe
workshop will feature paper presentations and open
discussions. The accepted contributions will be available from
the workshop web page as soon as possible in order to
encourage active discussion during the workshop. At the end of
each paper session there will be time allocated for
discussion. Each discussion will initially be focused on the
research reported by the session contributions, and then
generalized to the session general topic. At the end of the
workshop there will be a dedicated session to discuss about
the perspectives and future directions of quantitative and
qualitative music therapy.
Important datesAbstract
Submission Deadline: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Acceptance Notification: Friday, May 7, 2017 Camera-ready Paper Submission: Sunday, May 20, 2017 Workshop Date: Thursday, May 26, 2017 Submission of abstractsWe
solicit abstracts reporting on quantitative or qualitative
music therapy research. Submissions should include the title,
authors' names, institutions and contact email address.
Submissions should be made as structured abstracts (500 words
maximum) using the following headings: Background, Aims,
Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Abstracts should be
submitted in pdf format by email to: rafael.ramirez@xxxxxxx (with
subject: Q&QMT17 Submission) no later than Sunday,
April 30, 2017.
RegistrationIn
order to encourage participation, registration to the Workshop
will be free of charge. However, the workshop has a limited
number of places for non presenters, so please register by
filling the registration form found in the workshop website.
OrganizersRafael
Ramirez, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona
Zacharias Vamvakousis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Nuria Escudé, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona |