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KMID : 1148220130090040075
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Journal of Arts Psychotherapy
2013 Volume.9 No. 4 p.75 ~ p.96
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A Study on the Effect of Instrumental-ensemble Music Therapy Program on Improving Relationship Skills of Children at a Local Community Child Center
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Kim Hye-Jung
Yang Eun-A
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to examine the impact of music therapy programs revolving around instrumental ensembles on the peer relationship skills of children attending a local children's center. The research was done on the children of a children's center located in D Gu in Daejeon City. The research methods are as follows. 14 children who scored below 60 on a peer relationship skills scale were selected first, and 7 of whom were placed in an experimental group, and the remaining 7 were assigned to a control group. A music therapy program of this study was conducted 3times a week, lasting 50 minutes per session, totalling 12 times. A pre-test and post-test were conducted using a peer relationship skills scale and a revised social skills rating scale(for teachers). To examine the impact of the music therapy program, the Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon's signed- rank test were used to analyze the collected data. The research finding is as follows. The experimental group, where a music therapy program revolving around instrumental ensembles was conducted, showed higher scores on the peer relationship skills scale and social skills rating scale than the control group without the program, showing statistically significant differences. Such finding demonstrates that music therapy programs revolving around instrumental ensembles have a positive impact on improving the peer relationship skills of local children's center children. The finding also demonstrates the effectiveness of the programs as a psychological support tool for improving social skills.
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KEYWORD
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Music Therapy, Instrumental Ensemble, Children's Relationship Skills
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