Abstract
Persons with dementia suffer a dialogical degenerative disease. The expression of basic needs, feeling recognized and understood or making simple requests becomes problematic. This can lead to isolation, resulting in serious secondary symptoms to the dementia disease itself. Using songs in a music therapy setting promotes communication – a communication that is adjusted both persons taking part. Singing has many functions; it offers a communicative structure, stimulates, and regulates, and enables dialogue.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 5th Triennial Conference of the European society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music |
| Editors | R. Kopiez, A.C. Lehmann, I. Wolther, C. Wolf |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publisher | European society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music (ESCOM) |
| Publication date | 2003 |
| Pages | 22-25 |
| ISBN (Print) | 3931852679 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | Experience. Music in science. Science in music - Hanover University of Music and Drama, Germany Duration: 8 Sept 2003 → 13 Sept 2003 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
| Conference | Experience. Music in science. Science in music |
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| Number | 5 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Hanover University of Music and Drama |
| Period | 08/09/2003 → 13/09/2003 |