Abstract
Abstract Music technology can provide unique opportunities to allow access to music-making for clients with complex needs. While there is a growing trend of research in this area, technology has been shown to face a variety of issues leading to underuse in this context. This literature review is a collation of information from peer-reviewed publications, gray literature, and practice. Focusing on active music-making using new types of alternate controllers, this review aims to bring together information regarding the types of technology available, categorizes music technology and its use within the music therapy setting for clients with complex needs, catalogues work occurring within the field, and explores the issues and potentials surrounding music technology and its use in practice.
Highlights
This article provides a review of music technology used in music therapy, examining the types of technology currently used for sound exploration and music-making by both music therapy practitioners and researchers
Music production controllers (MPCs) are generic devices developed for electronic music-makers that feature triggering pads often used with MIDI-compatible software
While it is clear that incorporating music technology into clinical practice to enable active musicmaking has a myriad of potential benefits, it is clear that the ever-changing landscape of technology can be overwhelming This can create gaps between the developer, clinician, and client
Summary
This article provides a review of music technology used in music therapy, examining the types of technology currently used for sound exploration and music-making by both music therapy practitioners and researchers. The review highlights key developments within the field of music technology, with a focus on applications in music therapy for those with complex needs. The data gathered are a collation of peer reviewed and grey literature (institutional reports), alongside firsthand research carried out by the first author as part of an engineering doctorate. The primary focus of this review is technology for active music-making, with a focus on alternate controllers that provide control and potential for expression through sound and music. Active music-making is defined as playing instruments or actively exploring sound through interaction with technology. The term complex needs refers to a spectrum of cognitive, physical, and/or sensory impairments or disabilities that can lead to individuals experiencing minimal movement, disordered movement, altered states on consciousness, and/or no verbal communication (Magee, 2012)
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