The Singing Class in times of crisis
Action guidelines for Singing Therapy and Counseling
Keywords:
Singing, Crisis, Pandemic, Counseling, Singing Therapy, Mental Health, Didactic InterventionAbstract
The goal is the creation of a methodology to approach voice students by facilitating the learning of vocal didactics from the prospective of Singing Therapy and Counseling, which would help voice teachers when working with their students in times of personal or collective crisis. This study will analyse the results of a questionnaire involving ten students who followed the course from 2020 to 2022. The Seven Basic Moments of the Singing Class have been linked to Hobfoll’s Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid-Term Mass Trauma Intervention.
References
Bernardi, N.F., Snow, S., Peretz, I., Orozco Perez, H.D., Sabet-Kassouf, N., Lehmann A. (2017). Cardiorespiratory optimization during improvised singing and toning. Scientific Reports 7(8113). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07171-2 Published Online: 14 August 2017.
Brooks, S., Webster, R., Smith,L., Woodland, L., Wessely, S., Greenberg, N., Rubin, G. (2020). The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence. Lancet 395, 912–920. Published Online: 26 February 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30460-8
Clift, S., Manship, S., Stephens, L. (2015). Singing for mental health and wellbeing. Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health. https://bit.ly/3bIMDCZ
Cuzzolaro, M., Frighi, L. (1991). Reazioni umane alle catastrofi. Aspetti psicosociali e di igiene mentale. Fondazione Adriano Olivetti.
Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, disposizioni attuative del decreto-legge 23 febbraio 2020, n. 6, recante misure urgenti in materia di contenimento e gestione dell’emergenza epidemiologica da Covid-19. Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana,
numero 45, de 23 febbraio 2020, pag. 3 a 4. https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/gu/2020/02/23/45/sg/pdf
De Fonzo, M. (2010). Il Teorema del Canto. Armando Editore.
De Fonzo, M. (2018). Neurocanto. Salute e benessere con le Arti Terapie. Armando Editore.
Douglas, P.K., Douglas, D.B., Harrigan, D.C., Douglas, K.M. (2009). Preparing for Pandemic Influenza and its Aftermath: Mental Health Issues Considered. International journal of emergency mental health, 11(3), 137. https://bit.ly/3OSWKE5
Estrategia Internacional para la Reducción de Desastres de las Naciones Unidas. (2009). Terminología sobre Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres.
Fancourt, D., Finn, S., Warran, K., Wiseman, T. (2018). Group singing in bereavement: effects on mental health, selfefficacy, self-esteem and well-being. Published Online: 26 June 2019. DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001642
Gick, M.L. (2011). Singing, health and well-being: A health psychologist’s review. Psychomusicology: Music, Mind and Brain, 21(1/2), 176-207. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0094011
Goleman, D. (2007). Inteligencia emocional. Karios Editorial.
Goleman, D. (2006). Inteligencia social. Planeta Publishing.
Grape, C., Sandgren, M., Hansson, L., Ericson, M., Torell, T. (2003). Does Singing Promote Well-Being?: An Empirical Study of Professional and Amateur Singers During a Singing Lesson. DOI: 10.1007/BF02734261
Guerci, A. (2000). In memoria di Antonio Scarpa. AM. Rivista Della Società Italiana Di Antropologia Medica, 5(9-10). https://bit.ly/3bLHGsQ
Hobfoll, S., Watson, P., Bell, C., Bryant, R., Brymer, M., Friedman, M.J., Friedman, M., Gersons, B., de Jong, J., Layne, C., Maguen, S., Neria, Y., Norwood, A., Pynoos, R., Reissman, D., Ruzek, J., Shalev, A., Solomon, Z., Steinberg, A., Ursano, R. (2007). Five Essential Elements of Immediate and Mid–Term Mass Trauma Intervention: Empirical Evidence. https://doi.org/10.1521/psyc.2007.70.4.283 Published Online: January 2008.
Kreutz, G., Bongard, S., Rohrmann, S., Hodapp, V., Grebe, D. (2004). Effects of Choir Singing or Listening on Secretory Immunoglobulin A, Cortisol, and Emotional State. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 27(6), 623-635.
Layne, C. M., Warren, J., Watson, P., Shalev, A. (2007). Risk, vulnerability, resistance, and resilience: Towards an integrative model of posttraumatic adaptation. In M. J., Friedman, T. M., Kean, & P. A. Resick (Eds.), PTSD: Science & practice-A comprehensive handbook (pp. 497-520). The Guilford Press.
Layne, C.M., Ruzek, J., Dixon, K. (2021) From Resilience and Restoration to Resistance and Resource Caravans: A Developmental Framework forAdvancing the Disaster Field. DOI:10.1080/00332747.2021.2005444 https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2021.2005444 Published Online: 21 January 2022.
Llanos, J. (2022). La Lezione di Canto con la Cantoterapia nell’ottica dell’Approccio Centrato sulla Persona di Carl Rogers. [Tesis de master, Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo].
Mencarelli, P. (2020). #iorestoacasaconilpianoforte: la musica a distanza ci ha tenuto uniti. Rivista Bricks, 4, 58-64. https://bit.ly/3bLK9Us
Nanetti, F. (2009). Counseling ad orientamento umanistico-esistenziale. Pluralismo teorico e operativo nella formazione integrata alla comunicazione efficace in ámbito clínico, educativo, familiare e professionale. Edizioni Pendragon.
Numminen, A., Lonka, K., Rainio, A.P., Ruismäki, H. (2015). ‘Singing is no longer forbidden to me – it’s like part of my human dignity has been restored.’ Adult non-singers learning to sing: An explorative intervention study. The European Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences
EJSBS Volume XII. https://doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.149 Published Online: 20 January 2015.
Ogliastri, D. (2020). Pérdida y Duelo durante la COVID-19. Centro de Referencia para el Apoyo Psicosocial de la FICR. https://bit.ly/3bO3VyI
Ordinanza 1/2020 de la Regione Marche, del 25 de febrero 2020, Misure in materia di contenimento e gestione dell’emergenza epidemiologica da Covid-19. https://bit.ly/3AjfLLf
Philip, K.E.J., Lewis, A., Buttery, S.C, MacCabe, C., Manivannan, B., Fancourt, D., Orton, C.M., Polkey, M.I., Hopkinson, N.S. (2021). Physiological demands of singing for lung health compared with treadmill walking. BMJ Open Resp Res 2021;8:e000959. DOI:10.1136/ bmjresp-2021-000959 Published Online: 28 May 2021.
Puletti, V. (2020). La musica d’insieme corale e strumentale nella DaD. Rivista Bricks, 4, 49-57. https://bit.ly/3bLK9Us
Rogers, C. (2011). El proceso de convertirse en Persona. Mi técnica terapéutica. Ediciones Paidós.
Rogers, C. (1973). Libertà nell’Apprendimento. Ed. Giunti.
Scuola Italiana di Cantoterapia. I Canti di guarigione e la meloterapia [video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uP80C5TE6Q
Scarpa, A. (1994). Itinerario per la visita al Museo di Etnomedicina – Collezioni Antonio Scarpa. Erga Edizioni. http://id.sbn.it/bid/BVE0069692
Schüller, E. (2017). Singing Yourself. A comparison of three vocal music therapists’ methods on how to work with autobiographical lyrics: Diane Austin, Paul Newham, Felicity Baker. [Tesis de master Linneaus University]. Published Online: 16 February 2018. https://bit.ly/3yyHGW7
Shah, K., Kamrai, D., Mekala, H., Mann, B., Desay, K., Patel, R.S. (2020) Focus on Mental Health During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Applying Learnings from the Past Outbreaks. Cureus 12(3): e7405. Published Online: 25 March 2020. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7405
Sritharan, J., Sritharan, A. (2020), Emerging Mental Health Issues from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. In: Journal of Health and Medical Sciences, Vol.3, No.2, 157-162. DOI: 10.31014/aior.1994.03.02.109 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn%3Anbn%3Ase%3Alnu%3Adiva-70340
Webber, J., Mascari, J. (Eds). (2018). Disaster Mental Health Counseling. A guide to preparing and responding. American Counseling Association Foundation.
Welch, G.F. (2001). The importance of singing. [ISSN 1473-4044]. DOI: 10.12968/ftse.2001.1.6.16857
