81488 - Music and Harmonica Therapy

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 8474)

Learning outcomes

The student, at the end of the course acquires knowledge about complementary therapeutic value that music and the harmonica therapy have in the management of anxiety, pain and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Course contents

Music therapy and Music Medicine. Psychology of music. Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology of music. Harmonica (emission of the sound; breathing through the instrument; use in the medical field; management of anxiety and pain; socializing) COPD. Pulmonary rehabilitation through harmonica therapy.

Readings/Bibliography

Pasquinelli G. Storie e Interpreti dell'Armonica dalle origini ai giorni nostri. 2015.

Micheluzzi V, Burrai F. Music Medicine. 2017.

Teaching methods

The teaching consists of 1 CFU (educational multimedia with audio and video content).

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of the oral presentation of a topic casually extracted by a default list of 5 questions given at the beginning of the course.
The vote is 1/6 to the final grade of the Integrated Course.

Teaching tools

The teaching material presented in class will be made available on amsacta.unibo.it in electronic format.

Office hours

See the website of Gianandrea Pasquinelli