Has Access to Music Streaming Services Evolved Client Preferred Music?
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Dr. Laurie Peebles
Abstract
In this research proposal I discuss the potential effects of streaming services on client preferred music in the music therapy field. As music therapy students we are taught early on that the best way to start finding client preferred music is to play music from the clients late teens and twenties. This “formula” being taught was logically correct before the introduction of music streaming platforms, but may no longer hold true. Preceding music streaming platforms it was much more likely that people would be listening to a smaller range of music because it was less accessible, however, this is no longer the truth for most clients. Clients today have access to every kind of music they could possibly want through Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, ect., so does the formula still hold true or should music therapists be finding new ways to assess client preferred music? I plan to begin assessing this question using survey based research in this proposal.
Start Date
27-3-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-3-2024 9:50 AM
Location
Magnolia Ballroom
Poster for the poster presentation
Has Access to Music Streaming Services Evolved Client Preferred Music?
Magnolia Ballroom
In this research proposal I discuss the potential effects of streaming services on client preferred music in the music therapy field. As music therapy students we are taught early on that the best way to start finding client preferred music is to play music from the clients late teens and twenties. This “formula” being taught was logically correct before the introduction of music streaming platforms, but may no longer hold true. Preceding music streaming platforms it was much more likely that people would be listening to a smaller range of music because it was less accessible, however, this is no longer the truth for most clients. Clients today have access to every kind of music they could possibly want through Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, ect., so does the formula still hold true or should music therapists be finding new ways to assess client preferred music? I plan to begin assessing this question using survey based research in this proposal.