Music Therapy: MUS 306
Primary Music Therapy Journals at IWU
Focuses on the clinical benefits of music therapy and the development of therapeutic clinical practice.
Publishes research concerning the psychology of music, applied music therapy techniques, and effects of music on human behavior.
Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy
Publishes qualitative studies that deal with all areas of clinical practice, theory, research, education, supervision, and ethics in music therapy.
Australian Journal of Music Therapy
Publishes papers by music therapists or about music therapy practices, music psychology, music education, music medicine and related areas.
Nordic Journal of Music Therapy
Publishes scholarly articles and texts on music therapy practice, theory and research, as well as discussions, reviews and critiques.
Canadian Journal of Music Therapy
A bilingual, peer-reviewed journal publishing articles related to music therapy knowledge, practice and scholarship.
New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy
A peer-reviewed publication aiming to extend the knowledge of music therapists and raise awareness of music therapy benefits in the wider community of health professionals.
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Searching for Articles
Finding Relevant Research Articles is Not a One-Step Process!
A good researcher often needs to search in more than one database and refine the search strategy several times before locating the most relevant and rewarding articles. Visit the Library's Music Databases Page to make review the full list of music databases available.
Several Key Music Therapy Databases Include:
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health {music therapy})
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)
***The bottom three databases may be searched concurrently by choosing each one from the Ebscohost Databases List.
Creating Your Search Strategy
1. Design a strategy that includes each element you need to find in an article.
Example: "music therapy" + practicum population + intervention
2. Enter your search elements in separate boxes of an advanced search.
**A single box can have multiple synonyms, if they are separated by "OR."
3. The database will search for one term from each search box. 
Creating an Annotated Bibliography
WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?
An annotated bibliography is a list of references, followed by a brief (usually no more than 200 words) descriptive and evaluative summary. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the source.
ANNOTATIONS VS. ABSTRACTS
Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly articles. Annotations are descriptive and critical; they evaluate the author's point of view, content, clarity and authority.
THE PROCESS
First, locate articles that may contain useful information on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style. See the Library's Citation Style Research Guides for any help you may need.
Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) compare or contrast this work with others you have cited, and (c) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic.
Credit: Cornell University
Sample Annotated Bibliographies
Purdue OWL offers examples of annotated bibliographies you can use to familiarize yourself with the structure.
