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A feasibility study for an improvised singing and language-based protocol for people with aphasia: music Enriched verb network strengthening treatment
2026
Type of reference
Scientific publications
Author
Jingwen Zhang, Gayle DeDe, Wendy Magee et al.
Language
English
Source / Publisher
Aphasiology
Country
United States (USA)
Keywords
Research article
Aphasia
Speech and Language Disorder
Singing
Cognitive stimulation
Language development
Improvisation
Neurorehabilitation
Neurologic conditions
Adults

Read a feasibility study on the development of Music Enriched Verb Network Strengthening Training (MeVNeST), a new, interdisciplinary improvisation based singing protocol for people with aphasia. Results suggest that this protocol may be particularly effective in patients with combined apraxia of speech and aphasia, and participants indicated preferring the inclusion of music over the original speech and language pathology intervention of Verb Network Strengthening Training (VNeST). Limitations and recommendations for future research are also discussed.  

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Music Therapy and Aphasia
2009
Type of reference
General information
Language
English
Source / Publisher
Institute for Music and Neurologic Function
Country
United States (USA)
Keywords
Testimonial
In the Community
Aphasia
Physical conditions
Speech and Language Disorder
Stroke
Physical disabilities
Adults

What would you think if you met a person who had lost his ability to speak after having a stroke, but who could sing with perfect clarity? Harvey Alter, president and founder of the International Aphasia Movement, spoke regarding his first-hand experience on music's power to heal at the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function's 2008 Music Has Power Awards Benefit.

Click here to find out more about the therapeutic use of music in speech rehabilitation.

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