How can music help us deal with death?
Research:
Bodner, E., & Gilboa, A. (2009). On the power of music to affect intergroup relations. Musicae Scientiae, 23(1), 85–115.
Cardany, A. B. (2018). Mitigating death anxiety: Identifying music’s role in terror management. Psychology of Music, 46(1), 3-17.
Freeman, L., Caserta, M., Lund, D., Rossa, S., Dowdy, A., Partenheimer, A. (2006). Music thanatology: Prescriptive harp music as palliative care for the dying patient. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 23(2), 100-104.
Kneer, J., & Rieger, D. (2015). The memory remains: How heavy metal fans buffer against the fear of death. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Advance online publication. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000072
Krout, R. E. (2001). The effects of single-session music therapy interventions on the observed and self-reported levels of pain control, physical comfort, and relaxation of hospice patients. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 18(6), 383-390.
Music:
Dead by Dawn (Showbread)
A Rainy Afternoon, (Pittsburgh Threshold Choir)
A Fairy’s Love Song (Harp Solo), (Medieval Renaissance Music Ensemble)
Instru(mental)’s Intro Music (Daniel Goldschmidt)
Other Resources:
Ask a Mortician YouTube Channel (Caitlin Doughty)
Five Wishes Advance Care Planning