music, therapy, and me

Psychophysiological Foundations of Music - page 97 of Emotional Processes in Music Therapy , by John Pellitteri. Please forgive me if this is a bit outline-ish rather than discourse. I am trying to get back into the habit of reading these music therapy texts so I can finish this particular one before the end of the year. (Remember my January goal of reading 13 music therapy texts this year??? What a silly MJ that was! If I finish this one, I will be finished with exactly 3 texts!) As a result of being a bit of a reading slacker, I am trying to get things going a bit more. So, I will probably be outlining rather than talking about what I am reading... P. 97 - " In clinical interventions the music therapist intervenes in a manner that impacts one or more of these psychophysiological processes." - yep. By the way, the pp processes that are referred to are physiological, cognitive, social, and behavioral. Changes in the processes bring about changes in emotions that can provide t...

I was unable to resist the itch yesterday and left around 6:15am instead of waiting until 6:30. Today, I didn't even open my eyes until 25 minutes after my alarm light turned on (I use a light instead of an audible alarm because I get startled by sounds in not good ways to start your day...). I took my shower, and then started my morning routine. It is now 5:30am. I will try my best to stay where I am until it is 6:30, but the itch is happening... Anyway, let's make this more about music therapy than about my current anxious itch. I am in the midst of developing my October theme digital offering for my clients. I will be taking a couple of days off for the AMTA National Conference (offered virtually) in October, so I want to have a file ready for those two days. The theme is Bullying, and I started off by finding some YouTube resources for my clients to access. I have a couple of original songs that need to be recorded, but I do not have a moment to myself these days, so I am r...