MU158 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Drum Circle
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Do interviews to see if they"re appropriate for the camp. Complicated grief; being stuck but more intense and long lasting. Length of time between these bursts tend to lengthen over time, intensity may decrease. Music therapy in brief one time bereavement events. Will be more intensive than long term theray. No time to build client therapist trust, must build safe space right away. The loss of a loved one can shift your whole identity of who you are. Process of finding a new identity is something many have to undertake. Take away song that can be sung together. Music has a unique power to express inner states and feelings and there is, finally, a deep mysterious paradox here, for while music makes one experience pain and grief more intensely, it helps people find consolation. Use of metaphor and symbolism in song material. Positive changes in mood with active music making.
