Prior to reading this case study I was very confident in wanting to continue on to do Nordoff-Robbins music therapy, however, after reading this and the process of GIM I am very intrigued. It’s definitely not an approach that I was familiar with before this class, perhaps due to it not being what people traditionally think of when music therapy comes to mind, but I am so glad I’ve learned more about it and got to experience an exercise of it done in class. Like Catherine I also grew up in a musical household with the same idea and pressure to perform when you were all together and I think that had made me the musician I am today. She makes a good point when saying that “your song” changes at different stages in your life, I mean you are always changing yourself. I think that the experience of singing songs that relate to what is going on in your life at that moment can be very therapeutic, at least for me it definitely is. Whether you’ve written it or it is a cover, there is something reassuring knowing that you can express your present self to others. I love the idea of working in such a large facility because like Catherine mentioned, she got the chance to work in nearly every department, you would get experience in so many fields. What a huge music therapy team, 8 in total. …show more content…
Is this talking to discover what mood your client is in, their feeling state, energy level etc? Is this also the point where you would decide which song you would pick for your client? I know when we did the exercise similar to GIM in class someone said they knew the song chosen and so that hindered their relaxation as all they could do was analyze the music. Would you pick a different song if your client was familiar with the piece? I can imagine if as a music therapist doing GIM, if you were ever working with a client who was a musician, some of the pieces could possibly bring back