Erin Hade Lunde, MT-BC, music therapist in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
I was privileged, again, to attend a concert given by the Minnesota Orchestra tonight. The concert was entitled, “Osmo Vanska Conducts Future Classics,” and was the final event of the week-long, tenth annual Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute.I am thrilled and again amazed by the tremendous talent shared by the orchestra members, the conductor, and the [...]
Sat, October 30 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
Sometimes I have the opportunity to read the blog, “The Happiness Project” (www.happiness-project.com), written by Gretchen Rubin. (There is a book by the same name, a predecessor to the blog, that was given to me by my sister. I find the subject to be well worth my time and energy.) A few days ago, one [...]
Fri, October 29 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
To the best of my knowledge and recollection, worrying has never done me any good. Anticipating the nature of a future experience might typically be good practice for most people, but not for someone such as myself who quite often expects difficulties ahead, or at the very least, judgment by others. More often than not, [...]
Thu, October 28 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
Today I saw a woman who is actively dying. When I entered her hospital room, she was alone, in bed, but seemingly awake. We exchanged a couple of words before she began breathing in a manner that is distinctive of the end of life. I began playing for her, attempting to match the rate of [...]
Wed, October 27 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
Today I truly felt that I am at the half-way point in my internship. I am assisting with orienting and training our new intern, and am taking on a larger caseload of patients. With this transition, I find looking ahead three months to be easy. This is not to say, by any means, that I [...]
Fri, October 22 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
When I was contemplating writing a blog, my thoughts about it were that the blog would be about everything other than my internship experience. Originally, I thought my writing here would be separate from that “professional” part of my life. However, one of the many lessons I’m learning from this internship and the music therapy [...]
Thu, October 21 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
I have never thought of myself as an adequate or even functional piano or keyboard player. Though I took some lessons when I was in middle school, and some in college that were required for any music major, I have remained ever-intimidated by the instrument and its complexity. I feel this way about most instruments [...]
Tue, October 19 2010 » Reflections » 1 Comment
I wonder if I have ever defined my sense of purpose. I don’t know that I have. My boyfriend took me to a fundraising dinner for the Center for Grief, Loss, and Transition tonight, and we spoke about the possibility for music therapy to be utilized in this organization. This is an exciting prospect, but [...]
Mon, October 18 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
Tonight, I had the privilege to attend a concert the Minnesota Orchestra presented. I cannot recall the last concert of any orchestra I have seen. When I was younger, from middle school into high school, I played violin in the city orchestra. I remember feeling relatively indifferent toward the music I played for the concerts [...]
Sun, October 17 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
Today I have had a fantastic birthday. I was privileged to spend it with people I love, doing the job I love doing. I have spent a fair amount of time today with my boyfriend, my co-interns, my internship director, and the patients who so wonderfully welcome me into their lives. Not only this, but [...]
Sat, October 16 2010 » Reflections » No Comments
