Erin Hade Lunde, MT-BC, music therapist in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
I was in the middle of a song today, and I suddenly thought of something I wanted to investigate that had nothing to do with the session I was leading. There are so many things going through my head lately that I have trouble focusing. This distractibility could be a sign that I am already [...]
Wed, March 30 2011 » Reflections » 2 Comments
The weekend was fantastic, as I expected. We were able to see a number of family members. We are so fortunate that our families live so close to each other, and that we’re really not that far from them.Musically speaking, my band (though I always have trouble saying “my band,” since I didn’t form it), has [...]
Tue, March 29 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
An idea I have for my higher-functioning music therapy groups: Introduce one perhaps-new-to-them instrument weekly. Challenge with this idea: Come up with one perhaps-new-to-them instrument, other than the two I’ve used this week.This weekend, we will be going to see family. There are three birthdays to celebrate, all having happened within the past week and [...]
Fri, March 25 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
I am entirely and decidedly unapologetically a behaviorist. I mean I consider myself a behaviorist on a personal level, not necessarily on a professional level. However, I wonder how personal philosophy doesn’t seep into professional practice as a therapist. But my professional life isn’t what’s concerning me at the moment. One of my favorite pastimes is [...]
Wed, March 23 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
Minor frustrations at work include:1. Rooms full of sleeping people, likely caused by the dark and rainy day;2. People fighting with each other, likely caused by the dark and rainy day;3. Very sick people whom I cannot help;4. Providing a performance-based rehearsal that I haven’t ever done, which was difficult because:A. I needed to use [...]
Wed, March 23 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
What a great, perfect weekend. On Saturday morning, Thomas and I ran the Get Lucky 7K, which was fantastic. I never knew I would love that race so much. My face still hurts from smiling all day. Perhaps I will run another race in mid-April.On Sunday, we bottled our beer. Now we wait two weeks [...]
Mon, March 21 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
I have come up against something of a wall at work. Perhaps not a wall, but rather a hedge, or some heavy brush. Maybe like the grass-covered jumps that you’d see in those horse races, after which lies a few feet of water-filled ditch. Yes, I think that is what I’ve come up against. I’m already [...]
Sat, March 19 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
How do you listen to songs for the first time? That is to say, how do you hear songs that have vocals in them? Do you hear the lyrics first, and then determine how you feel about the song? Or what about the beat and the instrumentation? I have a lot of trouble listening to [...]
Thu, March 17 2011 » Reflections » 2 Comments
Until recently, I had worked as a server in a restaurant. I have done that off and on for a few years, and I hated it. Some days I would sit inside my car outside the restaurant and have to do breathing exercises in order to get up enough stamina to get out. Most of [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » Reflections » 2 Comments
My very favorite blog, The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, has repeatedly addressed the concept of “fun” and one’s ability to find what is fun for him or her. One of the tips she gives to help find your fun, if you don’t already know what it is, is to think about what you did for [...]
Tue, March 15 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
