Erin Hade Lunde, MT-BC, music therapist in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
A massive weekend is behind us. Thomas and I have just come home after having seen three movies in as many days. Thanks, Groupon. Oh yes, the length of my hairwill be right about here this timenext year. I just won’t havethat mustache. We also reserved our reception site for the wedding. I made sure [...]
Tue, May 31 2011 » Reflections » 1 Comment
Tonight I hosted a group for music therapists and interns who live in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area. The group went well– we shared songs, improvised, and even got to Skype with one of our newer colleagues who recently moved to Indiana. I have visions for this group. I’d love for us to meet [...]
Thu, May 26 2011 » Reflections » 1 Comment
I will keep this short. I just got home from my first softball practice. My first fastpitch softball experience of any kind in nine years. I can hardly type, nor can I properly grip my beer. Now I have calloused fingertips on my left hand from playing guitar and violin, and a possibly- soon-to-be calloused index finger [...]
Wed, May 25 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
I enjoy shopping in essentially no circumstance. Yesterday, we went shopping for eight hours. Eight hours. A full night’s sleep. We happened into this Disney World-esque town that consisted of brand new shops, stores, and restaurants, mashed into a few blocks, surrounded by massive piles of the dirt that was moved to accommodate their existence. [...]
Tue, May 24 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
Apparently I glean a huge amount of confidence from simply being around other music therapists. On Wednesday night, I had the opportunity and privilege to rehearse with my ex- co-intern for an event in which we are performing, and the familiarity I share with him was so helpful to me. He and I are in [...]
Fri, May 20 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
Nothing like being completely worthless all night last night and then waking up at 1:30 AM because A., I was dreaming that I wore jeans to work on a not-casual dress code day that is every day but Friday; and B., I was convinced that I am doing a terrible job as a music therapist. [...]
Wed, May 18 2011 » Reflections » 2 Comments
Today I attended a seminar on fall prevention in nursing homes/care centers/skilled nursing facilities. Doesn’t sound like fun? Yeah, it wasn’t, but our presenter was fantastic. She used a fantastic quote from Maya Angelou: “I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.” Unfortunately, she was using [...]
Wed, May 18 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
A really intense few days lie behind me. Big downs and big ups, and I am happy to have had a day of a big up. However, I think it’s interesting to notice that sometimes the amount of worry and anxiety I experience about a particular event really isn’t too irrational– I performed pretty badly, [...]
Tue, May 17 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
Blogger was down on Thursday, but dang it, I wrote a post anyway. The following: Excellence occurred today. One of my groups did a significant analysis of lyrics, which led to discussion. Residents conversed with one another, and seemed to connect on the topic. All was well. And, I got to see one of my [...]
Sun, May 15 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
I have picked up another job, as of last week (and potentially another, third job), and I am already noticing some possibly great opportunities with one of my groups, as well as challenges with my identity as a music therapist. I am content and excited to be developing more experience with the senior population, and [...]
Thu, May 12 2011 » Reflections » No Comments
