Erin Hade Lunde, MT-BC, music therapist in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
Several of the clients I see have autism. Some use speech to communicate, others do not. Some find the ability to express their needs through various gestures, some sign language, and other physical indications; others do not. Some of them have a combination of verbal and physical communication. Most of my clients with autism, however, [...]
Wed, April 3 2013 » Experience, Reflections » No Comments
I had another enlightening supervision session tonight. Thursdays are my really busy days, and I’m always a messy pool of goo when I finally make it to 6:45 and talk with my supervisor, but regardless, I took away a great thought: “The therapist’s job is to say the unsayable.” I’ve been noticing one of my [...]
Thu, December 13 2012 » Experience, Fascination Station, Reflections » No Comments
My favorite part of the week thus far: When one of the elementary school kids I see in a special education class teaches me the lyrics to a song, and then goes on to add harmony before creating a song of his own about the Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas. Man, that kid [...]
Tue, December 11 2012 » Experience, Fascination Station » No Comments
Music is such a great co-therapist. What a revelation for a music therapist to have. I can know this, and have known it intellectually, for years, but much of the time I have trouble trusting that the music in my music therapy sessions works more effectively than anything else. One of my clients tonight had [...]
Wed, November 28 2012 » Experience, Fascination Station, Reflections » 1 Comment
I feel rather distant from a number of things lately, but this is because we are so busy getting together the rest of our wedding planning. Obviously I haven’t been writing daily; but I’ve been working daily. Last week’s UPSÂ included: Acquiring new clients Seeing my once-a-month clients Setting up a high school student observation Acquiring [...]
Mon, May 14 2012 » Experience, Reflections » No Comments
Play It Loudly, Play It Quietly I’ve been working in early intervention all over the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro for about six weeks now. I’ve come up with this music experience that has worked well for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and has worked on a long-term continuous level. WHO IS PLAYING? One group of six to eight (ideally [...]
Thu, April 12 2012 » Experience » No Comments
