E-Book of Articles - World Federation of Music Therapy

Schulberg, Cecilia: Many Vioces In One ...
#3 - [excerpt from Respighi’s “Pines of Rome - Gianicola”] I like dramatic
stuff more than light - (tell more) I_m drawn to drama in life, I want
peaceful and easy, but drama attracts and stimulates me - but it can get
too much and the peace in the music is good at that time - but lots of time
it_s nothingness - or I have both, I would like not to have drama -now I
could be sitting by a lake doing nothing (let yourself do that) - I_m drawn to
nature, most pure thing, gives peace - (are you feeling that?) I think it_s
the goodness in life - [pause] I much prefer that to drama at this point -
I_m in a high state, nothing but a feeling of floating - it_s what I aspire to -
[pause] this brings up the feeling about how wonderful life is, how
incredible the world is - how lucky I am to be alive - I_m gifted by my lot in
life - I_m aware how lucky I am - [pause] but at times I want to keep it
growing rather than take the selfish, easy way - I have a tendency to do
that - [pause] I see flowers in an open field - I have an image of an
incredibly beautiful spot, it_s a sunny day, contrast of killing and blood
with nature, weird concept - seems at times nothing can be done about it -
#4 - [Debussy’s “Nocturnes - Sirenes”] getting voices of Jews up there -
[deep breath, long pause] lot of the pain of their dying is worse for the
people on earth, the people who survived - the message is you must make
the most of life, ‘cause you get to live [tears] (you get to live) - [pause]
grab as much gusto as you can (grab as much gusto as you can) - grab as
much life as you can, experience as much as you can, ‘cause it_ll come to a
close too - [another long pause] my hands are cold [moves hands] there_s
some fear in what I’m talking about, or nervousness - (have a sense of what
the fear_s about?) tapping inner stuff, death, about having cancer [tears] -
it happened so fast I didn_t know what happened [deep breath] - this isn_t
related to the music but I didn_t tell my mother I had it, I couldn_t tell her
- and she was in town at the time - [pause] I_m getting the message the
world_s a wonderful place - (feeling) I know that, it_s a shame to waste
time in your muck, stupid - I see green leaves, beautiful forest - the souls
are talking back again - (how is it to be connected with them?) interesting
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