23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

yourself, sidestepping the problems, being able to look
at yourself and laugh, tuning into your inner rhythm and
focusing.
- the mention in the constructs of a key philosophy
of the Centre, namely for the residents to look after
themselves by giving priority to their real needs, eg.
references to sensitivity and gentleness (with
ourselves), to strengthening and being positive.
- post-session constructs reflect the experience of
several of the residents who discovered, or
rediscovered, a talent for making music with mention of
unknown talents, discovering potential and of increased
confidence after having played in the session. For some
residents there was an unexpected pleasure to find that
they could play the instruments they had explored in the
session; for others it reminded them of music making
they had taken part in the past. Some residents stated
that they now intended to take up musíc again.
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The following are supportive points arising from the
interviews and observations during the sessions. There
were many personal insights gained by the residents
during the music therapy:
Resident A felt frustrated when playing the drum; she
lived with a professional musician and she herself had
stoppedplayingthe violin. She was able to ask herself
why she stopped playing commenting that something
positive had come out of the frustration.
Resident B mentioned in her interview that she had felt
nervous before the session with a 'problem with music.'
During the session she realised that since her discovery
of her illness she had suppressed a love of music. She
also had the insight during the session that this 'shutting
down' to music was mirrored in the way she did not
listen to her own body, putting off attending to her