Our music therapy experience here has been multifaceted and very moving. From percussion/drum circles to song circles to working with music applications on the iPad, the children served by the school and orphanage are eager to share their music with us. We teach them a song like "This Little Light of Mine" and they return the favor by translating the song into Creole for us. We teach them simple percussion techniques and they enhance the experience with their own traditional Haitian rhythms. We play a recorded arrangement of the Haitian national anthem to a group of pre-teen boys, and they burst into song with a power that moves me to tears. Molly and Donna are finding their own ways of working with the students and are developing unique approaches as therapeutic opportunities arise. After speaking to the nursing staff this morning, the Drs. Morquette asked us to provide music for patients within the hospital tomorrow morning. I am excited and honored and look forward to working with patients and
their families.
Elizabeth York
their families.
Elizabeth York
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