Have
you ever wondered what music therapy is? I always have. I've always
heard so much about it and never quite understood it. What started
the curiosity of wanting to understand music therapy happened in
Middle School. My great grandmother had just had knee surgery and
had to go through therapy. My mother was her transportation to the
clinic. One day she took me because I had just got out of school and
she didn't want to leave me alone. When we got there I thought it was
the most boring thing to do. But as we sat there watching my granny
walk down a path I noticed someone playing a guitar. I thought that
seeing what was going on there would be more interesting than sitting
here watching an old woman walk. I got out of my seat, went down the
hall and found the guitar player. She was playing a tune while
singing to a young boy.
This
boy looked mentally challenged but as she played her guitar he moved
to the rhythms of the song. I didn't think much of it being a little
kid in Middle School but as I grew older my mind kept bringing me
back to that day. The more I thought about, the more that I heard
about music therapy. It has been puzzling me every year about how it
works.
I
have started my studies on music therapy but so far I still do not
understand it.
