A Brief Intro to Music Therapy II 记音乐治疗简介线上培训(下)

On April 28th, 2021 I conducted the second part of the online training, Intro to Music Therapy, to WeSupport emotional support group leaders.

4月28日我再一次为WeSupport的义工组长们提供了音乐治疗简介的第二部分的培训。

This training continued the previous discussion on the benefits of music therapy by reviewing the key notions from E. Thayer Gaston; we then moved to the fun activity I’ve prepared for the night.

我们紧接着上一次的讨论，首先回顾了E. Thayer Gaston音乐治疗理论中的关键论点；然后便进入到当晚的亮点练习。

In this activity, I invited each participant to select one that resonated with them at the moment; we then broke into three rooms where participants again listened to the music and jogged down their thoughts, feelings, and any written material the music reminded them of.

为这个练习，我预先选定了三首曲目，然后邀请大家选择与当时的自己最有共鸣的一首，进行聆听，并写下思绪和情感，以及所选择的曲目带给自己的联想。

Participants were amazed how differently we each perceived the same music, and in the process of expressing and listening, showed empathy towards each others’ unique internal experience.

大家惊讶地发现，每一个人对于同一曲音乐的反应与联想是那么的不同。在这样的聆听和表达的过程中，展现了对每个人独特内心感受的同理心。

Due to time limits, we were not able to proceed to step III where we would create our own expression. But I am inspired by the engagement and genuineness of the participants.

由于时间关系，我们未能进行到练习的第三部。然而，我已经为大家的真诚投入所打动。

I am grateful for another meaningful encounter with this group of compassionate people.

我为又一次与这些最可爱的人的有意义的相遇心存感激。