Music Therapy Awareness Week

By Erin Semple
Staff Writer

Music Therapy Awareness Week features various activities that intend to inform students about what music therapy entails from Monday, Feb. 18 through Friday, Feb. 22.
The purpose of this week is to provide information on music therapy and its achievements. This week also strives to make students aware of music therapy and to cause them to be interested in what it is all about.
“The purpose of the week is to let people know what music therapy is and if people participate in the activities planned for the week to gain an experience of what music therapy is like,” said Carly Thompson, music therapy student.
On Monday, Feb. 18, there will be a recital, which will introduce music therapy awareness week in Max Noah Recital Hall at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, there will be an in-service workshop program in Health Sciences 104 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 20, some music therapy students will visit Baldwin High School and lead a variety of music activities with Jessica Joiner from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. On Thursday, Feb. 21, there will be a somatron chair in Porter Fine Arts in the Music Therapy Clinic Room from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Friday, Feb. 22, all of the music therapy students will be wearing their shirts and will be available to answer questions.
“I think these events will increase the awareness of music therapy and its benefits especially to students who don’t know that much about it,” said Erin Thomas, an advanced music therapy student.
On Monday at the recital, Dr. Wendy Mullen and friends will be performing at 8 p.m. Mullen is one of the voice professors here at Georgia College and State University.
“She is incredibly vocally talented. It is highly recommended to attend,” said Thomas.
On Tuesday, there is an in-service workshop.
“The in-service learning is more for the music education classroom to see how music therapy works in that type of setting,” said Scott Albright, a music therapy student.
On Wednesday, the music activities will hope to increase communication, academic and behavioral, movement, musical, emotional and social skills.
A relaxing technique will also be shared through the somatron chair, a vibrating chair that relaxes the person.
“It is one of the relaxation techniques and may be a great source of guided imagery,” said Jolena Fullwood, music therapy student.
Concluding the week, Friday will allow students to ask other music therapy students about music therapy and more information on a one-to-one basis.
“I will be more than happy to answer any questions you have about music therapy,” said Thomas.
For more information, please contact Dr. Sandi Curtis, director of Music Therapy at 445-2645.

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