May 4th I flew out to Detroit, and came back to L.A. on May 10th. Lucky me, I got to stay with Ben and Megan and Aspen as I attended a music therapy continuing education credit seminar. (I have to have 100 CMTEs [Continuing Music Therapy Education credits] every 5 years, and this seminar got me 50 in one weekend!) It was Saturday-Monday 8am-7pm and Tuesday 8am-5pm learning about using music therapy in end-of-life care, and about how to start a music therapy position in a hospice company. So I learned some clinical stuff, and some business stuff too! It was great!
One of the attendees brought her iPad, and recorded some songs for music therapists to use in their work during our role-plays one morning. I shared one, and another lady shared hers. Neither of us had them written down. We're continuing the oral tradition. =)
This song I learned in Jamaica, it's called, "Buddhist Blessing".
This is Taryn Thomas, she's a music therapist working on a cancer unit in a hospital in NY.
The best part of the trip, though, was time well spent with these folks:
What a cute family!
We went to go feed some ducks and geese. Aspen wasn't too sure about the whole thing once we got out of the car.
She felt much better once safely off the ground up in mommy's arms.
Daddy took her exploring on some benches that were sitting in the lake.
Yes, they were IN the lake.
Another day we went to a state park. Aspen using Ben's shoulders as her carriage and Ben's hair as her reins.
With some coaxing, Aspen was able to pet one of the goats at the petting zoo.
What a little cutie! Megan says Aspen loves to "read".
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