
Music Within Therapy Part 1
This page is intented to give you some ideas of how to use music within your therapy.
Music as we all know can guide our feelings and moods. F4b music is new and unheard that has a combination of sounds that sooth and calm and will enhance any therapeutic journey.
If you are a therapist looking for music for therapy the best thing to look for to start with is music that matches the duration of your therapy so you dont have to stop the therapy session to change tracks or have empty gaps that will have your client wondering what will happen next.
Also, consider using a 5 to 10 minute track for introductions and talking to your client when he or she enters your therapy room and takes some time to relax and talk to you about how they are, if they are an existing client, or talk to you for perhaps longer if they are a new client coming for their evaluation session.
Then for the session, choose a piece that is exactly the same length as your session, or longer if you are happy to turn down the volume when you choose to finish. You may choose a longer length piece to enable you to work with your client in a less structured way, enabling you to have the option of continuing with them for as long as you feel is right for that session.
The exact length pieces you choose will be more useful as you set out a session plan that is structured around 30 or 40 minute therapy lengths.
The additional benefit of music to support you through this timed therapy is that it will help you keep track of time.
Look additionally for pieces of music that have a time marker on them, for example a bell chime every 5 minutes that helps you to keep track of time but also move onto another part of your therapy process.
Additionally, a more distinct chime or other sound (but still subtle and in keeping with the music and the therapy session) would aid you with confirming the last part of your therapy is coming up so that you can begin to raise your client out of the session and begin to connect with their surroundings again.
In part 2 I will talk about sound design and composition.
