Michele Forinash really captures the tremendous impact music can have on our society. I knew I just had to comment on her article because I, too, am incredibly grateful for music.
When people ask me how I came to be interested in Music Therapy, I always answer without hesitation: "Well, because I love music and I love helping people." It's as simple as that. Sometimes I'll receive satisfied nods, and sometimes I'll receive looks of confusion. I always just chuckle to myself, because so few people understand the full effect music can have on our lives. From the simplest background music in the grocery store to the most complex symphonies, music is everywhere. In my life, I can't remember a time when there was not music.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have adored music. I remember going into my room, closing the door, and playing a cassette tape while dancing around with a microphone. Of course, my "microphone" was my sparkly baton at the time. I would sing at the top of my lungs, without a care in the world. As I got older, I became more interested in music. I took piano lessons, and then began flute in the 6th grade. I am now a senior at Georgia College & State University and I cannot imagine my life without music. When I enter my apartment after a long day of music classes and practicums, I still turn on my CD player. Music does something to my soul. It reaches to my very core and expresses my feelings when I cannot. Music is extraordinary. Music is my haven. Music is comfort. Music is my silver lining. Music is another world. Music is, well, me. Without it, life would not be as sweet.
About Lindsay Brown
Biography
Student at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA.
Michele Forinash really captures the tremendous impact music can have on our society. I knew I just had to comment on her article because I, too, am incredibly grateful for music.
When people ask me how I came to be interested in Music Therapy, I always answer without hesitation: "Well, because I love music and I love helping people." It's as simple as that. Sometimes I'll receive satisfied nods, and sometimes I'll receive looks of confusion. I always just chuckle to myself, because so few people understand the full effect music can have on our lives. From the simplest background music in the grocery store to the most complex symphonies, music is everywhere. In my life, I can't remember a time when there was not music.
Ever since I was a little girl, I have adored music. I remember going into my room, closing the door, and playing a cassette tape while dancing around with a microphone. Of course, my "microphone" was my sparkly baton at the time. I would sing at the top of my lungs, without a care in the world. As I got older, I became more interested in music. I took piano lessons, and then began flute in the 6th grade. I am now a senior at Georgia College & State University and I cannot imagine my life without music. When I enter my apartment after a long day of music classes and practicums, I still turn on my CD player. Music does something to my soul. It reaches to my very core and expresses my feelings when I cannot. Music is extraordinary. Music is my haven. Music is comfort. Music is my silver lining. Music is another world. Music is, well, me. Without it, life would not be as sweet.