All Things Must Pass: Utilizing Music Therapy in the Transition of a Dying Loved One

Authors

  • Jacob Beck

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v10i2.159

Keywords:

hospice, end of life care, music therapy with family, songs, dual relationships

Abstract

Even as a Music Therapist with some knowledge and experience with hospice, I was yet unprepared for the intimate passing of one of my own loved ones. This is the story of how I used music to help relieve my father’s and my own anxieties surrounding his transition, and the challenges and successes that I found in offering that music to him.

Author Biography

Jacob Beck

H. Jacob Beck, MT-BC, holds a Certificate of Music Therapy from Marylhurst University, and has been practicing as a Music Therapist in Portland, OR, and Orlando, FL since January 2009. He has worked with a variety of populations including children with autism; well elderly; elders with dementia; people with HIV/AIDS; and adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities. He will be relocating this year to rural Wisconsin, working as a Music Therapist in hospice care and beginning the journey of owning a private Music Therapy practice. He is a musician with a passionate interest in songwriting and home recording, and is an amateur rock and roll historian/devoted appreciator.

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Published

2010-06-02

How to Cite

Beck, J. (2010). All Things Must Pass: Utilizing Music Therapy in the Transition of a Dying Loved One. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v10i2.159

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Stories

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