Structure of Weekly Music Therapy Sessions
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Section 1 | Music therapist improvises an opening music experience in E major tonal center on guitar that serves as an ‘invocation' to participate in the session and as a key to ritualize the experience. |
| Section 2 | Breath-focused music-driven meditation. |
| Section 3 | Guided visualization experience accompanied by guitar music in D mixolydian mode with gentle suggestions to channel a “safe and comfortable place.” |
| Section 4 | Modified “song sensitation” experience21 that involves listening to a song chosen by the group or therapist; sharing thoughts about the lyrics and themes; and re-actualizing the song, such that the final product carries a new meaning contextualized to the therapeutic space. |
| Section 5 | Music therapist plays a closing song that is initially chosen by the therapist, and in subsequent sessions by the participants. |