Music Therapy Expression Experience

Title: Hello to our Feelings

Domain: Emotional/behavioral
Population: Adolescents
Category: Singing, instrument playing, improvisation, self-expression, selfidentification
Materials: Guitar, percussive instruments (shakers, strikers, scrapers)
Procedures:
1. Introduce experience to client/s, and explain that they can choose to
share their feelings or not. If they choose not to speak, they can play
how theyre feeling on their instrument.
2. Therapist begins to sing and play Intro, allowing time for the clients to
answer the question.
3. Therapist asks everyone join the song through singing and playing the
repeated line, but pause when an individual has to give their answer.
4. Therapist sings the name of everyone in the room allowing the child to
answer.
5. After everyone has been called on, the therapist plays Outro and the
song comes to an end.
Behavioral Consideration:
1. Self-expression: Did client participate in the activity through singing
or playing?
2. Did client share a feeling through speech, song, or improvisation?
3. What is the atmosphere of the group before and after the activity?

Source: Original
Submitted by: Annamarie Dwozan

Hello to our Feelings

By: Annamarie Dwozan
INTRO
C
Em
Am7
F
C
Hello (good morning/afternoon) everybody, will you tell me what
day it is?
C
Em
Am7
F
C
Hello everybody, will you tell me how the weather is?
C
Em
Am7 F
Now lets talk about how were feeling today, okay?
(Repeat this line for each client)
Am7
Em
F
C
________________(client name), how are you feeling today? Please
say!
OUTRO
C
Em
Am7
F
C
Thank you everybody for telling us your feelings today
C
Em
Am7 F
C
Lets enjoy the weather and our friends today. (x2)