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Thank you all for the responses! I have Christina’s book and am getting into some of the songs.
Seb- I absolutely agree which is why my first point made reference to music therapy being a specialized discipline and also why I am working under the guidance of an MT. There are many vulnerable people in this demographic and of course whilst people want to do something to help and with good intentions but there are unscrupulous individuals that can risk doing more harm than good.
I am usually exhausted after work and get overwhelmed thinking I face a 30 minute practice session. What I do is aim for 5 -10 minutes per scale/song.
I find if I do a practice binge on the weekend by Monday it’s less of a struggle because I already feel proficient in the piece so it’s mentally not as draining. it’s more like during the week i’m ‘reinforcing’ what i learnt already rather than starting all new and out at sea.
Another thing I found is looking at harp as ‘me’ time and letting go of perfectionism. I get frustrated if I feel I have ‘work’ to do or a struggle so I think of Harp as something quite personal and private. like how after school activities were always a mental escape from school with the obvious issue being work is like school… hope this makes sense!
