Musical Instruments Bring Families Together
Voice of America's American Life: People, Places & Issues in the News Across America
April 2, 2008
Tony Edelblute, music
therapist with The Children's
Hospital Ponzio Creative Arts
Therapy Center.
Tony Edelblute, music therapist with The Children's Hospital Ponzio Creative Arts Therapy Center, is featured in an article and radio interview about his unique approach to help families communicate better with each other. His family music therapy sessions use a "personality as an instrument approach" to help each family member understand what they sound like and work towards harmonizing better.
"You start having a choice. 'Oh, my family works like this,' as opposed to – you know the metaphor – the fish swimming in the water but they're not aware of the water. This is a nice way to pull you out of the water for just a second so you can say, 'Oh! This is what I'm swimming in,'" Edelblute explained.
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