“The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.” – Thelonious Monk

Discovering, opening and unleashing a whole new set of sound sets from Pandora's box tonight is perhaps the biggest, quickest, most revolutionary leap I have taken in my musical growth as a music therapist. Modes! But of course! And oh the things I'll be able to do with them with the people I'm working with!

​Sitting at my grandmother and grandfathers' Danneman piano tonight I let my fingers lead, allowing whatever I felt to flow through without thinking. It's like time out for me. Sometimes I need time out from thinking, sometimes I need time out to think, sometimes it's like having company, most of the time I'm seeking me-music.

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