1. Music Katja Gottschewski

2. Overview • Barriers • Listening to music • Our voice • Playing an instrument • New technology • Music therapy

3. Barriers • “You have no talent”, “You can’t sing” etc. • Bad / wrong teachers • Being forced • Cultural limitations • Money • Our own limitations

4. Listening to Music • Can help with concentration – or not • Calming or stimulating • Help with timing / sense of time • Evokes memories • Listening to music as a social activity • Widening your musical horizon

5. Our Voice • Exploring our voices • Vocal stimming • Songs as tools • Singing together

6. Playing an Instrument • Which instrument? • Finding the right teacher (if any) • Balancing dreams and reality • Communicating your needs and wishes • Possible problems: Inertia, dyspraxia, motor problems, hypersensitivity, exposure anxiety etc. • Playing together

7. New Technology • Can help to overcome some barriers • Sharing music and making music together even if you don’t live in the same place • New kinds of instruments: e.g. theremin, Eigenharp, QChord • Software: e.g. MIDIGrid

8. Music Therapy • Using music not just for its own sake • Self-expression and communication through music • Possible things to work on: Inertia, dyspraxia, motor problems, hypersensitivity, exposure anxiety etc. • Different approaches and settings: Creative music therapy, Guided Imagery, psychoanalytical music therapy, individually or in groups, etc.

9. Have fun!