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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 3 May 1989, p. 22

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“If there were more job oppor- tunmes in music therapy, the door wouldn't be closed to accept- mg more than 10 applicants. As more facihtles become aware of the benefits of music therapy, more are employing therapists full-tune In the Kitchener-Wa. terloo area, there is an increasing demand for therapy students, but Greene said the demand hasn't increased enough to warrant ac- cepting more applicants into the program. He said that although muSic therapy has become a full. tlme career, It is still difficult to find Jobs and often therapists have to defend the profession's credibility. Also, because each placement has to be supervised by a faculty member, it "ends up draining our staff. Ar' don't emphasize that the chem recoumzes the song" ther. 4pm, work to motivate clients :nru ruspomhng on some level, Una man Just likes to rub his (ray that's all he can do, So We amul‘y try to mcurporate this ru‘n‘mng mm a song which he ,r't'mf, to Ike Thu; type of thmg AllHW‘ us to mclude each client.“ The therapist» then work on a mnwmenl piece where clients are enmuraged to clap their hands or iturnp the” feet, Arnison stressed that, 34mm therapists are not lmkmg for a perfect response "as long as It's creative .. The sessxon usually ends with a ”goodbye" song, sirmlar to the hello song, gm bv humming a familiar mel. ndx whlch encourages clients to 'rinrs'rl by ungmg the words. "We In to ung tn each individual and The next stage 13 a "name that tune" eong where therapists be- One of the most popular place- ment Facilities IS the nursing home As an example, Arnison mentioned a home where eight =:ermmc chants are visited once a ssrwk for 45 minutes, She and two student,, begin the program with 1 “hello" song which encourages the chents to shake hands with mich other and stimulates a one. an um- encoutttet The chents really seem to E‘v-ipund to this eye contact and mun-nag." Armson said. Today. with some guidance from Armson, students work on a clever eclectic musk therapy pro- gram which encompasses every. thing from vocals to percussion. When mdivuiuals seeking ther. pr aren't coming Into the school',; resident mumc therapy clmlc. Arnison and students head Into the field Music therapy iconllnued from page 13) As the flashbacks show, Dave's best Mend, Bobby, was killed in the war because he had run back to help the wounded Megs in the heat of battle. Because of the danger involved, Dave had screamed to his friend not to try PAGE 22 . WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY MAY 3, INS Heart, and Sweet Dreams, tack. les a sensitive role which he successfully brings to life. The character Dave 18 woefully lack- Ing in the ability to come to grips with hos emotions. The character 15 tough, but only because he's managed to live so long past Vietnam without understanding himself Movies (Contmued hom page 20) Sol-d wood trorrstruoonUper berm has spmdle and wagon wheel desrgn Whereas DeNlro is technically perfect in his good guy role, it is Harris, playing the struggling Dave, who steals the show. His blonde hair, round face, blue eyes and heavy-soft body appropiately Dave cannot handle the return of Megs to his life because it brings back all the memories of pain and fear in Vietman. One of those is the episode where Megs probably would have died had Bobby followed Dave's advice and not tried to save him. rescue Megs. Inter back at home Megs returns to fall in love with Dave's sister Martha. Ecpnomy Bunk $15900 _tsttre" in" Makers ot the famous OnMTypo lumen" giving youm. "Qualuy and Prirex She solidly plays a shy and repressed school teacher but nev- er takes the movie away from Harris or DeNiro. The script is partially to blame for her lack of dramatic ascendancy because Kathy Baker plays Martha, Dave's sister, and is a more than adequate actor, but somehow comes across flat. Her previous credits include a role alongside Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober and a prostitute in the movie Street Smart. fill out the tough, but boyishly vulnerable, role. He is an under. dog who people can relate to. "HZTEEVET‘ " " -rit a: tt , . 'i,T,TGTd%r"eE ‘.' I _ meer All, ... ,nlrif,i'ii; ' l MIMI}; t,.eori'a'"""" /, Hum.) i: Frederick St. Mall Wowee! maybe that’s what good movies are all about: tt looking glass, a medium, a neat little, upbeat (but sorely lacking) pie. ture of life to hold up to our own, somewhat more nihilistic adven- tures. JaUnife is a "good movie" because it is direct. It tells a story - simply and lucidly - and let's that story speak for itself. The only gimmicks are good acting and a storyline that manages to illuminate something interesting about life. most of the memorable scenes belong to the other two. Mu (an SIN}: 0n" (sem Bods Bunk Bed Radars sWWI 18te'Peri Items " Iron Headboards Queen Repairs to all makes Household a. lndustrlal sowing machlnes. Call anytime. 4 743-3485 744-7551 Steve’s Machine new}; WASHLINE sat POSTS 664-2378 STB. 1 770 M.-F. 9-9 Sat, 9.6 ”was", $53500

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