Dr.Chandrakant Sardeshmukh

Music Therapy with Dr. Chandrakant Sardeshmukh

Date: October 2001

Venue: Mercedes College – Adelaide

Attendants: 200 Primary School Students

Summary of comments made by children on feedback forms asking the question: “What was your experience or feelings during the music therapy session?”

Age 10 – 11

….I felt like it was a chance to release bad feelings and memories in my mind. It was like starting a new life…

…I felt all relaxed and all renewed for the next thing….my head particularly felt good because that goes under a lot of stress and it felt nice…also my legs, which hurt a lot felt better when the music started….Healing music makes you feel good about things and it is peaceful…..

….I felt like I was in a jungle and I could feel rivers running down my arms. I was also very relaxed and I didn't concentrate on anything but the music…Yes my hands felt all strange. I felt all tingly on my palms….

….In the session I felt total relaxation over my whole body, my leg and arms in particular. My body was all numb and when I had to get up I felt weird. I felt like I was floating on air….

….all in all I really enjoyed it, especially because we missed out on the first proper lesson of the term…..

….I felt peaceful and very relaxed during the session. As he played the music it was so relaxing you forget about everything, including to breathe. I enjoyed it a lot….

….I felt relaxed and it also made me feel good with my life, it made me feel refreshed and prepared for the day and what it had in stall for me. I also felt that I was the only one in the room and that made me feel confident….

….I felt good, happy and very peaceful. I also felt good about myself….

….I felt very relaxed and calm. You felt happy, no worries. It was like in the jungle listening to the birds chirp softly. You felt at peace like nothing could ever stop you from having this wonderful feeling. Everything was quiet, you could just let your mind drift away, but still hear that peaceful music….

Year 8 Age 12 – 13

….I thought this music was a good experience for all of us. It made me feel relaxed and less tense. The music was very soothing to the mind….

….This musical performance was very motivating and I felt as if I was in another world. It was also very relaxing and it was very soothing….it was very mysterious….

....the music made me feel very relaxed and content….

….it calmed my nerves it helped me focus. It cleared my mind of whatever was going on….

….I found this session very relaxing. It was enjoyable to just lie down and listen to special music. We also learnt about Indian music and on the whole, had a good time. A thoroughly enjoyable experience….

….I felt relaxed it was interesting listening to different cultures music….

….I felt relaxed and at the same time mysteriously energetic. I felt the inner me, the beautiful aroma filled my spirit and I floated of to a far away land….

…I felt very relaxed. My body was one with my spirit. I was so relaxed I could not feel my body. I was imagining great, great things. I could not believe how beautiful the tunes that came were….

....I found it very enjoyable. I found it a great time to think and reflect about what has been going on lately in my life it was a very peaceful time. I discovered a new side of me….

….Throughout the session I felt very relaxed. My thoughts were very positive….the music was not what I usually listen to however I did enjoy it….

….During Dr. Sardeshmukh's performance, I was relaxed and peaceful. I think that I would be able to prosper if we had more sessions. I also found it a good time to reflect about certain issues that were troubling me….

….A feeling of relaxation and a great sense of calmness and peace. It was a new experience and a different approach to music of his culture....

….I thought the musician was great and played music that calmed us all….

….I thought the music was really relaxing. When we first came in we were a little bit hyper but after some deep breathing and some calm music it relaxed us. It cleared our heads so we had nothing to worry about. We only thought about happy thoughts….

….the things I enjoyed most about the music were that it changed constantly and it was easy to concentrate on….

Year 8 Age 12- 13 continued

….The music therapy worked in the way that I did not feel tired till the end of the day. I went to bed late the night before and normally I am tired during the day….

….Whilst the music was playing I had no thoughts and I just concentrated on what I was hearing. At times it kind of felt like gravity itself had abandoned me. Sometimes it felt like it was on the side of me and that I was going to fall off a wall….

….I felt one sensation and that was my heart beat, it slowed down a lot during the session….

….mostly I felt relaxed….it made me think about everything in my life. It gave me time to look at the spiritual side of life. The sounds were very relaxing and soothing. I felt a sensation in my toes, as if they were being lifted….

….I was extremely relaxed and extremely calm….

….I fell asleep towards the end because it was very relaxing and cleared my head….

….the sound of the sitar was pretty weird but at the same time relaxing…I started to loosen up and my head started to clear….

….It was so relaxing that I fell asleep and that day I actually had sore ribs. When I woke up they were all better….

….the music was interesting and sounded cool….

….throughout the performance my whole body was relaxed, but it wasn't like a normal relaxed it was more like a spiritual relaxation. The music was soothing and it made me forget about all my problems….

….his music kind of refreshed me though so that we could have a lesson without thinking about work and being stressed….

….I really enjoyed the session. I thought it was really good and I have now found out that I enjoy Indian music. I also liked it because Dr. Chandrakant Sardeshmukh's voice was very soothing which was also relaxing….I would be happy to attend anymore opportunities like this….

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