Therapy by Alice 
Crossroads
Posted on October 1, 2020 Leave a Comment
Crossroads by carbon leaf
Crossroads”
While at a crossroads
Headed A to B
I fell for a woman
Prone to run
But I couldn’t make her follow me
So I offered up my heart
Before I left, final plea
And I would’ve taken her off
The hands of a man
If it were up to me
Standing at the crossroads
Just when everything meant to be
Faded out and disappeared
As far as the eye could see
We were standing at the crossroads
We were standing at the crossroads
Here we stood to assess the dirt
Where thunderclouds brushed the land
Here we stood, confessed to her
Heads bowed, hand in hand
Standing at the crossroads
Looking at these fields of dream
I stood and watched them come unsewn
Right at the patchwork seams
We were standing at the crossroads
We were standing at the crossroads
Standing at the crossroads
Just when everything meant to be
Faded out and disappeared
As far as the eye could see
Standing at the crossroads
Looking on these fields of dreams
I stood and watched them come unsewn
Right at the patchwork seams
We were standing at the crossroads
We were standing at the crossroads
We were standing at the crossroads
We were standing at the crossroads
The title of this song gives you a pretty good idea of what is being discussed. It seems like in our country right now we are always at some sort of crossroad. I have been working as a music and massage therapist with multi handicapped children and adults for over 15 years now. I have been wanting to do something different yet I keep clinging to what I know. Plus I enjoy what I do, I just feel like I could be doing more and be so much more.
Michael and I also have our septic business which is called. Perryman septic services (PS2). We often joke that we should get magnet signs for our trucks that says Adagio massage and Perryman septic: we will massage the crap out of you. People always laugh and it has occurred to me that maybe we should cross market for one another. When he goes to check over someone’s system I could be giving massages in the house to keep people from being stressed out about what might be wrong with their septic system (and usually it’s nothing stressful)
All kidding aside I have been taking some music therapy continuing Ed classes about developing an online presence and hope to be doing more of that in the future with my music. It would be very difficult to have an online presence as a massage therapist LOL. Except Robert Gardner who is a massage therapist and teaches classes in Thai Yoga Massage, has been very successful in his online business and I am also studying his business model.
I have several services I can offer online as well as in person. If you have any questions about music and massage therapy please contact me at alice@adagiomassage.net
Ruby Ribbon
Posted on September 30, 2020 Leave a Comment
Mostly because I love these products I have decided to become a rep for Ruby Ribbon. I figured it didn’t hurt to have some other streams of income. I’m not going to build a team or go nuts trying to make sales goals but this way I can share a product I really like with people I love. My personal link is ruby ribbon.com/AlicePerryman
I am going to be having online parties and trunk shows. Send me a message!
Most People Don’t know I exist
Posted on July 17, 2020 Leave a Comment
Reprinted story from WFAA
Little known fact–before I got to be any good at the guitar (and the debate is still out whether or not I am any good) I played the autoharp and loved it. This lady takes it to a whole new level.
Author: Matt HowertonPublished: 10:33 PM CDT July 16, 2020 Updated: 10:33 PM CDT July 16, 2020
DALLAS, Texas — There are lots of reasons to be stressed right now. It feels like 2020 is undefeated at the present moment.
Navigating a pandemic and turning America’s eyes inside to strongly address racial inequality is something no one expected to shoulder this year.
And sometimes, we just need a break from our ever-evolving days.
That’s where Betty Scott’s front yard comes into the mix.
Scott is a retired Dallas ISD educator and world champion musician, winning first in the International Autoharp Championship in both 2009 and 2016.
Incredibly, she’s self-taught and learned the instrument following her final days with Dallas ISD.
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Twice a week, she shows off her skills on her porch in her east Dallas neighborhood.
And many either attend or just stop on their walks to listen.
Oh, and did I mention? Scott plays happily, with a beer in her hand.
“Learning the autoharp,” Scott said. “It was like the heavens opening and music just landing in my lap.”
‘Most people don’t know I exist. I play in front of my fireplace and that’s about it.’
Scott is a member of the Dallas Folk Music Society.
She’s usually joined by fellow members Drake Rogers, on the guitar, and Eleanor Wheat on the autoharp.
Before the pandemic, the trio usually played a show once a month. Scott got the idea to do frequent yard concerts when she saw videos of people in Europe playing music together from the balconies of their homes early on in the pandemic.
The group starts their set with the National Anthem and other patriotic songs to honor medical professionals and other essential employees.
“I know they probably don’t know we’re playing for them, but deep in my heart I hope they do,” Scott said.
The rest of the songs that follow are usually popular folk tunes. Sometimes requests come from the crowd.
Scott is older, which makes her part of the more vulnerable population in the pandemic. She said she’s barely left her house since late February, adding that the impromptu concerts keep her balanced.
“For those of us in our 70s and 80s, this is very stressful,” Scott said. “I don’t really think anyone can be sure of anything right now.”
“This keeps me sane. I was extremely stressed today and then I realized that we were playing tonight,” Scott continued with a laugh.
What Scott doesn’t know is that she provides an escape for others with her music.
Those who take a seat in her front yard get to relax and zone out for the price of free.
Scott notices too.
“It’s like five or ten minutes and then all the worries are gone,” Scott said. “You can deal with those later.”
Who would have thought?
Finding a world-renowned musician tucked inside a Dallas neighborhood?
If you see it, it’s sort of like missing a train in NYC’s subway because someone playing an instrument in the depths of those tunnels is just too good to not stop and listen to.
If Scott lives on your street, consider yourself lucky — you have an escape twice a week.
“I just play for the joying of playing because I can,” Scott said. “Same reason somebody climbs a mountain right? Because they can.”
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Outcall Massage therapy
Posted on July 11, 2020 Leave a Comment
https://www.abmp.com/updates/blog-posts/it-safe-do-outcall-massage-services
Above is an article about music therapy out call service. This is my primary type of massage therapy.
One Prairie Outpost
Posted on June 24, 2020 1 Comment
I have had this song in my head for the last day or so. I’m not really sure why but I thought I would post it. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it.
One of the things I do in music therapy is to discuss words and music, often referred to as song analysis or lyric analysis. What do you think of when you hear this song? What do you think they are singing about? There are no right or wrong answers. Please post comments.
About the group: Carbon Leaf is my absolutely favorite band. My daughter loves them too and we have been to several concerts. We are concerned they won’t be able to come this year.
Singing play songs and lullabies: Investigating the subjective contributions to maternal attachment constructs
Posted on June 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
Alison Creighton RMT, Michael Atherton, Christine Kitamura PhD
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine how the experience of singing play songs and lullabies contributes to early mother-infant attachment. A total of twenty-three healthy mother-infant dyads were recruited. Twelve were interviewed about their subjective experience of singing interactions. Eleven were interviewed about their subjective experience of non-singing play interactions. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using an adapted phenomenologically inspired analysis process (Grocke, 1999) then compared to Condon and Corkindale’s (1998) four maternal attachment constructs or domains including: (1) pleasure in proximity, (2) tolerance/acceptance, (3) need gratification and protection, and (4) knowledge acquisition. The findings reveal that the mothers’ experience of singing interactions primarily impacted the pleasure in proximity, need gratification and tolerance/acceptance constructs. The mothers’ experience of non-singing interactions primarily impacted the pleasure in proximity, need gratification and knowledge acquisition constructs. The experience of singing was distinctly different from the experience of non-singing interactions in multiple ways. The findings reveal that singing facilitated a flow of interconnections between positive mental and emotional states. Furthermore, it appears that the therapeutic potential of singing to impact attachment lies within the positivity and flow of the mothers’ intrinsic experience of singing. Overall, the findings expand current understanding of how singing play songs and lullabies may contribute positively to maternal constructs of attachment in the first year of life.
Full Article below
Exciting Day
Posted on June 18, 2020 Leave a Comment
I got the “keys” to my new office today. I’m so excited about what will be coming in the next few months to Adagio Massage and Music Therapy. I already have my first appointment scheduled and over the next few months I will be in my office most Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and some Saturdays. I hope to be offering music therapy birth music classes as people prepare for their baby arrivals and I will be doing pre-natal massage as well. So much happening. I feel like it’s a start of a really exciting time. Below I have attached my brochure for birth music therapy services. I have some pro bono and/or sliding scale spots open for new clients.
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