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Interview Analysis Memo DATE: TO: FROM: "#B$E%T: February 25, 2014 Professor Gagun Bet any Ra!

sey &nter'(e) Ana*ys(s Me!o, %OMM 1010+042

& a, t e o--ortun(ty to (nter'(e) a Mus(.a* T era-(st fro! /ar!onyMus(. T era-y (n "an,y, #ta 0 $ay.(e 1oor ees (s a re*at('e of !y ne(g bor an, s e )as 2(n, enoug to *et !e (nter'(e) er0 & (nten, on -ursu(ng a .areer (n !us(. but & a! unsure of ) (. route to ta2e0 Mus(. (s a ar, f(e*, to get (nto be.ause (t (s 'ery .o!-et(t('e an, you a'e to be e3tre!e*y ta*ente, 4an, *u.2y05 & )ante, to (nter'(e) a !us(. t era-(st be.ause (t .o!b(nes so!e of !y !a(n (nterests 4!us(., )or2(ng )(t t e ,(sab*e,, an, -sy. o*ogy05 Dur(ng t e (nter'(e) & .a!e to rea*(6e t at t (s .areer (s 'ery soug t after an, 'ery ,(ff(.u*t0 & t (n2 & )ou*, en7oy (t but & ,on8t 2no) (f & a'e t e s2(**s nee,e, to be su..essfu* (n t (s f(e*,0 T (s !e!o su!!ar(6es t e usefu* a,'(.e & a..u!u*ate, an, ana*y6es ) at & *earne, fro! .on,u.t(ng t e (nter'(e)0 Summary of Lessons Learned

Getting Started in the Medical Field & *earne, t at (n t e beg(nn(ng t (s (s a 'ery stressfu* 7ob0 A ba. e*or8s ,egree as )e** as a s(3!ont (nterns (- (s re9u(re,, an, $ay.(e sa(, s e on*y *earne, a*f of ) at s e nee,e, to 2no) ,ur(ng t (s tra(n(ng0 On.e you are ,one )(t t e (nterns (- you a'e to start on your o)n0 :ou a'e to be e3tre!e*y ta*ente, (n !us(.;t eory an, s(g t rea,(ng a'e to be se.on, nature to you< not to !ent(on (!-ro'(s(ng (s so!et (ng you ,o e'ery ,ay0 $ay.(e sa(, s e *o'es er 7ob so !u. (t8s !ore fun t an er regu*ar rout(ne, so t at (s ) at &8! o-(ng !y 7ob turns out *(2e0 E'(,ent*y (t (s a fun 7ob (f you 2no) ) at you are ,o(ng but (f you ,on8t (t (s e3tre!e*y stressfu*0 & *earne, fro! $ay.(e t at #ta "tate #n('ers(ty (s t e on*y s. oo* t at tea. es t (s -rogra! (n #ta so (f & )ant to -ursue t (s .areer & )(** a'e to transfer t ere0 =u.2(*y, !ost (f not a** of t e .ourses &8'e ta2en )(** ,(re.t*y transfer so t ey )(** be out of t e )ay0 & !ay a'e to re+ta2e !us(. t eory but (t )(** 7ust e*- !e un,erstan, (t better0 $ay.(e s are, t at s e s-ent four years to re.e('e er Ba. e*ors, but t en .ont(nue, on at %o*ora,o "tate to get er Masters, ) (. !a,e er e*(g(b*e to -ra.t(.e as a Mus(. T era-(st0 $ay.(e sa(, (t (sn8t ne.essary to get a Master8s ,egree but s e )ante, to be.ause (t (s er -ass(on an, t ere (s a *ot !ore to *earn )(t t e sub+f(e*, s e )ent (nto 4>euro*og(.a* Mus(. T era-y05 A Typical Day Ob'(ous*y $ay.(e *o'es !us(. an, er -ass(on for (t (s ) at ,r('es er0 As -re'(ous*y state, )or2 (s t e best -art of er ,ay be.ause s e gets to ,o ) at s e *o'es an, e*- -eo-*e at t e sa!e t(!e0 " e says (t (s so re)ar,(ng to )at. er -at(ents 4s-e.(f(.a**y t e young ones5 -rogress0 &t8s ar, for er to be -at(ent an, )a(t for t e! to (!-ro'e but ) en t ey ,o s e .an8t e'en e3-ress t e 7oy (t br(ngs er0 $ay.(e sa(, you a'e to be e3tre!e*y ,e,(.ate, to get a 7ob (n t (s f(e*,0 Out of roug *y s(3ty a--*(.ants, on*y t)e*'e !a2e (t e'ery year (nto t e -rogra! at #ta "tate an, !any of t e! ,ro- be.ause of t e -ressure0 &f s e ,(,n8t abso*ute*y *o'e (t (t )ou*, be 'ery ,(ff(.u*t0 $ay.(e (s -r(!ar(*y a stay at o!e !o! 4) (. (s ) at & -*an on ,o(ng5 so as of no) s e on*y as t)o -at(ents0 "ess(ons are forty+f('e !(nutes *ong so s e s-en,s about t)o ours -er )ee2 on t (s 7ob0 &n t e beg(nn(ng (t too2 *onger t an t at be.ause t ere )as so !u. )or2 outs(,e of t e sess(on 4re.or,(ng ,ata an, !a2(ng goa*s5 but as t e years a'e -asse, s e as *earne, t at (t8s better to be !ore .on.(se (n er notes0 E'entua**y s e )(** ta2e !ore -at(ents but for no) t)o (s enoug to 2ee- er go(ng0

T ere (sn8t ne.essar(*y a ty-(.a* ,ay for $ay.(e be.ause er .o!-any )or2s )(t a** ty-es of -at(ents0 T e -r(!ary fo.us of t era-y (s to !a2e goa*s so e'ery sess(on (s ,(fferent0 Ea. goa* fa**s (n one of t ese .ategor(es: (!-ro'(ng so.(a* s2(**s, .o!!un(.at(on, !otor s2(**s, .ogn(t('e s2(**s, e!ot(ona* regu*at(on, an, un,erstan,(ng?(!-ro'(ng t e senses0 T e assess!ent after ea. sess(on (s 'ery (!-ortant0 Fro! s!a** . (*,ren to -eo-*e )(t ,(sab(*(t(es to substan.e abusers, s e sees a** ty-es of -eo-*e0 Of .ourse e'ery sess(on .onta(ns !us(. but t e !us(. (s s-e.(f(. to ea. -at(ent 4a*t oug )(t . (*,ren so!e of t e sa!e songs !ay be use,05 The focus for children is to help them with their social skills and simply to help them learn. With the disabled their goals may be to help their motor skills as well as their social skills. or substance abusers the music is used as a way to e!press themselves and learn how they e!perience different types of music. Most of the work happens during the session. "aycie said the hardest part of her #ob is dealing with difficult behavior since she works with children and the disabled. She often wonders if what she is doing is actually beneficial and if she is even making a difference. It$s hard for her to be patient but when she sees improvement it is very rewarding and worth all the stress. Continuing Education & as2e, $ay.(e (f s e as to .ont(nua**y )or2 on !us(. to be.o!e better an, s e sa(, s e s ou*, but s e ,oesn8t a*)ays a'e t e t(!e0 & t (n2 s e (s s2(**e, enoug as (t (s be.ause of a** t e tra(n(ng s e as been t roug 0 " e says s e so!et(!es fee*s *(2e s e runs out of (,eas but to e*- )(t t at s e )ent to a .onferen.e (n >e) :or2 t at taug t er o) to .o!-ose (n ,(fferent !o,es an, ,(fferent sty*es of !us(. -erta(n(ng to .u*ture0 Be(ng a.t('e*y .reat('e e*-s er stay .reat('e0 " e (s essent(a**y *earn(ng ne) s2(**s e'ery ,ay s(n.e no t)o sess(ons are a*(2e0 /er .ont(nue, e,u.at(on a--ens e'ery ,ay an, (t !a2es er a better !us(. t era-(st0 Interview Analysis Fro! t (s (nter'(e) & *earne, t at (t (s -robab*y t e -erfe.t 7ob for !e s(n.e (t (n.*u,es a *ot of !y (nterests but & )(** nee, to )or2 e3tre!e*y to a..o!-*(s anyt (ng (n t (s f(e*,0 T ere are t ree ty-es of !us(. t era-y;neuro*og(.a* 4) (. (s $ay.(e8s f(e*,5 -sy. o,yna!(., an, (!-ro'(sat(ona*0 Ob'(ous*y a** t ree a'e a bas(s (n !us(. but t ey ea. a--roa. t e use of (t ,(fferent*y0 & t (n2 t e neuro*og(.a* t era-y )ou*, be t e one & )ou*, *(2e t e !ost be.ause & a! 'ery (ntereste, (n o) t e bra(n )or2s an, o) u!ans )or20 &t a*so see!s to be t e !ost .re,(b*e one0 & a! not yet 9ua*(f(e, to be a !us(. t era-(st be.ause a*t oug & *o'e to .o!-ose an, !us(. .o!es natura**y to !e t ere (s st(** a *ot of roo! for (!-ro'e!ent0 & ,o *o'e e*-(ng -eo-*e t oug , so (t )ou*, be )ort a** of t e ar, )or2 to be ab*e to use !y ta*ents to e*- ot er -eo-*e0 & a! g*a, & a, t e o--ortun(ty to (nter'(e) $ay.(e be.ause !any -eo-*e a'e suggeste, t (s .areer -at to !e but & 2ne) 'ery *(tt*e about (t, but no) & see (t )ou*, be a 'ery goo, t (ng for !e to ,o0 & *earne, a *ot of e*-fu* t (ngs fro! er0 Analysis of my Interviewing rocess &8! a -retty s y -erson ) en (t .o!es to nor!a* s(tuat(ons but t (s (nter'(e) )as easy for !e0 @ en & a'e a -ur-ose an, & a'e so!et (ng s-e.(f(. to ta*2 about )(t so!eone & a'e no -rob*e!0 T e t (ng t at !a2es !e un.o!fortab*e (s s!a** ta*2 but )e ,(,n8t a'e to ,ea* )(t t at0 & a, a *(st of 9uest(ons to as2 er but & 'ar(e, fro! (t 9u(te a b(t0 T e .on'ersat(on f*o)e, 'ery n(.e*y an, & en,e, u- as2(ng er a *ot of 9uest(ons & ,(,n8t e'en a'e )r(tten ,o)n0 @e 2e-t eye .onta.t an, (t fe*t 'ery natura*0 &f & e'er (nter'(e) aga(n & t (n2 (t !(g t be goo, for !e to re.or, t e (nter'(e)0 A*t oug & a, no -rob*e! )r(t(ng ,o)n ) at s e sa(, t ere !ay a'e been so!e t (ngs t at & !(sse,0 & )as sur-r(se, at o) fast t e (nter'(e) )ent0 Fortunate*y by t e en, of t e a*f our & )as -retty !u. out of 9uest(ons an, (t en,e, -retty natura**y be.ause t e sess(on & obser'e, began r(g t after our (nter'(e)0 & t an2e, er for er t(!e an, s e sa(, (f & e'er a'e any !ore 9uest(ons s e )ou*, be a--y to e*- !e0

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Dear $ay.(e T an2 you so !u. for *ett(ng !e (nter'(e) you about !us(. t era-y0 :ou rea**y e*-e, !e not on*y )(t !y ass(gn!ent but a*so (n ,e.(,(ng ) at & )ant !y .areer to be0 & a,!(re your -ass(on for !us(. an, your *o'e for your 7ob an, your fa!(*y0 & o-e to one ,ay be as s2(**e, an, (nte**(gent as you are0 :our ans)ers to !y 9uest(ons )ere 'ery e*-fu* an, e*-e, !e un,erstan, ) at !us(. t era-y (s a** about0 &t (sn8t ) at & e3-e.te, an, & t (n2 (t !(g t 7ust be t e -erfe.t 7ob for !eE & a--re.(ate you *ett(ng !e s(t (n on a sess(on as )e**0 &t )as fun )at. (ng t e 2(,s *earn an, *(sten(ng to you guys s(ng< & .an ,ef(n(te*y see o) (t e*-s t ose 2(,sE "(n.ere*y,

Bet any Ra!sey

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