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arfie
arfie

This song is stuck in my head, circling around my anxieties over the end of my youngest son's supervised visit with his children. Tomorrow we return the children to the other grandparents with whom we share protective custody of the children from both parents. I included the chords, just in case there are others in the community who do their music therapy with live instruments.


Precious Friend

(Words and Music by Pete Seeger)



Just when I thought

All was lost, you changed my mind.

You gave me hope (not just the old soft soap)

You showed that we could learn to share in time

(you and me and Rockefeller)

I'll keep pluggin' on,

Your face will shine through all our tears.

And when we sing another little victory song,

Precious Friend, you will be there.

Singing in harmony,

Precious Friend, you will be there.



G D7 Eb7 G - / C - G - / G D7 Eb7 G Em / A7 - D7 -

/ " / C - F# - / C A G E / A D G E / A D GC G

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Beatha
Beatha
I love the lyrics. And I'm impressed that you do music therapy with live instruments (all I can do is sing - falsely and horribly, ;-) )

*reaching out through the computer to lend you a hand to steady you through your anxiety if you want it*
arfie
arfie
As a child of the 60's, wa-a-a-a-ay before youtube music therapy, I suffered a serious speech defect which held me mostly mute and labeled, "Retard" until pre-adolescence. The speech defect was remedied with music therapy. I was taught to sing what needed to be said, then regulate my songs to sound like speech. It worked. I believe music is, quite literally, my first language.

Don't underestimate the voice as an extremely complex instrument. Ask any opera director. Voice is the most complex instrument in the orchestra.

On the therapy end, breathing exercises are widely praised as effective therapy tools. Have you ever tried to sing without breathing?

It's not about being perfect. It's about working it out.
Beatha
Beatha
Thanks arfie. Luckily, my husband doesn't complain about my singing... and yes, I sometimes sing just so I breathe properly.
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