[Markkunkel]

I am a teacher (university psychology) in addition to my other work, and sometimes, rarely and from my point of view preciously and riskily, sing and play to illustrate a particular point. I conclude tomorrow a 17-day intensive summer term in which I'm teaching Intro Psych, Abnormal Psych, and Psychology of Dreams (whew), the latter a grad/undergrad class. Today the theme for the Dreams class was developmental perspectives, or the ways that dreams reflect and echo and amplify phases and struggles in our human journey. We gathered in a circle and I sang a song and then we talked about what it woke up in our dreaming, part of the musical menu including:
"Donald and Lydia" (John Prine)
"Clay Pigeons" (Blaze Foley)
"Buckets of Rain" (Bob Dylan)
"Trouble in the Fields" (Nanci Griffith)
"Birches" (Bill Morrissey)
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" (Death Cab for Cutie)
and a couple of my songs (they're all mine, but...)

The new Gwaltney Australian Blackwood/Lutz sounded wonderful and brought a lot of joy.

Others use music as part of your work?

Mark