Technique “DRAWING MUSIC”

Target. Self-knowledge of one’s personal properties and one’s attitude towards people and the world as a whole. The exercise helps to look at yourself and others from an unusual perspective.
Instructions: “Sit comfortably and listen to music. At my signal, start drawing the feelings that this music evokes in you, or images, symbols that you associate with this musical theme. You should strive to express yourself as fully as possible.”
The playing time of the music is approximately three minutes, but it can be changed at the request of the art therapist in connection with the psychodiagnostic, psychocorrectional and psychotherapeutic tasks that he sets for himself and for the group members. Then the drawings are collected and an impromptu exhibition is arranged, during which the group must recognize the authors of the drawings.
After the exhibition, a discussion is held: “Share your impressions, paying attention to how each of you managed to reveal yourself in this picture of music. What helped you recognize the author? Who didn’t know at all? Why? How unusual was the drawing? Could the author express his feelings? Or are you still not well known?
While viewing the exhibition, participants can record their discoveries of the authors on a separate sheet of paper. Therefore, the drawings should be numbered, but do it in such a way that the group members cannot find out which drawing belongs to whom.