Table 1.
Session | Content | Activities | Homework |
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(1) Welcome to Tuned In | Building group alliance, establishing group guidelines, brief program overview, Introduction to Russell’s Circumplex model of emotion. | Completion of pre-program surveys Place the emotion on the model. |
Find a low energy, pleasant song to share for next week. |
(2) Music to calm you down. | Positive valence, low arousal music. Review of Russell’s Circumplex model of emotion. Discussion of music characteristics (tempo, voice, instruments) and when to use calming music. | Imagery task Body scan Lyric analysis |
Find a high energy, pleasant song to share next week. |
(3) Music to power you up. | Positive valence, high arousal music. Discussion of musical characteristics and when energizing music may be helpful. | Imagery task Body scan Lyric analysis |
Find a medium-to-high energy, pleasant song to share next week. |
(4) Music to make you happier. | Positive valence, medium to high arousal. Discussion on extending/intensifying happy emotions through music. | Imagery task Body scan Lyric analysis |
Find a low energy, unpleasant song to share next week. |
(5) Music to be sad to. | Negative valence, Low arousal. Listening to music to explore feelings of sadness. Discussion on knowing when enough is enough and strategies to use when feeling sad. | Imagery task Body scan Lyric analysis |
Find a high energy, unpleasant song to share next week. |
(6) Music to shout to! | Negative valence, high arousal. Discussion on current strategies for coping with anger, shame, jealously and positives/negatives of these. | Imagery task Body scan Lyric analysis |
Find a low to high energy, pleasant song to share next week. |
(7) Music that inspires you. | Positive Valence, low to high arousal, discussion on what is inspiring and future directions. | Imagery task Body scan Lyric analysis |
Continue to compile your emotion playlists! |
(8) Keep on Groovin’. | Concluding comments and group discussion. Review of Russell’s Circumplex model of emotion and strategies to change mood states through music listening. | Post program surveys | Review booklets as needed. |