Having a six-month internship at West Music is a very valuable experience, because I have been largely exposed to different populations, such as geriatric clients, adults with developmental disabilities, hospice patients, and children at school age. I have also had many chances to lead different sizes of groups, from big groups (around 25 people), to one-on-one.

As part of my internship requirements, I will start a project at West Music in Marion. I will be teaching an 8-week class on Chinese music and hope to meet people who are interested in one aspect of the Chinese culture--music.

During the classes, I will have them sing Chinese songs, such as traditional Chinese New Years songs and Chinese lullabies. We will also translate the lyrics of familiar Western songs into Chinese. I am hoping to start the class by the middle to the end of September.