Sonja Lembke

The interview and audition is the last step in the application process for a master’s programme in music therapy. I had interviews with the SRH University Heidelberg and the University of Limerick in January and February of 2024. In this…

On 6 February, I participated in the International Day at HAN University in the Netherlands. Music therapy students and professors from Artevelde University, Belgium, IMC University, Austria, and HAN were present, while two colleagues and I represented SRH University Heidelberg.…

The interview and audition for the master’s degree in music therapy can be a daunting prospect. I know it was for me. Here was the opportunity to get into my dream study programme, and I wanted to do everything in…

The different requirements for music therapy master’s degree applications can be confusing. When I applied, I didn’t want to leave anything to chance. I made sure to carefully adhere to the information provided by each university. However, applying to multiple…

I came across the Music Therapy Foundation Course by the University of Roehampton during my search for ways to support my preparation for the entrance exam of a music therapy master’s degree. The course has helped me understand theoretical concepts…

I have been wanting to become a music therapist ever since I learnt about this career path. I have collected much information about music therapy and the ways of training, and soon realised that it was not an easy endeavour…

After one year of living and working at Corbenic Camphill Community in Scotland, I went back home to Germany at the beginning of August. In this final blog article, I want to share my experience of settling in at home…

The last two months have been exactly that, my last two months, at Corbenic and in Scotland. I’ve been able to take holidays and travel a lot, but what I enjoyed most was soaking up the precious time with co-workers…

The last two months brought a few significant transitions: The weather went from bleak and gloomy to perfectly summerly, the relaxation of covid restrictions allowed me and my co-workers to travel more, I got a new roommate after lacking one…

After the stressful month of January, I had wanted to go home earlier. I had made that decision throughout February, then March has brought many beautiful memories; and suddenly the reason why I had wanted to go back to Germany…

The last two months have held many new experiences, among them celebrating Christmas and New Year at Corbenic which was my first turn of the year away from home. Beside the homesickness thereafter, I faced some other challenges in January…

I’ve been living in Corbenic for four months now. Contrary to my intent to continue travelling, this was only possible to a limited extent due to new coronavirus restrictions in Scotland. As a result, I did not travel as much…

It has already been two months since I arrived in the Corbenic Camphill Community in Scotland for my voluntary year. Through completing the shadowing shifts in my first week, I earned the basic knowledge to perform care and work independently…

Soon after I had received the message from Corbenic Camphill Community that I can begin my voluntary social year on the 1st of August as planned, the notice from the Friends of Waldorf Education with the date of the preparatory…

After I had received the confirmation for my voluntary social year by Corbenic Camphill Community in December, everything seemed to be settled. After the long application process, I was so happy to finally be accepted. I took care of the…

During my second last year of school, I decided to take a break between school and university. I needed to do something else than studying for a change and a gap year seemed just right. Working as an au pair…