Establishing Rapport

I cant lie and say I was not nervous going into this interview, I was very nervous and worried about how it would go. I had only prepared a few core questions that I hoped my interviewee could elaborate on but I was worried about her not elaborating enough and my interview falling short from what I wanted it to be. After the first couple questions I got a lot more comfortable with her and felt like I was able to connect with her better and understand everything she was saying and where she was coming from.

The woman's name was Sheila, she was much like myself with gender, race, and class. The only difference was her age, I assume she  may be in her 60's. This only effected my interview because since she is of the older generation I felt as if I needed to be proper, which of course I  intended this interview to be proper and professional so it did not effect my planning at all.

I simply kept my professional composure and when she talked about the death of her husband I showed compassion which I believe conveyed to her that she did not have to be afraid to open up to me.

From this interview I learned that music can be helpful with grieving and could potentially ease the pain, which is another interesting research question.