Spiritual Journey: From Roots to Routes
1. What are your roots? Family history? Where did your family come from, and when?What prompted them to
migrate? [you may need to ask elders in your family]
2. What are your earliest recollections of religious training, ritual and/or enculturation?
3. What songs or music do you associate with this early period (#2)? Can you recall specific instances and/or
relationships that were invoked or inspired by this music?
4. How would you define the role or relationship music may have had on your understanding of your spiritual
tradition at this time (#2)?
5. What was the first thing that you can remember that shook your life? A crisis, trauma, dilemma or significant
event that removed you from your normal comings and goings – albeit briefly or temporarily.Was there
anything that tested your faith?
6. What role, if any, did music play during this period in your life? Did it strengthen you, weaken you, or have
any affect upon your crisis?
7. Is music a part of any of your current rituals, observances, or practices (whether sacred or secular)?
8. Are there musics outside of your normal rituals/practices/ tradition that resonate with you on a spiritual level?
Give a few examples (if any).
9. What role, if any, does music play in solidifying my social (and political) identity?
