Featured Musician: Jimmy Lopez
Written by Riley Gallivan, music therapy intern, and Jimmy Lopez
Image description: Jimmy is seated at his piano, smiling
Things I Like:
I like baseball (especially the Giants!), and my favorite player is Joe Peterson.
At school, I like reading books about baseball, doing math, and art.
I don’t have any pets, but I really like chihuahuas.
My favorite food is Mexican food, tacos, burritos, tamales, and pupusas.
I like cartoons (especially Teen Titans Go) and scary movies.
About Me:
I am 17 years old.
I was born in San Francisco.
I have been in the hospital for over two months.
I don’t have any siblings, and my mom Imelda takes good care of me.
I like to play piano, bongos, ukulele, xylophone, and sing.
My hopes and dreams:
I want to go to Disney World, Universal Studios, and Mexico to visit my family.
I am excited for the holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s! Christmas is my favorite holiday.
I hope that other kids in the hospital feel better and can go home soon.
I hope you like my song.
My life at UCSF:
I like music therapy, art therapy, acupuncture, massage therapy, school, and going to the multi-sensory room.
I host dance parties at 6pm every day at the nurse’s station on my floor.
Music therapy makes me feel happy, proud, and excited.
Jimmy’s Song - We Will Rock You!
This is Jimmy’s band, here we go now
Playin' on the street, gonna be a big deal some day!
We got Jimmy on bongos, Imelda on drums,
Playin’ our song loud every day!
Singin'
We will, we will rock you!
We will, we will rock you!
Jimmy on the bongos,
He likes playing instruments and singing.
He is kind, he is strong.
Playing his song loud every day!
Singin’
We will, we will rock you!
We will, we will rock you!
Imelda on the drums,
She likes dancing and also singing.
She is creative, she is resilient.
Playin’ her song loud every day!
We will, we will rock you!
We will, we will rock you!
