MusicWorks

Happy New Year's Eve!

We are thankful, grateful and blessed for all the Foundations, Grantors, Individual Donors and Companies who have provided support to MusicWorks over the years.

Thank you!

Lori O'Leary, MBA
Executive Director
MusicWorks

Holiday Song Saturday: New Year's Day
By: Pentatonix

Happy Kwanzaa!

Merry Christmas!

Feel free to discuss with your
MT ways that your child can incorporate their communication device in music therapy sessions!

Riley Hohenstein, MT-BC
Music Therapist

Holiday Song Saturday: Feliz Navidad
By: Jose Feliciano

National Device Appreciation Day is observed to celebrate the technology that makes our lives easier and more connected. In our community, we celebrate high-tech AAC devices that provide opportunities for our clients to communicate using technology.

In the journal, PLoS One, researchers reviewed evidence from several clinical trials to see the effects music has on sleep quality in older adults aged 50 and above. Poor sleep affects 40-70% of older adults and contributes to depression, cognitive decline, cardiovascular disease, and falls. Music therapy may directly “improve sleep by reducing hormone levels, stimulating the release of melatonin, enhancing parasympathetic nervous system activity, and synchronizing biological rhythms with slow, soothing tempos.” Although more research is yet to come, this is a meaningful step towards advocacy for music therapy practice.

Emma Convery, MT-BC
Music Therapist

Happy Hanukkah!

Holiday Song Saturday: Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah
By: Ba*****ed Ladies

Melvin joined MusicWorks in February of 2024 and he has been a welcomed addition to his music therapy group! Each week, Melvin arrives with a positive attitude and openly expresses himself. He is always willing to try new instruments and participates in any intervention presented to him. He can almost always be heard singing and observed dancing along to the music in his sessions. Melvin also loves to interact with his fellow group members and provides them with frequent words of encouragement. We are so lucky to have Melvin at MusicWorks!

Marilyn Benvenuto, MT-BC
Music Therapist