In my work with Keynote Music Therapy, the majority of my clients around the Twin Cities are older adults with mental health/memory care needs. Residents in my groups also tend to range in age from 50 to 80+. Recently, I have been interested in incorporating more art into my music therapy sessions but have struggled with the logistics of bringing art supplies into a facility (and cleaning up in a timely manner) and creating an intervention that can meet the needs of various a

As a music therapist, I primarily work with older adults and infant/toddler aged children. I really love this aspect of my job as it means I have a lot of variety in my work. The only downside is that I have invested in a lot of instruments typically used with young children (egg shakers, lollipop drums, rhythm sticks, etc.) but have always felt it was inappropriate to use them in my older adult groups. The past few weeks I have been mulling over the idea of putting my older