We are back with another week of resources! If you are a caregiver, facility staff or loved one of an older adult, these are for you. There are so many uncertainties and questions during these times, but we hope to empower you in bringing these tools and the comforts of music to your community. "Songs For Mealtime (Memory Care)" Playlist This playlist has been thoughtfully curated to encourage engagement and orientation with familiar tunes and transition to relaxing, slower-p

We are excited to introduce you to our newest team member, Jennifer! Hello everyone! My name is Jennifer Blair and I am the newest board-certified music therapist on Keynote’s team. I am very excited to get on the road and start making music with Keynote clients! From a love of singing at an early age, to singing in choirs in high school, and then as a voice major in my undergrad program, music has always played a huge role in my life. I came to music therapy after seeing the

from article: https://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/the-music-therapy-that-helped-gabby-giffords-speak-again-is/article_e17946c7-4e4e-5168-96b9-2cf99ae5af39.html This intriguing article, written by Stacey Burling of the Philadelphia Inquirer, shines a light on a model of the music therapy practice known as Neurologic Music Therapy. Wheeler (2016) broadly defines it as “the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, sensory, and motor dysfunctions due to neurological disease o

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

Spring is finally here!!!!!!! If you’re reading this and call the Twin Cities home, you’ll understand the necessity of all those exclamation points! After an extremely cold and snowy winter, I have been soaking up this spring weather. Spring themed music therapy interventions are always my favorite and I have been bringing as much spring into my music therapy sessions as possible! Today I’m going to share a spring themed music therapy intervention that my memory care groups h