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Just Dance: Music and Movement Intervention
Working on gross motor skills? Try incorporating dance into your music therapy sessions! Songs like the "YMCA" and "Hokey Pokey" are a...
maggie7518
May 25, 20231 min read
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Resources For You: Music to engage the senses
Although the weather is getting warmer (a special treat for us Minnesotans), older adults within the community are still isolated and...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
May 26, 20201 min read
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What it means to be grieving the loss of human connection
The first time we met, he (mid-nap) burst into rich, bass singing as I strummed and sang "Down In the Valley". I almost leapt out of my...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
May 22, 20202 min read
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Resources for You: 5 Conversation Starters to connect with your loved one
Happy Friday, world! How are we doing? Some words I've heard floating around include fearful, helpless and frustrated. We are all...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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Resources For You: Learn about Patsy Cline, Songs for Mealtime in Memory Care, and more!
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....
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Apr 9, 20201 min read
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Resources For You: A Musical Toolkit
Need I say it? The elephant in the room, the topic that has been on all of our minds; springtime! I am kidding, of course. It is the...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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Our team is growing... Meet Jennifer!
We are excited to introduce you to our newest team member, Jennifer! Hello everyone! My name is Jennifer Blair and I am the newest...
Jennifer Blair, MT-BC
Mar 13, 20202 min read
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Advocacy Moment: Keynote chats with Lori La Bey of Alzheimer's Speaks Radio
Part of our mission at Keynote Music Therapy involves making connections within the community in order to advocate for the field of music...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Feb 10, 20201 min read
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Innovate! Integrate! Motivate! (Reflections on the AMTA National Conference)
American Music Therapy Association national conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota (November, 2019) Each year, professionals, students and...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Jan 5, 20203 min read
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Change and Growth
-As a group of older adults enters the music therapy circle, they hear their name being sung within a hello greeting song. -A child is...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Sep 19, 20192 min read
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Starting Off on the Right Note ♪
♪♫ You say goodbye, and I say hello, hello, hello! ♪♫ (The Beatles, anyone?!) My name is Carolyn Meyer and I am proud to introduce...
Carolyn Meyer, MT-BC
Sep 5, 20192 min read
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Listen and Paint
In my work with Keynote Music Therapy, the majority of my clients around the Twin Cities are older adults with mental health/memory care...
Chantise Hunt, MT-BC
Jul 12, 20193 min read
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Spring "Feels"
Spring is finally here!!!!!!! If you’re reading this and call the Twin Cities home, you’ll understand the necessity of all those...
Chantise Hunt, MT-BC
Mar 31, 20192 min read
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Egg Shakers with Older Adults
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...
Anna Klode, MT-BC
Sep 17, 20182 min read
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Keynote Featured on Classical MPR
Kayla Shafer, one of our co-founders here at Keynote Music Therapy, had the opportunity to be interviewed by Classical MPR’s Dan Wascoe...
Anna Klode, MT-BC
Aug 10, 20181 min read
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Grieving Self-Compassionately or Being Warm & Fuzzy to Oneself while Suffering
There are many things about loss that are beyond our control. Death has a way of reminding us of our human limits. While medical support...
Ben Musburger, Keynote Music Therapy Founder
Oct 24, 20172 min read
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Playlist: Admiring Women Musicians on a Rainy Saturday Night in October.
This playlist was made over two rainy weekends in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Keynote Music Therapy is a composition in progress....

Kayla Shafer, MA, MT-BC
Oct 21, 20171 min read
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THERAPY vs. entertainment
"Can your musicians provide entertainment for a birthday party coming up?" As a new small business, it is tempting to say 'yes' to these...
Kayla Shafer, Founder, Music Therapist
Aug 25, 20172 min read
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Create Your Preferred Way of Grieving
In addition to being a small business operator, my day job is to provide grief therapy to people who have experienced losses. Therapy is...
Ben Musburger, Keynote Music Therapy Founder
Jul 23, 20172 min read
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Five Ways to Soften Guilt
Feelings of guilt are a common experience. We may experience guilt on the job when we make a mistake, fail to meet expectations, or make...
Ben Musburger, Keynote Music Therapy Founder
Apr 20, 20172 min read
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