Music Therapy

Music therapy is the intentional use of music by a board-certified music therapist to support individuals with a wide variety of non-musical goals including

Cognitive skills: attention, memory, problem-solving, academic knowledge
Communication skills
Emotional and sensory goals
Fine and gross motor skills
Behavioral and social skills

Music therapy involves an initial assessment to determine therapeutic goals, the implementation of music interventions through therapy sessions, and ongoing evaluation to track client progress. See below for current services provided.

Programmatic Music Therapy

Joyful Sound, LLC offers music therapy sessions within public and private schools, childcare and aftercare programs, and other community-based children's centers. Sessions target a wide variety of goals within a group of children.

IEP Related Services

Music therapy is currently considered a related service for Individualized Education Programs (IEP) under the IDEA legislation. This service involves an initial assessment and report to determine a student's eligibility for music therapy, followed by sessions that support IEP-related goals and objectives.

Private Sessions

Joyful Sound, LLC offers music therapy services in the comfort of your own home to support a wide variety of populations and goals, including autism-related services, emotional-behavioral goals, rehabilitative goals, and more.

Music Therapy Services

Free Consultation

Interested in learning more about music therapy services? Joyful Sound, LLC provides free initial consultations. Fill out and send the form below, indicating the type of music therapy you or your program is interested in (programmatic, IEP-related service or private sessions), and Joyful Sound will reach out to you.