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PIEDMONT MUSIC THERAPY

Written by music therapists - board certified.

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Double Treble: Multiple Music Therapists

12/14/2022

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When will you see more than one music therapist? The staff of board certified music therapists travel in tandem for community events, to facilitate multiple music therapy appointments simultaneously (due to clients' needs) and for training purposes.

The onboarding process for staff includes observing peers through out their work week to ensure smooth delivery model and ensure in the event of planned time away from work or sickness coverage, a clinician is prepared to work with a client in their absence. 

If you have questions when you see more than one music therapist, just ask! You have a right to learn about the training and qualifications of health care providers. PMT does its best to communicate in advance for sub coverage, planning personal leaves or time off from work, and ensuring that the client's needs are the top priority.

We appreciate your support of creative & expressive arts therapy in Charlotte Metro!

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Distinguishing Services with Older Adults

10/31/2022

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Piedmont Music Therapy's private practice often receives inquiries and requests for programming in residential facilities within Mecklenburg and York Counties of the Carolinas. The following infographic is an educational way to learn the distinguishing factors with the need and purpose of music based events and services for older adults.
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As outlined with the above word map, music therapists often arrive with more specialized materials.

​The level of preparation and planning to design goal oriented experiences for older adults may be more undestandable with viewing the two photos below of a group room. They capture the many instruments, visual aides and materials that may be brought to a residential site in Charlotte Metro in order to support older adults creating and sharing music as actively as possible. 
Let us know if this educational flier and photos from prepared group spaces help to explain the specialized services that a board certified music therapist may be able to facilitate with older adults. Comment below with questions or feedback!
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Fall Is Here!

9/22/2022

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Written by Gabby Jones, MT-BC​

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As we prepare for fall, I thought I’d take the time to share a few fall-themed intervention ideas I plan on incorporating this week with some of my groups:

  • My Favorite Fall Things Songwriting Prompt
    • The purpose of this intervention is to encourage self-expression by allowing clients to discuss their favorite fall activities or items. A group songwriting activity also allows for group cohesion and peer support! I’ve attached the songwriting prompt above. Some examples for responses can include: bonfires, s’mores, sweaters, football, changing leaves, hot beverages, pumpkins, baking, etc. Attached here is a visual sheet that can be used. 
  • Parachute Movement
    • Place leaf visuals into the center of a parachute and encourage participants to move the parachute up and down slowly, watching the leaves fall back down to the center, echoing the movement of the group. Listen to your favorite age appropriate fall-themed song - I personally enjoy “Autumn Leaves” by Nat King Cole. This activity addresses gross motor skills, as well as group cohesion in synchronous movement.
  • “We Wish You a Happy Autumn”
    • This is a fun and silly piggyback version of “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. It’s great for a greeting song and orientation to the group to set the theme! Follow the link for the lyrics.
  • Fall Playlist
    • Lastly, I’ve attached a fall-themed playlist. You can use these for Name-That-Tune, group singing, rhythm band activities, or simply background music for any other activities you might be implementing. Enjoy!

Comment below and tell us about your favorite Fall Intervention ideas!
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Music Educators:  Working with Students who have Special Needs

8/30/2022

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Written by: Melissa Reinhardt, MSEd, MT-BC, Neurologic Music Therapist

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I recently had the opportunity to present “Music for Children with Special Needs” to 2 groups of local elementary school music teachers about how to work with students who have special needs in the music classroom.
     Music educators are almost guaranteed to have students with special needs in their classroom due to inclusion with regular classroom related arts classes (e.g. music, art, PE, etc.)  Additionally, sometimes music educators also work within special services classrooms where all students have been identified as having special needs.  This can be challenging in itself, but even more so when music educators have not had any or very limited training in working with such students.  This is where a music therapist can help!  Music therapists are trained in adapting and creating musical experiences to persons of all ages and abilities; this ability to “adapt” is the key to working with ALL students.
      As defined in my presentation, adaptations do not change the learning objective, but change the learning outcome.  There are multiple ways of adapting music lessons to meet the needs of a variety of students.  Some examples are as follows:
  1. Input:  vary the ways information is presented to students
  2. Output: vary the ways students can demonstrate their understanding of the knowledge
  3. Difficulty: adapt the skill level, problem type or rules on how the student may approach the lesson
  4. Level of Assistance:  the amount of assistance give to the student to achieve success
This is a brief listing of possible adaptations that can be made in your classroom to help include everyone. If you are new to the profession and are looking for general resources, here are some links to books/articles that are a good place to start. 
  • Music in Special Education:  Mary Adamek & Alice Ann Darrow 3rd Edition (2018) 
  • ​Educational Benefits of Music in an Inclusive Classroom 
  • ​Teaching Lessons to Children with Special Needs 
Finally, the links below are classroom materials that I use in music therapy and can be easily implemented into the music classroom:
  • Color Coding 
  • Movement Props    
  • Adapted Instruments 
  • Autism/Visual Aids
  • ​Color Coded Melodies divided by genres, arranged by PMT Staff
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If you have any questions, please comment below!

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Updated Resource List for Individuals

8/29/2022

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Here is an updated resource flier based upon feedback from client families and staff's searches online:
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CEAT Postcard Link

8/26/2022

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The Self-Care Kits that were distributed in November 2021 included post cards that contain an invalid QR Code. Here is the resource list that was intended to be shared:
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Self Care Kits - Charlotte Provider Resource List
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Working in July

7/27/2022

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About the Guest Author

Yenchun, the volunteer likes to drink black coffee during day and night. The drink is an essential... black coffee was enjoyed while writing this post! ... drinking black coffee makes the author energetic during hard work and also could be a comfort zone after a hustle day. 


​Greeting in July!
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​Here is a July calendar from Piedmont Music Therapy (PMT) clinic. The music therapists at PMT are working hard to provide music therapy treatment to individual(s) who in need in the community. The services include traditional music lessons, adapted music lessons as well as music therapy sessions customized for individuals’ selective goals for participation. Our music therapists on staff are serving three different locations including a main clinic in Charlotte, community space in Rock Hill, and mobile locations as well (check out the calendar with paired colors). PMT Main is by appointment only and also available for community events!!! 
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​The following link is the social media channels on Instagram and Facebook. They share spotlights of our work. In addition, PMT is a CBMT Approved Provider for board certified music therapists to receive credits for their continuing education & renewal certification. Those are either in-person, hybrid or asynchronous. PMT did not color-code the additional educational opportunities into the calendar, but maybe in the future calendar.
        There are many other music therapists in Charlotte, North Carolina beyond the staff at PMT. In Music Therapy Association of North Carolina (MTANC), visit finding music therapist page,which is helpful for contacting other music therapists. Potential clients are also encouraged to access The Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) directory to ensure the music therapist currently maintains their certification. In summary, this profession is increasingly growing. Just like building a village in the community, a lot of our work is advocacy and education! 
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its Virtue.
- Plato
​Last but not least, in June, there was an annual event called the Music Therapy Hill Day. It was a great time for advocating music therapy professions and networking with elected officials. What PMT learned was that the more advocates about music therapy the more chances to get recognition in our community. The goal of writing this post is to further advocate for the evidence-based use of music to support a person’s health and wellness. Finally, PMT appreciates and is grateful for this space – please share this blog with other readers or comment below about questions you may have for music therapy service.


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Strolling Summer Days

6/30/2022

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 Cheers to summer! We are ecstatic at the return of more in-person summer camps. There are added safety precautions, larger instrument inventory and advanced planning which are worth it to ensure that group based music therapy sessions are a safe  experience in Charlotte, NC. 

Below are the 4 summer camps that we're participating in with 3 of them mobile based:

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9th Anniversary

4/5/2022

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Picture"We are on cloud 9 thanks to you!" PMT Logo in top corner with clouds and decorative polka dot images framing the infographic. "Screen printing by Imago 658 - Charlotte, NC
Piedmont Music Therapy, LLC is grateful to celebrate its ninth anniversary of making music with individuals of all ages and abilities in greater Charlotte. 


Staff's work days are spent all around town, from York County in SC (learning and growing with preschoolers in a special needs classroom at St. John's United Methodist Church Preschool (Fun Fact: this was PMT's first community partner) up Interstate -77 to sites in Mecklenburg County of NC.

We could not do our work without accessible and welcoming clinic spaces provided through Rogers Memorial Church of Rock Hill, SC and rented from Stuart Partners, Inc. in Charlotte, NC.

Your support on social media, offering musical instruments and advocating for creative & expressive arts offerings are greatly appreciated.

Here are some special ways that we are recognizing our 9th anniversary as a woman owned, small business this month:

  1. Welcoming clients and students at our main location with a whimsical display crafted by staff, Ashley & Gabby! PMT is by Appointment Only; however, you can see the decor from the parking lot!
  2. Giving away limited edition shirts screen printed at Imago 658 to current clients, students and community partner contacts.
  3. Asking visitors to contribute to a creative collage of sticky notes with the prompt: "What does music mean to you?" at PMT Main.
  4. Offering appointments at PMT Main to tour the private practice & studio space, plus discuss any questions you may have: limited times on Tuesday, 4/26/22 and Thursday, 4/28/22.
  5. Sharing promotional magnets at our practice locations and upcoming events in Charlotte (Foster Village of Charlotte's Spring Village Family Gathering - April 23, 2022 and PMT's Spring Recital - May 14, 2022).

It has been another year of amazing songs and stories. Thank you for supporting our work in the community. 

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2021 In Review

3/15/2022

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Image Description (ID) 1: A half blue half green background with a laptop screen displaying PMT’s eighth note logo. Writing above and below the laptop reads Piedmont Music Therapy 2021 Wrapped. 

ID 2: Blue background with white piano keys, music notes, and a hand holding a heart. In the middle are three circles. Above the circles reads "Total served." Circle one states "Individual MT Sessions: 920", Circle two states "Group MT Sessions: 455", and Circle three reads "Music Lessons: 1,136."

ID 3: Blue background with a picture of a laptop, green music notes, and two circles. Circle one states "Virtual MT Sessions: 164", Circle two states "In-Person MT Sessions: 1,211."

ID 4: Blue background with green lettering lists "Communities Served: NAMI Piedmont Tri-County, St. John’s United Methodist Church, Charlotte Rescue Mission Dove’s Nest, Magnolia Minds Matter Memory Care, Phillips Academy, InReach, Manus Academy, Camp Blue Skies, Autism After 18, Camp Trusted Parents, Epiphany School of Charlotte." Green Circle at the bottom of the picture states: "35 individual children and 7 individual adults at our clinic."
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