Thanks for visiting my homepage. In 1990, I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from Montclair State University , where I majored in Music Therapy. During my internship, I had the opportunity to work with adults who had varying degrees of mental retardation - from mild to profound. I have worked as a professional music therapist with adults who have moderate - profound mental retardation, as well as with children and adults who have physical disabilities. Currently, I am working with the latter of the two.
Music therapists work with a variety of populations in a variety of settings .
I have seen some amazing things happen in music therapy sessions . Every day, I am more and more convinced of the importance that music has in the lives of almost everyone, but particularly in the lives of people with disabilities. When I first thought about studying music therapy, I figured that it was a way to combine my musical talent and my interest in psychology. Once I took Psychology of Music, I really began to see that music therapy was effective, at least in part, because of the way that the human brain works. Music therapists seek to help people reach their maximum potential in these areas, using music as a means to that end.