Let me be clear, I am NOT a music therapist. While I am a firm believer in the amazing power of music to help children and adults grow and develop (or heal), I am not trained as a therapist. I love and respect that profession. But I DO love working with ALL kinds of students. For instance, many of our teachers currently work with students “on the spectrum.” We do it with the same objectives we use for all our students: recognize a student’s innate strengths and interests and use music as a tool to grow their abilities. We even are using Zoom to reach out and work with entire classes of children and adults with special needs to integrate music into their educational day! We have some students that suffer with anxiety. The pressure of trying to perform on a musical instrument could be intense. Instead, but use positive affirmations and a variety of relaxed activities to help students feel safe and comfortable. You will always see a majority of our day spent with children, but we LOVE our adult students as well. They are so clear about why they value making music and we love helping them use music in their everyday lives. Then there are also the students that will knock your socks off. The ones that finish a book in weeks instead of months, or come into class with an original song they created and wrote down at home. Challenging a student like this to use their full potential can be a lot of work, but we have special resources just for them too! My point is, our Music Bus, Music Maker, and Excel programs are each designed to help individual students achieve their personal dreams and goals through music. The best way to make sure we help YOUR student learn THEIR way is to sit down with a teacher for a free consultation. We want to spend that time listening to you and learning about your family so, whatever your needs are, we have a plan to help you succeed. I am so proud of what our students, of ALL abilities, are doing with us every week. Please write to me now and let me know when is a good time for us to meet you! Sincerely Mr. Michael Lead Music Maker at NewSongs [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/NewSongsMusic https://www.instagram.com/newsongsmusic/ |