Kristen Tillona, Director of Admissions and Karen Carreira, Director of Music and Vocational programs, Berkshire Hills Music Academy, MA, discussed the powerful impact of music therapy for special needs youth with Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio. They explained how music can be used as the glue for a therapeutic program helping young people with problems learn to have good social relationships, build self-confidence, and develop leadership.
Background
Kristen Tillona, Director of Admissions and Marketing, has eleven years of private school experience in admissions, marketing, and teaching. She received her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Kristen is a French horn and trumpet player.
Karen Carreira, Director of Music and Vocational Programs, is a board-certified music therapist, accredited psychological health clinician, and expert singer. She obtained her BA from Wheaton College in Norton, MA, and her MA from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.
Berkshire Hills Music Academy (BHMA) is a school that satisfies the special needs of students with a large variety of disabilities, using music to engage the mind and improve motivation and attention. The forty-acre campus is found in the foothills of the Western area of Massachusetts. Students learn excellent work habits and learn invaluable life skills under the direction of a well-qualified and certified staff.
Just how Music Therapy For Special Needs Youth Helps Educate Them In A Range Of Skills
During the interview, Lon asked his two guests about how music therapy for special needs youth works and why it helped create a profound change in their students, ages 18 and up. On average, there are about 32 students enrolled in the school at any one time.
The guests said that registration is based on only admitting those children that have an innate love of music, either as listeners or performers. It was this enthusiasm for music that released their latent abilities and helped them come to express themselves much more fully both socially and academically.
Whether the students are polished performers or just want to learn to play an instrument, they have a natural motivation to learn the necessary skills to become independent adults while doing something they love. Their love of music facilitates an interest in learning a variety of non-music skills.
As pupils improve their abilities through music and songs lessons, musical techniques, and rehearsals, they experience much better self-discipline and concentration, attain higher inspiration and self-confidence, and start to appreciate and discover the world around them.
Popular music is a universal language and noticeably improves communications skills. Tempo is related to the self-discovery process, and the innovative use of music, songs, and rhythms are used to master numerous life skills, improving social skills and work habits.
Inevitably, confidence in their own musical ability helps them to come to be confident in other areas of their lives. For instance, students have developed the confidence to open up their own checking accounts. Toward the close of the discussion, the visitors detailed some amazing examples of pupils who had actually become extremely functional through the use of musical therapy. Music therapy for special needs youth works remarkably well in assisting kids discover their self-esteem and discovers useful life skills, too.
Background
Kristen Tillona, Director of Admissions and Marketing, has eleven years of private school experience in admissions, marketing, and teaching. She received her B.S. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Kristen is a French horn and trumpet player.
Karen Carreira, Director of Music and Vocational Programs, is a board-certified music therapist, accredited psychological health clinician, and expert singer. She obtained her BA from Wheaton College in Norton, MA, and her MA from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA.
Berkshire Hills Music Academy (BHMA) is a school that satisfies the special needs of students with a large variety of disabilities, using music to engage the mind and improve motivation and attention. The forty-acre campus is found in the foothills of the Western area of Massachusetts. Students learn excellent work habits and learn invaluable life skills under the direction of a well-qualified and certified staff.
Just how Music Therapy For Special Needs Youth Helps Educate Them In A Range Of Skills
During the interview, Lon asked his two guests about how music therapy for special needs youth works and why it helped create a profound change in their students, ages 18 and up. On average, there are about 32 students enrolled in the school at any one time.
The guests said that registration is based on only admitting those children that have an innate love of music, either as listeners or performers. It was this enthusiasm for music that released their latent abilities and helped them come to express themselves much more fully both socially and academically.
Whether the students are polished performers or just want to learn to play an instrument, they have a natural motivation to learn the necessary skills to become independent adults while doing something they love. Their love of music facilitates an interest in learning a variety of non-music skills.
As pupils improve their abilities through music and songs lessons, musical techniques, and rehearsals, they experience much better self-discipline and concentration, attain higher inspiration and self-confidence, and start to appreciate and discover the world around them.
Popular music is a universal language and noticeably improves communications skills. Tempo is related to the self-discovery process, and the innovative use of music, songs, and rhythms are used to master numerous life skills, improving social skills and work habits.
Inevitably, confidence in their own musical ability helps them to come to be confident in other areas of their lives. For instance, students have developed the confidence to open up their own checking accounts. Toward the close of the discussion, the visitors detailed some amazing examples of pupils who had actually become extremely functional through the use of musical therapy. Music therapy for special needs youth works remarkably well in assisting kids discover their self-esteem and discovers useful life skills, too.
About the Author:
Lon Woodbury, the founder of Struggling Teens, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at their convenience.
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