Music Therapy, Fall 2008
How to Get Started
Participation begins with an intake interview with the Music Therapy Coordinator and an assessment by a Board Certified Music Therapist. Although we highly recommend the Music Therapy Assessment to ensure proper program planning, in some cases, the coordinator can place a student without the assessment. For more information, and the best placement in one of our programs, please contact Melissa Wenszell, Music Therapy Coordinator, via email or call 612.767.5492.
Community Partnerships
In addition to our music therapy offerings at MacPhail, we work in the community providing music therapy programming. For more information please call Todd Schwartzberg, Music Therapy Partnership and Recruitment Coordinator at 612.767.5373.
Financial Assistance
The MacPhail Music Therapy Program is supported by a development grant from the CIGNA Foundation on behalf of its Minneapolis-based subsidiary CIGNA Behavioral Health. Contributions from the Marie and Edwin Hirschoff Fund support delivery and provide financial assistance to music therapy clients. Thanks to these grants, MacPhail is able to offer financial aid to our clients. For an application, please contact Melissa Wenszell via email or call 612.767.5492.
Music Therapists at MacPhail
• Melissa Wenszell, MT-BC, NMT Fellow – Music Therapy Coordinator
• Todd Schwartzberg, M.Ed, MT-BC, NMT – Music Therapy Partnership and Recruitment Coordinator
• Erin Campbell, MT-BC, NMT
• Jessica Cherne, MT-BC, NMT
• Gretchen Gallagher Weinstein, MT-BC
• Nicholas Johnson, MT-BC, NMT
• Jenifer Josephson, MT-BC, NMT
• Meghann MacKinnon, MT-BC
Sessions and Lessons
Private Music Therapy Sessions
For students of all ages and of any need. Board Certified Music Therapists use music in the accomplishment of therapeutic goals to promote positive change and overall well-being. Financial assistance is available. Tuition and session lengths are based on a 50 minute billable hour. Tuition – $66 per hour, $49.50 per 45 minutes,
$33 per half hour.
In-Home Music Therapy Sessions
We now provide private and group in-home music therapy services. For more information or to schedule a consultation, please call Melissa Wenszell, Music Therapy Coordinator, at 612.767.5492.
Adaptive Lessons
A wonderful way for students of any age and any need to have a successful music experience and learn how to play an instrument of their choice. Tuition – $66 per hour, $49.50 per 45 minutes, $33 per half hour.
Classes
Tuition for music therapy classes is subsidized by the generous grants from CIGNA Behavioral Health and the Marie and Edwin C. Hirschoff Fund for Special Music Education and Therapy.
Taking Whole Steps:
Musical Encounters for Children
Tuition $185
At MacPhail, we believe that all children should have an opportunity to experience the arts. Through the use of music, movement, listening, games, songs and art projects, this class will help your child develop the necessary skills for integration in other activities. The class tailors curriculum from the ECM Program for children with autism, ADD or ADHD. For more information and/or to schedule a placement interview, please call Melissa Wenszell at 612.767.5492.
12 week session begins September 13, 2008
Classes are 45 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Saturdays 1:45 p.m.
Rock Solid Garage Band
Tuition $185
Ages Older Teens–Adult
This class encourages students with any type of special need to explore playing music in a social environment—creating an ensemble/band experience. Performers on percussion, guitar, piano, vocals and other instruments are welcome. Previous music experience is recommended.
For more information and/or to schedule a placement interview, please call Melissa Wenszell at 612.767.5492.
12 week sessions begins September 16, 2008
Classes are 45 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Tuesdays 5:45 p.m.
Ring Out! Handbell Choir
Tuition $185
Students with special needs now have an opportunity to learn, perform and create music by being an integral part of a music ensemble in a safe and non-threatening environment. Using adapted music therapy techniques, students will create music in a group setting while developing attention span, behavior and social skills. For more information and/or to schedule a placement interview, please call Melissa Wenszell at 612.767.5492.
12 week session begins September 15, 2008
Classes are 60 minutes long and meet once per week
Minneapolis
Mondays 6:30 p.m.
Sing Out! Children’s Choir
Tuition $252
Ages 8–12
Instructor: Meghann MacKinnon
Join MacPhail’s exciting new children’s choir, Sing Out!, for children ages 8-12. This choir welcomes students with and without special needs to join together for fun singing and music making activities. Designed to celebrate the unique gifts of each student, Sing Out! will help each child discover their own voice. Family and friends are invited to attend a performance at the end of the semester.
12 week session begins September 20, 2008
Classes are 55 minutes long and meet once per week
Apple Valley
Saturdays 1:00 p.m.
