Kristen Tillona, Director of Admissions, and Karen Carreira, Director of Music and Vocational programs, Berkshire Hills Music Academy, MA, talked about the powerful influence of music therapy for special needs youth with Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio. They clarified how music can be used for helping troubled youth find out how to have excellent social connections, construct a positive self-image, and develop leadership skills.
Background
Kristen Tillona, Director of Admissions and Marketing, has spent eleven years in private schools working in admissions, advertising, marketing, and teaching. She obtained 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, licensed mental health clinician, and professional vocalist. She received 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.
Music Therapy For Special Needs Youth Helps Educate Them In An Assortment Of Life Skills
During the radio interview, Lon asked his two visitors exactly how music therapy for special needs youth worked and why it has helped create a massive improvement in their students, from the ages of 18 and up. Usually, there have been as many as 32 students signed up with the institution 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 end up becoming great performers or simply wish to discover how to play an instrument, they have the necessary motivation to learn all the skills necessary to become competent and independent adults while doing something they enjoy. Their love of music facilitates an interest in learning a wide range of non-music skills and abilities.
As students improve their skills through music lessons, practice, rehearsals, and performances, they experience better self-discipline and focus, higher motivation and confidence, and begin to enjoy learning how to learn.
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.
At the end of the day, it is confidence in popular music that helps students become competent in a wide range of life skills. For instance, students have developed the self-confidence to open up their own savings account. Toward the close of the talk show, the visitors talked about some exceptional students who had actually ended up being high functioning because music therapy brought them out of their sheltered worldview. Music therapy for special needs youth has worked incredibly well in assisting youngsters find a positive self-image.
Background
Kristen Tillona, Director of Admissions and Marketing, has spent eleven years in private schools working in admissions, advertising, marketing, and teaching. She obtained 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, licensed mental health clinician, and professional vocalist. She received 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.
Music Therapy For Special Needs Youth Helps Educate Them In An Assortment Of Life Skills
During the radio interview, Lon asked his two visitors exactly how music therapy for special needs youth worked and why it has helped create a massive improvement in their students, from the ages of 18 and up. Usually, there have been as many as 32 students signed up with the institution 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 end up becoming great performers or simply wish to discover how to play an instrument, they have the necessary motivation to learn all the skills necessary to become competent and independent adults while doing something they enjoy. Their love of music facilitates an interest in learning a wide range of non-music skills and abilities.
As students improve their skills through music lessons, practice, rehearsals, and performances, they experience better self-discipline and focus, higher motivation and confidence, and begin to enjoy learning how to learn.
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.
At the end of the day, it is confidence in popular music that helps students become competent in a wide range of life skills. For instance, students have developed the self-confidence to open up their own savings account. Toward the close of the talk show, the visitors talked about some exceptional students who had actually ended up being high functioning because music therapy brought them out of their sheltered worldview. Music therapy for special needs youth has worked incredibly well in assisting youngsters find a positive self-image.
About the Author:
Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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