Shenandoah Conservatory announces its 2022/23 season of live music, theatre and dance. The Conservatory Performs season features dozens of opportunities to witness and experience the arts, including a ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Announces 2022/23 Season…
Devlin ’17 Discusses Healing Power of Music on NPR
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Kerry Devlin ’17, M.M.T., MT-BC, was featured on NPR on Thursday, June 2. She discussed the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine and the healing ... Continue Reading Devlin ’17 Discusses Healing Power…
Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 2022 World Music Therapy Day
Students and faculty came together for a week of events to celebrate World Music Therapy Day on Tuesday, March 1. This celebration included alumni events hosted by the student organization Shenandoah ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Celebrates 2022 World…
Music Therapy Program Partners with WMC to Launch Music Therapy Program
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy program has partnered with Valley Health to launch a music therapy program at Winchester Medical Center (WMC). Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Therapy ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Music Therapy Program Hosts Virtual Sensory-Friendly Concert
Music therapy students and faculty will present “Trending Now: #SFC,” a virtual, inclusive, sensory-friendly concert experience from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, via Zoom. The free event ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Hosts Virtual…
Live Music, Theatre and Dance Returns! Conservatory Performs 2021/22 Season Announcement
After more than a year of online performances, Shenandoah Conservatory announces the return of live, in-person music, theatre and dance to its academic season. The Conservatory Performs 2021/22 season ... Continue Reading Live Music, Theatre and Dance…
Five New Artist Educators Join Shenandoah Conservatory’s Renowned Faculty
Shenandoah Conservatory is thrilled to introduce a new cohort of exceptional artists and educators to its students and community. (Two of the conservatory’s seven searches have yet to be ... Continue Reading Five New Artist Educators Join…
Shenandoah’s Music Master’s Degree Programs Receive National Recognition Master of Music Education First in Intelligent.com Rankings
Shenandoah University’s music master's degree programs are ranked third in Intelligent.com’s list of top 50 master’s in music degree programs in the U.S. for 2021. The university’s composite score is ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Music Master’s Degree Programs…
Music Therapy Program Launches Radio Listening Research Project to Help Dementia Patients
The music therapy program at Shenandoah Conservatory launched “RadioMe,” a partnership research project with the Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research at Anglia Ruskin University, in ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Launches Radio…
Oshiro ’21 Leads National Series of Anti-racism Workshops
Shana Oshiro ’21, MT-BC, (Master of Music Therapy) leads the Race & #RealTalk program, a national series of anti-racism workshops. The program incorporates music, group discussions and educational ... Continue Reading Oshiro ’21 Leads National Series…
Being Well Together Spring 2021 Focus A Shenandoah Conservatory Initiative
Pictured above: Associate Professor of Violin Akemi Takayama, M.M., and Ashley Crawford ’23 (B.M. in Performance) presented a duo concert for community members who received their first dose of the ... Continue Reading Being Well Together Spring 2021…
Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances to Life Washington Post
Rewarding and reaffirming — those are two of three words that Courtney Reilly, executive director of performances and engagement at Shenandoah Conservatory, used to describe the past 10 months. And it ... Continue Reading Innovation and Creativity Bring Performances…
Meadows Appointed to Advise Governor on Creation of Virginia State Music Therapy License
Director of Music Therapy Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Music Therapy and Associate Professor of Music Therapy Anthony Meadows, Ph.D., MT-BC, was appointed to the Advisory Board on Music Therapy to ... Continue Reading Meadows Appointed to Advise Governor…
ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan Shenandoah Conservatory's COVID-19 Reopening Plan
In addition to following Virginia and CDC guidelines, Shenandoah Conservatory continues to carefully review the most recent research and findings from industry-specific associations, in order to plan ... Continue Reading ShenCo Rising: COVID-19 Reopening Plan…
Equity in Music Therapy Article by Leonard Published in Music Therapy Perspectives
“A Problematic Conflation of Justice and Equality: The Case for Equity in Music Therapy,” an article by Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Hakeem Leonard, Ph.D., MT-BC, was accepted for publication ... Continue Reading Equity in Music Therapy Article…
Music Therapy Program Releases ‘Keep Your Head Up‘ Video Cover to Cultivate Community
The music therapy program released “Keep Your Head Up,” a community song project designed to help students feel connected to each other and the program as a whole. Experientially, it also sought to ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Releases ‘Keep…
Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes More Than 100 Guests
The Shenandoah Conservatory music therapy department teamed up with The Musical Autist to present a Sensory Friendly Concert on Friday, Nov. 15, in Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall. This event welcomed ... Continue Reading Shenandoah’s Sensory Friendly Concert Welcomes…
Horn ’19 and Robinson Awarded Best Overall Poster for Research at Conference
Johanna Horn ’19, MT-BC, and Perinatal Education Coordinator at INOVA Loudoun Hospital Jaimee Robinson, MSN, RNC-OB, received the 2019 Virginia Nursing Association Mind Matters Conference best overall ... Continue Reading Horn ’19 and Robinson Awarded…
Music Therapy Program Partners with Kyoto University for Research on Dementia Care in Japan
The music therapy program established a research partnership with Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of Conservatory Academics Ryuji Ueno, Ph.D., and Kyoto University neurology department for a major ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Partners with…
Oshiro ’13 Receives $10,000 Award to Support Race and #RealTalk Program
Shana Oshiro ’13, MT-BC, along with her colleagues from Harmony’s African-American Legacy Organization (HALO) received a $10,000 award from the Barbershop Harmony Society's Outreach Innovation Grant ... Continue Reading Oshiro ’13 Receives $10,000 Award…
Berger ’13, ’24 Launches Research Study at Children’s National Medical Center
Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., added a second full-time music therapy position to its oncology unit, and the current music therapist, Mariagracia Rivas Berger '13, ’24 ... Continue Reading Berger ’13, ’24 Launches Research…
Poster Co-produced by Horn ’19 Accepted for Presentation at Nursing Conference
Johanna Horn ’19, MT-BC (Master of Music in Music Therapy) and Perinatal Education Coordinator at INOVA Loudoun Hospital Jaimee Robinson, MSN, RNC-OB, recently had their poster, “The Psychosocial ... Continue Reading Poster Co-produced by Horn ’19…
Guest Music Therapist Michael Viega Presents “Rising from the Ashes”
Guest music therapist Michael Viega presents “Rising from the Ashes” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in Glaize Studio Theatre. “Rising from the Ashes” is a performance that represents the results of ... Continue Reading Guest Music Therapist Michael Viega…
Shenandoah Celebrates World Music Therapy Day
Shenandoah’s music therapy department celebrated its practice and the touching of hearts around the world through music on World Music Therapy Day (WMTD), Friday, March 1, with celebration, advocacy ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Celebrates World Music Therapy…
Research by Emery ’18 Accepted for Publication in Acta Pediatrica
Lelia Emery ’18 (Master of Music Therapy) had her master’s thesis research, focused on post-term Neonatal Intensive Care Unit infants, accepted for publication in the medical journal Acta Pediatrica. ... Continue Reading Research by Emery ’18 Accepted…
MT Interviews with Ray Leone ’86, ’17 MT-BC Music Therapists in Our Community Interview
Ray Leone ’86, ’17 MT-BC Master of Music Therapy Bachelor of Music Ray’s Background My name is Ray Leone and I direct the medical music therapy program at Inova Healthcare. I actually didn’t study ... Continue Reading MT Interviews with Ray Leone…
Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 Awarded (MAR AMTA) Graduate Research Award
Valerie Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 (Bachelor of Music in Performance, Certificate in Music Therapy, Master of Music Therapy) was awarded the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy ... Continue Reading Jackson ’12, ’16, ’19 Awarded…
Changing Lives with Music Therapy Sara Woodward is a neurologic music therapist at Ingleside at King Farm
Shenandoah University student Sara Woodward is helping to fine tune the mobility and memory of older adults through music. Woodward, 26, a resident of Laurel, Md.,is in the second year of her Master ... Continue Reading Changing Lives with Music Therapy…
Singing A Song Of Unity And Healing Music Therapy Alumna’s 'Race and #Real Talk' Program Creates A ‘Musical Safe Space’ That Leads To Positive Change
Shana Oshiro ’13 MT-BC, (graduate certificate in music therapy), and her quartet, HALO (short for Harmony’s African-American Legacy Organization) are using barbershop music to bring people together ... Continue Reading Singing A Song Of Unity…
Shenandoah Conservatory Welcomes 10 New Full-time Faculty Faculty include Patrick Brady, Scott Hudson, Bronwen Landless, Fotina Naumenko, Matthew Oltman, Matt Pardo, Christopher Ruth, Graham Spice, Martha Wollner & Lee Wright
Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed 10 new full-time faculty members for the 2018/19 academic year. "As our faculty search committees noted, all bring with them a passion for mentorship, an ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Conservatory Welcomes 10 New…
Music Therapy Program Leads Faculty, Students & Alumni Innovate
Shenandoah University's music therapy program is further distinguishing itself as a leader in the field, through additions to the program itself and innovative research and leadership efforts from ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Program Leads Faculty,…
Music Therapy Student Nets Research Award Money Will Pay for Statistics Consultation on What May Be Largest Study to Use Live Music in an ICU
Ray Leone '86, ’17 MT-BC, was awarded the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) Graduate Research Award for his research, "The Impact of Two Music Therapy Interventions on Vital Signs, Pain, and Anxiety for Adult ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Student Nets Research…
MT Shines at World Congress of Music Therapy Shenandoah Music Therapy Students Perform Closing Song at International Conference
Ten Shenandoah University Music Therapy students helped close out the 15th World Congress of Music Therapy in Japan with a song. The students were there, with Director of Undergraduate Music Therapy ... Continue Reading MT Shines at World Congress…
Marisol Norris Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
Shenandoah Conservatory has appointed Marisol Norris, M.A., MT-BC, as a visiting assistant professor of music therapy beginning August 2017. Norris will teach undergraduate and graduate music therapy ... Continue Reading Marisol Norris Appointed Visiting Assistant…
Conservatory Academics Division Hosts First-ever Celebration of Scholarship Event
The Conservatory Academics Division hosted its first-ever Celebration of Scholarship on April 7 in Ruebush Hall, Room 146. The event featured presentations from students in the graduate pedagogy and ... Continue Reading Conservatory Academics Division Hosts First-ever…
Music Therapy Youth Project Goes National
Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy Thomas Sweitzer ’94, ’10 (master’s certificate in music therapy), several alumni, and students led the Same Sky Project performance Nov. 12, 2015, at the national ... Continue Reading Music Therapy Youth Project Goes…