Individual Music Therapy Services
We provide weekly 30, 45 or 60-minute music therapy services in Summit County, Ohio. We work with children, teens and young adults of all abilities and needs including developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, fragile x, ADD, ADHD, PDD-NOS, learning delays, cognitive delays, speech delays, vision impairments, hearing impairments and more to support a variety of goal areas including but not limited to:
- Communication
- Impulse control / regulation
- Motor planning
- Socialization
- Emotional expression
Group Music Therapy Services
Group services are available in Summit County, Ohio. No matter the organization, we are equipped to support the needs of your group members and add value to the menu of programming you offer. Our group services include:
- 30-45 minute groups weekly, bi-weekly or monthly
- Topics and themes based on your yearly calendar
- LIVE and recorded age-appropriate songs
- Instrument playing, singing, movement, songwriting and cognitive engagement
- Goal-oriented outcomes like communication, socialization and emotional expression
School Services
The Groovy Garfoose provides 30-45 minute group sessions throughout the school year. We believe music therapy should be accessible to every child no matter their ability or need and is a viable support for achieving educational goals like:
- Following directions
- Fine and gross motor development
- Expressing feelings
- Taking turns
- Joint attention
- Impulse control and regulation
Glee Club
Glee Club is an adapted music program custom designed for individuals with disabilities. Our board-certified music therapists collaborate with 7-12 teens and adults over 5 weeks to prepare them for a final performance jam-packed with:
- Adapted sign language
- Choreography
- Instrument playing
- Singing
- Teamwork
Music Makers
This one of kind early childhood music class designed by our founder Bonnie Hayhurst is geared towards young children ages 0-5, their siblings and a caregiver. Each 30-minute class is chock full of LIVE music including original and familiar songs that engage children in:
- color, number, shape, and letter identification
- Socializing with other children in a safe and nurturing environment
- Vocalizing, babbling, talking and singing
- turn taking and sharing
- body awareness and motor development
- hand-eye coordination
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