Let’s Connect Online

Have you heard the word? We are now offering telehealth music services!

We’re happy to be able to provide these virtual services so our current clients can continue receiving services, and so we can meet new friends around the world to make music with online.

Click here to contact us about setting up virtual services with one of our wonderful board-certified music therapists or teachers.

Schedule
The wonderful thing about telehealth services is that they can be scheduled at “virtually” any time! Our therapists and teachers are available to schedule services throughout the week at a time that is convenient for you and your child. Services can be scheduled once a week or multiple times per week.

FAQs
What can I expect from a virtual music therapy session?
You can expect to have fun and make a lot of music! In our virtual music therapy sessions, we engage our clients in songwriting, singing and song discussion, movement and dancing, and musical games. We use online programs like GarageBand to create looped beats and record songs. Throughout the session, the therapist will use lots of colorful visuals to engage your child – we’ll show song lyrics, musical game boards, songwriting templates, and visuals.

What if I don’t have any musical instruments?
Not a problem! You’re not required to have any musical instruments or materials. It is encouraged, though, and we are happy to provide recommendations for items to purchase.

What can I expect from a virtual music lesson?
Your teacher will request pictures of your child’s lesson book pages so they can follow along. The teacher will facilitate your child in playing from their lesson book, improvising, and composing, and lead them in ear training exercises – everything we do in our in-person lessons!

What equipment do I need?
A computer or smart device. We use Facetime, Zoom, or Doxy to facilitate sessions. Your teacher or therapist will be in touch with you prior to the session and give you instructions for how to connect for the session.

Payment
We accept private pay clients; Wholesome Harmonies is also a provider for the Family Empowerment Scholarship from Step Up For Students and Sunshine Health Medicaid, both of which cover our services at 100%. We take care of billing on your behalf.

Research-based & Goal-oriented

Music therapy is the systematic use of music and music-based interventions within a therapeutic relationship to accomplish individualized goals.

Music therapy goals are non-musical (such as ‘to increase expressive language or ‘to improve gross motor skills’) and may fall under the following domains: motor/physical, communication, social/emotional, cognitive/academic, and sensory.

Here are some examples of how music-based interventions are used to address therapeutic goals with individuals with special needs:

We offer the following types of music therapy services:

Wholesome Harmonies accepts private pay clients. We are also providers for the Family Empowerment Scholarship from Step Up For Students. The scholarship covers our services at 100% and you pay nothing out of pocket. We also take care of billing on your behalf!

LOCATION OF SERVICES

In home –

For your convenience, our therapists offer in-home services across sunny South Florida.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are also offering services in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are open to expanding to new areas!

Center-Based –

We travel to various schools and organizations across South Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to provide group music therapy services.

Online –

We are now offering virtual services! Click here to learn more about our online classes and see how your child can take part from the comfort of your home.

Learn To Play

Adapted music lessons are taught by our board-certified music therapists who specialize in working with children and teens with special needs.

We use our training and clinical experience to come up with creative adaptations for teaching special learners. We strive to help each individual feel successful when learning the instrument and enjoy the experience.

We provide lessons on the following instruments:

In addition to acquiring the skills to play the instrument, your child will have the opportunity to work on: improving receptive language skills, improving fine motor skills, and increasing sustained attention and impulse control. They’ll also have the opportunity to develop their musicality and self expression through improvisation and composition.

Thinking outside the box is our forte.

Here are just some of the creative adaptations and special things we can incorporate into our lessons to engage your child in learning:

You’ll regularly find us jamming to the Beatles and Taylor Swift in a piano lesson, writing songs in a voice lesson, and playing a game of Musical Symbols Go Fish in a guitar lesson.

Many of our students enroll in a Music Therapy/Adapted Lesson combo. This service is one hour in total and allows the student the opportunity to develop non-musical skills (such as increasing attention and communication skills) while also developing musical skills on their instrument of choice.

Wholesome Harmonies accepts private pay clients. We are also providers for the Family Empowerment Scholarship from Step Up For Students. The scholarship covers our services at 100% and you pay nothing out of pocket. We also take care of billing on your behalf!

LOCATION OF SERVICES

In home –

For your convenience, our therapists offer in-home services across sunny South Florida.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are also offering services in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are open to expanding to new areas!

Center-Based –

We travel to various schools and organizations across South Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to provide group music therapy services.

Online –

We are now offering virtual services! Click here to learn more about our online classes and see how your child can take part from the comfort of your home.

For Schools & Organizations

Music therapy is the systematic use of music and music-based interventions within a therapeutic relationship to accomplish individualized goals.

Music therapy goals are non-musical (such as ‘to improve attention or ‘to improve social skills’) and may fall under the following domains: motor/physical, communication, social/emotional, cognitive/academic, and sensory.

Here are some examples of how music-based interventions are used in a group setting to address therapeutic goals with individuals with special needs:

We work with the following schools and organizations:

Wholesome Harmonies accepts private pay clients and are providers for the Family Empowerment Scholarship from Step Up For Students and Sunshine Health Medicaid, both of which cover our services at 100%. We take care of billing on your behalf.

LOCATION OF SERVICES

In home –

For your convenience, our therapists offer in-home services across sunny South Florida.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are also offering services in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are open to expanding to new areas!

Center-Based –

We travel to various schools and organizations across South Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to provide group music therapy services.

Online –

We are now offering virtual services! Click here to learn more about our online classes and see how your child can take part from the comfort of your home.

For Babies & Young Children

We offer the following developmental programs for babies, toddlers & young children:

Baby Rock & Toddler Rock are developmental music classes for babies (ages 0-2) and toddlers (ages 2-4), and their caregivers. Classes are designed to provide musical experiences that enrich development.

In our sessions, we utilize developmentally appropriate songs and activities to encourage interaction between caregivers and their little ones and to work on basic developmental skills.

Little ones explore a variety of musical instruments and props such as scarves, parachute, stretchy band, and puppets. We sing songs in English and Spanish, enjoy singable stories, and move to music to work on growth in the areas of social, communication, physical, and emotional development.

In our sessions, we use both original and familiar songs so you’ll be singing along in no time! Live musical accompaniment is provided on guitar, keyboard, and omnichord, and we utilize a variety of musical styles like samba, country and rock and roll!

Rockin’ and Readin’ at the Library is a music therapy program designed for children of ALL abilities, including those with autism and related disabilities. The program was created by board-certified music therapist Amy Kalas Buser and is offered in collaboration with Miami Dade County Public Library System and Brockway Memorial Library in Florida, and Adams County Library System in Pennsylvania.

In the music therapy sessions, children will have the opportunity to participate in musical activities to work on goals that are non-musical. For example:

• Singing an original song to the book “Head To Toe” by Eric Carle to work on expressive language skills (identifying animals) and motor skills (moving like the animal)
• Playing rhythm instruments with stop and go cues to work on attention skills and impulse control
• Moving rainbow colored scarves to work on academic skills (identifying colors), motor skills and direction following (“Move your scarf in a circle! Now move it side to side!”)
• Taking turns to play the xylophone or rain stick to work on social skills and impulse control

A special focus is placed on songs and singable stories that promote literacy.

Birthday Parties – Are you looking for an enjoyable way to engage all the guests at your little one’s party?

Wholesome Harmonies can come to your child’s party and provide fun, developmentally appropriate musical experiences for all your party guests. Our board-certified music therapist will provide live, upbeat music using keyboard and guitar. Songs are rhythmic and fun, as well as easy to sing and dance to!

Each child will be actively engaged in music making throughout the session. Here are just some of the musical experiences we use:

• Playing maracas, drums, and other rhythmic instruments
• Singing your child’s favorite songs
• Movement and dancing to music
• Movement with the parachute, stretchy band, and scarves
• Singable Stories
• Musical games

We offer half hour, 45-minute and one-hour packages.

LOCATION OF SERVICES

In home –

For your convenience, our therapists offer in-home services across sunny South Florida.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are also offering services in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C.

Here are some of the areas we service:

We are open to expanding to new areas!

Center-Based –

We travel to various schools and organizations across South Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maryland to provide group music therapy services.

Online –

We are now offering virtual services! Click here to learn more about our online classes and see how your child can take part from the comfort of your home.

For Professionals

Presentations and consultations are offered on the following topics:

Consultations can be conducted via phone, email, or Zoom.

Presentations can take place at schools and organizations in South Florida, Pennsylvania, or Maryland. Amy has presented multiple times at the University of Miami and at the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) National Conference.

For Therapists, Educators & Professionals

At Wholesome Harmonies, it is our mission to support music therapists by offering resources that teach, inspire, and enhance their clinical practice.

We offer two CMTE courses: Tune In To Teens and The Attention & Perception E-Course, both pre-approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for  5 – 15 continuing education credits, depending on the package you choose.

Tune In To Teens is a comprehensive resource designed for music therapists and educators who work with teens with special needs and are passionate about providing sessions that truly rock. It includes an E-Course filled with creative session planning ideas, resources and strategies for working with teens, and a course forum with personalized instructor support.

The Attention and Perception E-Course was created for music therapists and educators who want to deepen their understanding of attention and perception, and use that knowledge to create engaging and effective musical experiences to target those processes.

Jumpstart Your Creativity

It is our mission to support music therapists and music teachers by providing resources that inspire, teach, and enhance their clinical practice.

We offer a variety of E-Books to help professionals get “unstuck” during session planning and feel confident walking into their sessions. The E-Book series has sold over 2,500 copies in total. Browse through our offerings and see where we can empower you to feel more successful and creative as a clinician!