Tuesdays 9:30-10:00am

February 16-March 23, 2010

West Music is proud to introduce a program designed to meet the needs of children with autism in the Cedar Valley. This six-week music therapy group will meet 1 time a week and will contain 3-5 children.

Open to pre-elementary children ages 2-5.

Goal areas will focus on:

• Social Skills (sharing, appropriate peer interaction, and coping mechanisms)
• Pre-Academic Skills (letters, colors, numbers, shapes, animals)
• Communication Skills (expressive, receptive, responding to questions)

Please call for more information and to register.

Groups take place at our Cedar Falls location:
West Music – Music Therapy
6322 Univeristy Ave
Cedar Falls, IA. 50613

Contact Lucy Schipper, MT-BC, NMT (319)277-1000 x4125 or lschipper@westmusic.com

$90.00 fee includes 6 sessions ($15.00 per session), is nonrefundable, payable to West Music, due by Feb. 11, 2010. Class size is limited to 5 people to allow for individualized instruction.

Music Therapy New to Cedar Falls!

West Music Company is excited to announce the arrival of their newest music therapist, Lucy Schipper, NMT, MT-BC. Lucy will be pioneering music therapy services in the Cedar Falls area.

Lucy is a 1999 graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelors degree in Music Therapy. She received certification in Neurologic Music Therapy in 2007, maintains board certification, and is a member of both the American Music Therapy Association and the Iowa Chapter of Music Therapy. Lucy has worked as a music therapist in long term care in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area for ten years. She has served as a clinical training director of a music therapy internship program and has supervised Wartburg College music therapy students in field experiences.

Lucy has played viola in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra and at her church, and taught private string lessons in the Cedar Falls area. Lucy received the Leading Edge Care and Service Award in 2008 from the International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (IAHSA), for spearheading a music therapy assisted walking program. She also received recognition by Wellington's Who's Who Among Women in 2008.

She speaks publicly on a regular basis about the benefits of music therapy.

Music therapy is the clinical and evidenced based use of music to achieve non-musical goals such as cognitive, emotional, social, and motor skills in addition to communication skills. A music therapist uses both instrumental and recorded music to help individuals work on these specific goal areas. Music therapists work in a variety of settings including nursing homes, hospitals, schools, group homes and private pay. Individuals of all ages can participate in music therapy as client preferred music is always played and no previous musical knowledge is necessary!

Music therapy services will be provided throughout the Cedar Falls area.

If you are interested in talking with a music therapist about our services, please contact Lucy Schipper, NMT, MT-BC at West Music in Cedar Falls at 319-277-1000. The store is located at 6322 University Avenue, Cedar Falls, IA.