YOUR LOCATION: PITTSBURGH, PA | CHANGE LOCATION
Playnotes Music Therapy Services are only offered in our Pittsburgh Region
Music Therapy Services
Music Therapy Services
"At Playnotes, our mission is to harmonize healing through the transformative power of music. Committed to fostering holistic well-being, we provide innovative and client-centered music therapy services for individuals of all ages. By leveraging the therapeutic potential of music, our dedicated team aims to enhance emotional, cognitive, and physical wellness. Through personalized assessments and tailored interventions, we empower our clients to achieve their unique non-musical goals. With a focus on inclusivity and accessibility, we strive to create a resonant impact within the Pittsburgh community, fostering a melody of well-being for every individual we serve."
Children and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Playnotes teams with child and adolescent behavioral health sites creates a safe and positive environment for clients to express themselves and develop their identities. Our music therapists work with these clients in individual or group sessions. We work together to determine the direction of the series based on the clients’ interests, strengths, and established goals. One intervention commonly used with this population is adaptive music lessons. We teach clients how to play instruments such as guitar or piano in an easy to understand way, which introduces appropriate learning and leisure skills. Another frequently used intervention is song composition. Clients can write original lyrics, create their own beats, and add instrumental tracks to create their own unique song. Some of our clients have performed their songs for other group members or staff members.
We collaborate with Familylinks, a nonprofit human service agency that exists to positively impact lives through integrated community, behavioral, and social programs, to provide Music Therapy services to children and adolescents with a variety of needs within a group home or shelter setting. Music Therapy can help promote:
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Self Esteem
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Self Expression
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Coping skills
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Bonding between caregiver or staff
Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Music Therapy is flexible, strength driven clinical practice that uses music as the therapeutic tool. Our therapists strive to positively connect our individuals with others through group music therapy sessions, and to conduct individual sessions to provide a musical experience that highlights each clients strengths and abilities.
Playnotes is part of The Verland Foundation therapy services and uses Music Therapy with their residents to:
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Promote socialization and awareness of others
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Uplift mood
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Enhance quality of life
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Promote a sense of control
Older Adults
Music Therapy can help older adults in areas of need such as cognitive, communication, motor, and social-emotional functioning. As people age, musical cognition typically remains intact, which can access otherwise lost memories. Music can be a useful medium to create a supportive environment that promotes comfort as a person ages. Our therapists use music that is meaningful to each client to elicit responses, memories, and bring joy to their lives.
Music therapy can help older adults to:
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Promote socialization and awareness of others
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Uplift mood
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Enhance quality of life
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Promote a sense of control
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Access long-term memories
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Decrease pain
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Orient to reality
