Heart Strings Music Therapy Services, LLC

Individual & Group Services

Private one-on-one sessions that address individualized goals such as expressive communication, behavior, sensory needs, etc. Group music therapy sessions are provided for groups of 4 or more participants that address goals such as social interactions, turn taking, attention, and quality of life.

Adaptive Music Lessons

Music lessons with a music therapist’s touch, and teaching methods adapted to meet your learning needs. Music services on guitar, piano, ukulele, and voice.

Memory Care

In a memory care setting, music can facilitate cognitive function, coordinate motor movements, improve oxygen saturation and breath support, lower blood pressure, shift mood, decrease depression, manage stress-induced agitation, stimulate positive interactions.

NICU & Medical Music Therapy

Research has shown that music therapy can reduce hospital stay, increase oxygen saturation, maintain vitals, increase weight gain in infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Megan is proudly a credentialed NICU-MT’s.

In-Service & Presentations

Services and presentations are provided for your agency, business, club, organization, parent group, or school. Topics covered include: basic information about music therapy, brief history of the field, who music therapists work with, and typical goals addressed.

Event Services

Let Heart Strings provide music services for your wedding ceremony, festival, dinner party, corporate event, or special day.

Testimonials

We’ve had a wonderful experience with Heart Strings. Abby always finds a way to engage and encourage my autistic child. We leave every session happier and calmer.

Carolyn

Parent

We absolutely love Heart Strings Music Therapy. Our son has thoroughly enjoyed his sessions and we have seen huge improvements in his behavior and verbal language since he started.

Francie

Parent

Heart Strings Music therapy has become a highlight of my son’s week. He can’t wait until it is the day to “go to Ms. Abby’s”. He loves playing instruments to see the sounds they make and playing with all the tools in the therapy room. He is not only gaining needed sensory input during these sessions but also learning through playing.

Ginny

Parent

My 9 year old son is doing Music Therapy for over 3 years and it has helped him to improve Social Skills, Academic Performance and Behavior besides learning how to play different music instruments.

Kamila

Parent

Our son has a rare genetic syndrome and we did not know if he would ever talk and achieve other typical milestones. He is now talking, singing, dancing, interacting with new instruments, jumping, and more! Music therapy with Heart Strings has played a big part in motivating him to learn these skills. They bring energy, caring, and fun to every session. They take the time to review his IEP goals and incorporate them so he makes even more progress. We are so thankful!

Karen

Parent

Music therapy has made a world of difference with our daughter’s communication skills. Not only does she learn valuable skills she looks so forward to it!

Client's

Parent

About two years ago, our foster daughter came to us approximately 3 years behind in development, she was almost 6. We began Music Therapy a few weeks after her placement with us and watched her blossom. Her favorite part of the week was “Rock and Roll” with Ms. Megan. She learned to follow multistep directions, sequence events, retell stories and increased her motor skills during music therapy. After 15 months, we ended music therapy. Our little girl had gained 2.5 years (30 months!) of skills in 15 months.

Karina

Parent

What is Music Therapy?

Music Therapy is an established health care profession which provides clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program (AMTA, 2005). Through the use of music based strategies and interventions, music therapists work with individuals of all ages and abilities to master non-musical goals. Music therapy can address needs within the cognitive, emotional, physical, spiritual, sensory, and social domains.

AMTA, 2005

From the blog

Heart Strings Update

on August 27, 2020

Your safety, and especially the safety of our most vulnerable, immunocompromised clients is our number one priority which is why we have crafted a strategic plan and safety protocol to try and keep everyone as safe as possible during in-person sessions.

Best of the Upstate 2019 Finalist

on July 13, 2019

We cannot believe the honor of being a finalist in this year’s Best of the Upstate in Best Musical Instruction! That means that Heart Strings Music Therapy Services, LLC was one of TWO finalists.

Music Therapy and Books! Singable Song Stories

on May 28, 2019

The cow said neigh and the pig said oink? Yup, you read that correctly. The cat did say hello and the farmer said moo but have you ever seen a bear combing his hair or a whale with a polka dotted tail down by the bay? I sure have!

Becoming a Music Therapist, MT-BC

on October 30, 2018

Which instruments do you use the most and recommend I should have in my collection or at home? Here’s a list of my top 10 go-to instruments for music therapy sessions. Happy music making!

Heart Strings Music Therapy Services

Individual & Group Services

Adaptive Music Lessons

Memory Care

NICU & Medical Music Therapy

In-Service & Presentations

Event Services

Megan Danelz, MT-BC

Abby Foster, MT-BC

Testimonials

Carolyn

Francie

Ginny

Kamila

Karen

Client's

Karina

Getting Started

What is Music Therapy?

From the blog

Heart Strings Update

Best of the Upstate 2019 Finalist

Music Therapy and Books! Singable Song Stories

Becoming a Music Therapist, MT-BC