Commonwealth Music Therapy is a private practice committed to providing quality music therapy to the Greater Richmond community.
Miriam Smith is a Board Certified Music Therapy who has been practicing in the Richmond area for over 5 years. She is passionate about providing quality music therapy services to all of her clients. She practices using a client centered approach and strives to engage and educate all those she meets about music therapy. She currently serves as the President of the Virginia Music Therapy Association
Operating as usual
02/15/2022
We are excited to announce our next group music therapy session on February 22nd 🎉 please comment below to get more details about registration! We look forward to seeing you all soon! ❤️
🎶Sweet Symphonies🎶
This 6 week session will explore Symphonies both new and old. We will sing, play music and dance together! This will be a hybrid session with 3 classes online and 3 classes in person. We will have a performance on March 29th for family and friends to attend 🎉🎉
09/26/2021
Registration is open 🎉
Can't wait to see you all on October 5th 🙌
07/24/2021
What a perfect morning for crafts, music and dancing!! We had a wonderful time at the B2G July Jam! 🎶🌴❤️🌴🎶
07/06/2021
So excited to be back in person!! 🎉🎉 Our door is open and we are ready to see you all so soon ❤️
06/09/2021
🎉🎉Summer announcement🎉🎉
If you would like to be added to our email list for more information, please comment below!
05/11/2021
A new session starts tomorrow
🎉🎉 🦁🌴🐒🎉🎉
We will also be having a live in person concert on June 1st ♥️🤞♥️
Comment below if you would like to join us
Registration begins today!! 🎉
Please comment below or email us at [email protected]
04/06/2021
Just a reminder:
We will not have class tonight, but we will begin a new session next week! Stay tuned for more details 🎊
03/08/2021
We will be offering another 4 week session of virtual music therapy! If you would like to register, please comment below or email us at [email protected]
03/01/2021
Today we celebrate World Music Therapy Day!
02/16/2021
Look at the work of this incredible music therapist in Virginia! 🎉
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10160341713866756&id=10643211755&sfnsn=mo
Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.
02/04/2021
Our next virtual session begins February 9th
Comment below to register 🎉
❤️ Musicals, Muppets & More ❤️
02/01/2021
Happy February!!! Look what we are sporting today! Finally debuting our new logo ♥️♥️
So many of you know, love and constantly support our music therapy team, but did you know these 5 things?
https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2020/12/29/music-therapy-helps-stress-lets-people-express-themselves/4039145001/
I love how we can use the "universal language" to reach our clients in ways they never have been before 🎧 https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/can-music-save-a-life-well-it-saved-mine-11971428
01/14/2021
We have excited to announce a new offering! This will be an opportunity for our parents to socialize and reconnect as well as the students to express themselves and have some fun!!
$15 per family
Offered the last Sunday of the month at 2:30pm
45 minute class
If you would like to join us, comment below or email us directly at [email protected]
01/03/2021
Excited to be back and making music together next week!! 🎉🎶❤️
10/27/2020
We are ready to go for our virtual music classes this week! See you there (in costumes) 🦄🦄🎸🎸❤️❤️
10/14/2020
🎵❤️Time for another wonderful session of virtual music starting October 20th❤️🎵
09/16/2020
We are excited to gear up for the fall this year! We will have 3 four week sessions from now until December! Looking forward to seeing everyone 😀
07/12/2020
Commonwealth Music Therapy, LLC's cover photo
06/02/2020
Third and final summer offering ❤️🎶❤️
06/02/2020
06/02/2020
We are looking forward to seeing all of our friends on Wednesdays at 5pm starting in two weeks!! Once registered, we will send out the link to our Zoom room ❤️🎶🎤🎧🥁❤️
05/06/2020
03/12/2020
We have applied additional precautions such as limiting the number of instruments and manipulatives in each session among other things. Your safety is our number 1 priority! We will update as the situation continues to develop in our region.
02/19/2020
We got to pull these beauties out today! We love being able to teach and explore new instruments with our clients!
08/09/2019
Absolutely fascinating! The mind works in marvelous ways! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325937.php
How does music therapy work? Brain study sheds light A study that may mark ‘a milestone' in music therapy research finds that therapists’ brains synchronize with their clients' during sessions.
Stations always help to keep clients interested and motivated! We love providing variety within an accessible structure.
03/18/2019
We love this article! Our favorite thing to hear is when families are singing songs we use in sessions all day long!! No matter what you think you have a beautiful voice and you are making a difference by incorporating music into parenting!
https://www.mother.ly/news/singing-to-your-baby-is-great-for-their-brain-development-says-new-study
Singing to your baby is great for their brain development, says new study I used to love singing to my now-toddler son when he was a baby. I would rock him back and forth in my arms and croon to him as he drifted off into dreamland. I would even make up my own lullabies. Singing was—and still is—my favorite way to communicate with him.Of course, I am not the only moth...
02/15/2019
Yet another thing that most do not realize music therapy can assist with... Feeding. We have worked with multiple clients who needed assistance with feeding, tasting or eating with a diverse age range! Let us know if we can help your family members!
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/music-therapy-program-at-ucla-aims-to-help-premature-infants-develop-feeding-skills
Music therapy program at UCLA aims to help premature infants develop feeding skills Researchers worked with a family with triplets to study a lullaby device used in the intensive care unit.
01/26/2019
What a great program that is clearly embraced by its community! We hope that one day we can have the same impact in the Richmond/Ashland community through music therapy!!
https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Local-nonprofit-offers-music-therapy-to-address-mental-health-issues-504530022.html
Nonprofit offers music therapy to address mental health Music therapy is a research-based and therapeutic use of music to help people gain greater physical and emotional health. For more information, visit www.nmtsreno.org.
01/21/2019
We could not be happier about our newest additions to the office! Introducing Roger our mini hugibo and the comfiest seat around by Yogibo! If you haven't tried one before, feel free to stop by the office and try it out!
01/19/2019
We are beyond excited for what is happening in the General Assembly! Want to learn more? Feel free to send us a pm on how you can help!
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