Welcome Carolyn
As we continue to grow our capacity to delivery music therapy services across the Perth metropolitan area, we are pleased to welcome Carolyn to the team.
Carolyn has a Bachelor of Contemporary Music and Master of Music Therapy. She is also a certified Neurologic Music Therapist. She loves getting to use music to help people achieve their goals and was excited to discover music therapy as a career option which combines her love of music, health sciences and working with people. To help you get to know her a little, we asked her a few questions about herself.
Is there a specific music therapy moment that has stuck with you or shaped your practice? Tell us about it
I have done a lot of work with young children with autism, and some of my favourite moments that stay with me are the moments where parents see their children make progress and achieve things through music that they haven’t before. A particular memory that I will always cherish was one of my young clients who was non-verbal and through music therapy, he went from not speaking in sessions to singing along to whole songs, which was amazing to see!
What is one thing you wish people knew about music therapy?
I wish people knew the scope of what we can do through music therapy. People are often surprised about just how many goal areas we can work on and how musical skills can transfer into other areas of life, so I think if people knew what we can really do, music therapy would be much more utilized in healthcare.
What music or instruments do you like to play and listen to?
I am primarily a singer, but I also play piano, guitar and I dabble with various percussion instruments. The music I listen to is incredibly varied, including everything from musical theatre to 80’s classics to Taylor Swift to rap to rock music - it’s all over the place!
Tell us something we might not know about you…
I have a million different hobbies that I am very bad at, and are all half-finished. These include bread making, gardening, sewing, painting and photography.
