Wildwood Music Therapy

08/27/2025

We are really enjoying Teen and Adult Social Music Therapy on Thursdays! Participants have been getting to know more about each other every week, making music together, and enjoying each other's company.

We have room for two more friends to join us; we've got four more meetings: https://wildwoodmusictherapy.as.me/14AndUpSocialMusic

Our welcome song is Swifty inspired to the tune of Welcome to New York:
🎵 Wakin’ up this morning, ready to go
Jumpin’ in the car to head to music group
Everybody here wanted somethin' more
Searchin' for a friend we didn’t know before
And they said

Welcome to Music, we’ve been waitin' for you
Welcome to Music, Welcome to Music
Welcome to Music, we’ve been waitin' for you
Welcome to Music, Welcome to Music

It's a new soundtrack, makin’ music to this beat, beat
Grab your drums and a friend and come with me
Welcome to Music, we’ve been waitin' for you
Welcome to Music, Welcome to Music 🎵

Pictured: Participant, Em, wearing a "Be kind to everyone" t-shirt plays the keyboard during our group!

08/22/2025

We value inclusion, too! We can't wait to collaborate with Therapeutic Recreation again for our inclusive music programs! Learn more about these and other awesome inclusive recreation opportunities: https://www.lexingtonky.gov/playing/therapeutic-recreation/therapeutic-recreation-activities

📢 Values: Inclusion
INCLUSION 💗 One of our values is inclusion. Everyone is welcome at our parks, facilities, and programs. Did you know ➡️ We have translated versions of our most popular sticker (which reads “I love my local parks”) in the top 10 non-English languages spoken in Lexington – Spanish, Swahili, Arabic, Nepali, French, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Korean, and Portuguese as well as in American Sign Language? Click here to read more about our other values and our strategic plan: lexingtonky.gov/ParksMasterPlan

08/19/2025

Throwback to our Summer drumming workshop, led by the amazing Caleb! Thank you, Caleb, for sharing your knowledge with us and helping us build our toolbox to better support our clients through instrument playing. 🥁

08/13/2025

Last week I had such a great time being part of 's Art's Camp! I snagged this video from the music therapist/teacher perspective while the kids bravely faced the audience and performed their version of Charlotte's Web. This is a clip of our Welcome Song, a rewrite of Born This Way by Lady Gaga that I learned from our intern, Jen. So proud of you all!

08/05/2025

We've got two series in the studio to invite you to!

🎵 Kids modern band is a twist on Kids Rock Band - now with the inclusion of ukulele! Registration for the entire series required.

🎵 Music Therapy Social Group is also getting an update - open to teens ages 14+ as well. May register for individual sessions week to week, or the entire series.

Sign up now!
https://www.wildwoodmusictherapy.com/purchase

08/01/2025

Join us in the Wildwood studio for Bright Beginnings on Mondays at 11!

Bright Beginnings Music classes are designed to support developmental growth related to sensory processing, motor skills, social-emotional skills, cognition, and language development.

Sign up at: https://www.wildwoodmusictherapy.com/purchase

07/29/2025

Throwback to Ukulele and Instrument Exploration camp from the beginning of July! A small but mighty trio of girls joined us, became fast friends, and formed the ukulele group "The Abracadabras."

Campers learned seven chords on the ukulele, plus some keyboard, drum set, and xylophone skills which they shared with family and friends in a concert at the end of the week. Good work, friends! 🎵

Stay tuned for future ukulele opportunities in the Fall!

07/25/2025

Happy last day to Jen! Join us in congratulating Jen on the successful completion of her music therapy internship. 🥳 We are so proud of her progress as our intern and are excited that she'll be joining us soon as a music therapist!

Today Jen presented her final internship project to us on the topic of using music therapy to support adolescent mental health. Her passion, knowledge, and confidence shown through. We know you will continue to bring joy and help others feel seen through your work and just by being you. 💚

07/22/2025

Please help us welcome Caroline as part of Wildwood!

"Caroline Wood (she/her) is a board-certified music therapist with a Master of Music in Music Therapy and a Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from the University of Kentucky. With experience across the lifespan, she enjoys working with clients of all ages. Her approach is client-centered and grounded in trauma-informed care, and she strives to create a safe, affirming, and supportive environment in every session."

07/17/2025

Please check out this free event from The Arc of Central Kentucky with important information for families about disability supports!

To kick off disability pride month, we are excited to announce that The Arc of Central Kentucky (TACK) is hosting a FREE zoom conference on August 16th, 2025: "Let's T.A.C.K.: An Introduction to Disability Supports for the Future."

Speakers will present on services available to disabled individuals after graduation high school including waiver services, trusts, guardianship, and ABLE accounts.

⭐️Register for the conference at: https://srvlnk.com/arc-zoom

The conference will be recorded, so if you cannot attend, you will still be able to access this important information.

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The Arc of Central Kentucky presents: Let's TACK: An Introduction to Disability Supports for the Future. Join The Arc of Central Kentucky (TACK) for an overview of Medicaid waivers, special needs trusts, guardianships, and state and federal programs available to support individuals with disabilities and their families after high school.
Date: August 16th, 2025. Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM. Cost: FREE. Location: Virtual. Register at: https://srvlnk.com/arc-zoom.
9:00 - 9:50 What Waivers Provide, Tina Scott, A1 Case Management
10:00 - 10:50 Trusts, Matthew Smith, Kentucky Guardianship Association
11:00 - 11:50 Guardianship, Marie Allison, Attorney at Law & Parent Advocate
12:00 - 12:50 STABLE Accounts, Hart Supported Living Grant, Impact of work on SSI/SSDI, Presented by: Carolyn Wheeler, Human Development Institute

07/15/2025

Happy 4th Birthday to Wildwood! 😊

Wildwood has grown gradually and slowly, but I like to celebrate our birthday on July 15th because that was the date of our first official client session through Wildwood Music Therapy. We didn't have our own space yet and I was teaching covid-safe piano lessons on front porches and in Woodland park, but it was a start!

Running a business is weird and hard, but I'm so thankful for the opportunities to do work I love, meet and work with so many great people, and the personal growth that has come from figuring out how to deal with uncertainty, constantly learn new things, and carrying responsibility in a healthy way.

So much love to all the music therapists on our team for continuing to accompany me on this journey and putting good into the world through your work. And a huge thank you to our communities and clients who give us the privilege to be part of your lives. 💚💚💚

- Nora

07/13/2025

We're still having a blast at Summer camp! Seeing our campers each week gives us a chance to build on skills across the Summer. This camp has been working on moving with the parachute as a team and following cues to change the way we move. This week campers practiced listening carefully for musical cues for moving clockwise, shaking, turning to move counterclockwise, and lifting the parachute up and down -- they rocked it! 🎶

Photo credit to Emma K and big thanks to for the opportunity to work with the Therapeutic Rec team!