Keynote Music Therapy

03/20/2026

The changing of seasons is always a good time to pause, reflect, and take time to reset. The practice of Pebble Meditation is a visualization and grounding technique perfect for this time of year. Today as we celebrate the Spring Equinox, check out this musical adaption of the Pebble Meditation by Charity Khan to reset and refresh. 🌷🌄🌊🌌

https://youtu.be/GiFwpJF-wLM?si=QDH-r2VEPDuFk4fw

03/20/2026

The Heartbeat Stethoscope can be an important tool in creating meaningful music projects that will last for years to come! Our team is lucky to have an Eko Stethoscope ready for use by any Keynote music therapist. If you'd like to create a Heart Song with us, reach out today! 💓🩺

03/18/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Use this simple song rewrite with your clients to address goals of creative expression, mindfulness and imagery, and cognitive sequencing!

What other St. Patrick's day symbols can you think of?? 🍀🌈💚

03/17/2026

Looking for a last minute St. Patrick's Day intervention idea? Today Kristi challenges us to try our luck 🍀identifying these distinct rhythmic meters used in different Irish dances! 💚🌈✨

https://www.keynotemn.com/post/three-irish-dances-a-st-patrick-s-day-rhythm-challenge

In Minnesota, we are fortunate to have access to many opportunities to experience traditional Irish music. When my children were younger, they participated in Irish dance lessons. During performances, it was hard to miss the rhythmic entrainment of not only the dancers, but everyone in the audience....

03/12/2026

Join us March 31st at Music On Grand for this fun and collaborative music making opportunity! 🔑🎵✨

03/11/2026

Join Keynote Music Therapy at our studio on March 14th - this Saturday! Can't wait to see you there

03/11/2026

Music therapy involves a lot more than just playing instruments. We use a wide variety of other visual and tactile supports to encourage movement, establish routine, and provide multi-sensory engagement. Here are some of our favorite tools to incorporate into music therapy sessions!

03/10/2026

As music therapists, it can be challenging to maintain a balance between work-related music, and music for our enjoyment. Today, Carolyn shares some of her weekly music habits, and why it's important to find space for music outside of work! 🎵✨

https://www.keynotemn.com/post/off-the-clock-music-practices

You may be wondering “what does a music therapist do in their spare time?” It is probably not surprising that one of the things on that list is music!There are a few tried and true music habits I have in my weekly routine that allow me to experience the many benefits I know music has to offer. C...

03/08/2026

Happy International Women's Day! Today we are revisiting this blog post that celebrates some of the women who were instrumental (no pun intended) in building the field of music therapy! 🎵✨

https://www.keynotemn.com/post/trailblazing-women-in-music-therap

Happy Women’s History month! During these next few weeks, we want to take the opportunity to learn about some of the women who were instrumental (no pun intended) in the development of the music therapy field. Although music therapy as a degree path did not exist until the 1940s, music has been us...

03/06/2026

Last Friday, the Keynote team had the opportunity to come together for our annual Staff Education Day! We spent the day engaged in guitar and percussion master classes, resource sharing, and presentations on using the Heartbeat Stethoscope and supporting clients amid environmental stressors. Such a valuable day of learning from each other and becoming better music therapists! 🔑🎵✨

03/04/2026

Our snowy season is coming to an end, but we couldn't resist the opportunity to share this fun song by Lauren! This song provides fun opportunities for responding to musical changes (slow and fast), using imaginative play, and following movement cues! ❄️

03/03/2026

March is here and we are ready for the warmer days, bluer skies, and greener grass that will be coming in the next few weeks. Today McKenna shares some wonderful Springtime music therapy interventions to celebrate the changing season! 🌷☀🎵

https://www.keynotemn.com/post/music-therapy-interventions-for-almost-spring

Springtime already has a natural therapeutic theme built in, growth, light, movement, and change. After the heaviness of winter, especially here in the Midwest, many of us have spring fever. We are looking for ways to thaw, physically, emotionally and mentally. Here are adaptable spring music therap...