During the summer of 2018, a group of Grinnellians headed by Dr. J.R. Paulson started a music therapy program for Grinnell School students, UnityPoint Health—Grinnell and UnityPoint Hospice patients, and local seniors, including residents of The Mayflower Community. The Grinnell Area Arts Council became the fiscal and management agent for the program. Last February, Rachael…
Local musician, Katie In, performed love songs for The Mayflower Community residents living in Beebe Assisted Living on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th. The program was an offering of the Grinnell Area Arts Council’s “Music + Health” offerings. Katie is the program manager. Through Music + Health, the Arts Council provides education services about the…
As part of the Grinnell Area Arts Council “Music+Health” program community offerings, Katie In performed some oldies on the keyboard in The Mayflower Community on October 10th. Katie, a Chicago native, is a 2013 graduate of Grinnell College in sociology with an emphasis in art and music. After graduation, she moved away, only to return…
On Friday, June 14th, budding Grinnell author, Connie Osborn, spent an enjoyable day at the annual conference of the Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association. The event was held at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines and featured information sessions along with vendor’s tables. As pictured above with son Rick…
The program that begin last June to offer music therapy services to Grinnell area residents had a staffing change effective yesterday, May 23rd. Kelly Robertson, Music Therapist—Board Certified (MT-BC), is leaving Grinnell to move with her husband to Seattle, where he has taken an employment position. Through the efforts of the Grinnell Music Therapy Task…
Laurel Tuggle with the Grinnell Arts Council’s Music + Health program, played Celtic music on the harp at the Mayflower on February 28th. Laurel fell in love with the harp at age 7 when, traveling with her family to Ireland, she watched a majestic (velvet gown!) harp player perform at a castle medieval banquet. Returning…
Music Speaks therapy began at The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa in December 2018. The local music therapist, Kelly Robertson, visits our low-stimulus South neighborhood once a week to conduct a small group therapy session, which is monitored by Mayflower staff. Music therapy is a clinical- and evidenced-based practice conducted by a trained therapist. Non-musical goals…