Gloria Clay singing along with the music therapist

Grinnell’s Music Therapist is Singing…On Zoom!

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…

Kelly says goodbye to some of the Mayflower resident volunteers who worked with her.

Grinnell Music Therapy in Transition

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…