Keynote Music Therapy

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day! Here are just a few resources in Minnesota that you can visit to learn more about ASD, find support networks, or get involved in the community! ✨🎵

04/01/2026

Easter is almost here! Use this familiar tune to make some fun discoveries in your Easter basket! Make this intervention even more engaging by adding toys, pictures, or other meaningful items to the eggs for your client to find and sing about! 🌷🐰🐣

03/30/2026

Have you ever wondered what the music therapy process looks like? In today's blog post, Michelle takes us through step by step! ✨🎵🕺

Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Official Music Video), Full HD (Digitally Remastered & Upscaled)Circa 1990’s, this song was my dancing jam. Not only was it a song frequently played at ‘Shenanigans,’ on Water Street of University Wisconsin Eau Claire, but the song title was a growing theme ...

03/26/2026

Today is World Purple Day! Today we take time to raise awareness for epilepsy and educate ourselves on how to care for and support those who experience seizures.

For additional resources, visit www.efmn.org 💜✨

03/24/2026

While he may be the only non-MT-BC on our team, Ben plays an important role at Keynote. Thank you, Ben, for all the hard work you do behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly, and for your recognition and support of music therapy! 👏🎵

03/24/2026

In today's blog post, Andy shares his lived experience using lyric/poetry/journal writing as a means of processing! Click the link to see some examples of Andy's writing! 📝✨🎵

I have been using “lyric writing” as a way to process life experiences for about 20-25 years or so. I used quotation marks there because they so rarely end up turning into songs. It was a few years ago when I realized what I have been doing is perhaps more poetry than lyric writing, though I sup...

03/23/2026

Thank you to all the people working hard towards State Recognition for Music Therapy in Minnesota!! 🎵

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....