Twin Cities Music Therapy Services

10/11/2025

It’s officially Music Therapy Week in Minnesota!

This work is a privilege 🎶 We get to meet our clients where they are each week, building relationships through discovering our music in relation to each other and giving voice to creativity, ideas, preferences and the full spectrum of human emotions as we move towards healing, personal growth, and development of resources to carry forward into the world.

We have so much gratitude for all of the individuals we have had the privilege of partnering with over the years in music therapy and for the powerful advocates in our community who continues to support health and healing through a creative process 🎶

10/11/2025

We are so grateful for our partnership and the opportunity to create with the wonderfully musical folks at PAI! 🎶✨🎶

10/08/2025

Some snapshots from our Annual Team Picnic! We made herbal tinctures and oils to support deep sleep and emotional preservation✨

🍁 Autumn is a time of gathering: gathering with our communities and gathering resources for the months of wintering ahead. Grateful for a beautiful afternoon together!

10/03/2025

We are celebrating ✨ TEN ✨ Years with our wonderful music therapist, Alicia Little. Over the years Alicia has served many children, teens and adults around the metro with her compassionate presence, skillful therapeutic approach and beautiful voice. We are lucky to have her continue to work part-time with us, while also working at Children’s Hospital of MN where she does inspiring work with children and research on heartbeat recordings! Thank you for sharing 10 years with us, Alicia! 🎶❤️🎶

09/10/2025

We have had the privilege of partnering with Southside Family Nurturing Center for 9 years! We are grateful to be part of their mission of nurturing children and families in Minneapolis, and for all the adorable boat-drum rides over the years 🎶✨🎶

How many toddlers can you fit in a giant drum? All students at SSFNC receive group music therapy classes weekly and children who qualify receive individual music therapy weekly as well. We are so happy to partner with for these amazing services.

08/22/2025

We are grateful for the opportunity to share music with the creative folks at PAI each week! 🎶

08/04/2025

Our team was so grateful to spend time with Daniel Goldschmidt last month, inspiring and expanding our minds during their presentation on Breaking out of Binary Thought! Thank you, Daniel, for sharing your energy with our team! We all learned so much through these discussions.

04/12/2025

In March, our Music Therapists, Lindsay Markworth and Anna Brudzinski travelled to Columbus, Ohio for the Great Lakes Regional Music Therapy Conference, leasing presentations on Improvisation-Based Play and Structures for Clinical Improvisation. Lindsay also made a stop in Pittsburgh to guest lecture at Duquesne University!

It is an incredible privilege to be given space to engage in learning, teaching and conversations on topics close to our hearts. What a beautiful whirlwind of community, learning and musicking.

11/25/2024

I first met Ian Crawford when he was an intern at The Center For Discovery in Harris, NY where I was working in 2011. When we both ended up back in Minneapolis, I was thrilled for him to be the first music therapist to join me at Twin Cities Music Therapy Services in 2015, covering clients during my maternity leave. Ian continued to be a valued member of our team through the transition from contractors to employees, many office moves and one global pandemic. Through it all he has shared his kind heart, thoughtful approach to meeting clients and his love of music. We have been so very lucky to have worked with Ian for almost ten years!!! While our hearts are heavy to see him move on from music therapy, we are also very excited for Ian and his next career in piano tuning and environmental work. Thank you, Ian, for sharing so much with us the past ten years! You will be missed!

If you are in need of a piano tuning in the Twin Cities, get on Ian’s calendar: iancrawfordpianotuning.com

11/22/2024

Our Team gathered on Saturday to discuss systems for documentation and renew our CPR and First Aid Training! Thank you Amber Stefan at Vital Songs LLC for always making this training so fun and musical 🎵

11/21/2024

The purpose of our fundraiser is to expand access to music therapy services for Minnesotans in need. Music therapy is not a service reimbursed through private insurance, or Medical Assistance in the state of Minnesota. 100% of donations will be used to fund our scholarship program for individuals who otherwise would not be able to access services!

https://www.givemn.org/story/Musictherapy4all

Springboard for the Arts GiveMN.org

11/20/2024

We know music therapy rocks, but unfortunately for some folks, the cost of services can be out of reach. That's why this year for Day, we are setting a fundraising goal of $2400 to provide at least 6 months worth of services, at cost, to folks who are ready to rock. Thank you, Minnesota, for your generosity, and thank you for being a supporter!

https://www.givemn.org/story/Musictherapy4all

GiveMN.org