Granite State Music Therapy, LLC

Home
United States
Windham, NH
Granite State Music Therapy, LLC

Providing opportunities for growth & development within a rich & musical environment across N. Eng.

In 2014 Granite State Music Therapy was
created in order to expand the availability of
music therapy services to those in need
throughout the state of New Hampshire. Elizabeth believes in the power of music to for
people of all abilities to participate in something
meaningful and profound. Please feel free to contact her for more information or to set up a free consultation when you mention you liked GSMT on facebook!

11/18/2025

This month at GSMT, we’re leaning into gratitude, not the forced kind, but the grounded, honest kind that helps us slow down and check in with ourselves.

✨ Notice what’s helping. Even the smallest supportive moments count.
✨ Make space for all emotions. We can be joyful and tired, hopeful and messy, grateful and overwhelmed.
✨ Celebrate the small wins. Honor the tiny steps that carried you forward this year.
✨ Pause and breathe. Take a moment to notice your body and what you need right now.
✨ Honor your journey. Growth often comes from the challenging moments too.

If you missed this month’s newsletter focused on gratitude and taking the time to check in with ourselves, be sure to sign up before December to get the next issue in your inbox!!
🔗 granitestatemusictherapy.com/newsletter

11/07/2025

Some of our GSMT team members recharge by getting out, getting active, and enjoying the fresh air…and these two are our resident runners who took to the trail this past week to catch up. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

So many members of our team love hiking, running, and spending time outdoors. Movement, fresh air, nature, and music in our earbuds can be so regulating and restorative this time of year. 🍂✨

This November, we are doing a gentle “check-in” together. Noticing what helps us feel grounded, supported, and connected. For some, that is time in the woods. For others, it may be a quiet moment, a warm mug, a favorite song, or laughing with someone we care about.

We encourage our GSMT families to get outside when you can and soak up the beauty around us this season. Notice what feels nourishing to you, even if it is small. 💛 Every little moment counts.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween!!

Our 7 Spooktacular Sessions for October wrap up with a cozy favorite that’s perfect for any fall gathering, from family nights and classroom fun to holiday parties or music therapy groups! 🎶

As the leaves change, there’s nothing like singing together to celebrate the season. Grab your shakers, scarves, or mugs of hot cider and enjoy a mix of familiar favorites and cozy classics that bring everyone together.

🎵 Sing-along ideas for your fall celebration:
- Autumn Leaves by Nat King Cole
- Shine On Harvest Moon by Eddie Cantor
- Autumn in New York by Frank Sinatra
- Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree by The Andrews Sisters
- Turkey Lurkey Time from Promises, Promises
- I’ve Got Plenty to Be Thankful For by Ella Fitzgerald
- Be Thankful for What You’ve Got by William DeVaughn

🍂 Explore even more seasonal favorites on our GSMT October Playlist, curated by Kelly Weaver, MT-BC, here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/201WXK3sDSbvuqNjkjO3AA?si=zA69i2W7QCm2MAJHUxDDrg

10/30/2025

Our 7 Spooktacular Sessions for October are rolling right along, and this one’s a Halloween hit! 🚌🎃

All aboard the spooky bus! This interactive story song keeps little ones engaged as they remove and replace images on the bus and dance and sing along while the story unfolds, practicing sequencing, attention, and participation along the way. This activity brings The Spooky Wheels on the Bus by J. Elizabeth Mills to life! You can read the book or sing the words using the familiar Wheels on the Bus melody.

The interactive picture board, created by Mindy Stenger and available as a free resource on Teachers Pay Teachers, is a perfect companion. Simply print the bus and picture cards on heavy cardstock, laminate, and Velcro them to the bus. As the story goes on, students pull off each matching picture, then put them all back in order at the end, a fun and festive Halloween circle-time favorite! 👻🧡

🎃 Grab the free resource here:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Spooky-Wheels-on-the-Bus-Interactive-Picture-Board-752578

✨ Our newsletter subscribers got this spooky idea early!
Don’t miss next month’s exclusive session resources, sign up here: https://www.granitestatemusictherapy.com/newsletter

10/29/2025

Our 7 Spooktacular Sessions for October continue with one of our most magical (and musical) favorites! “My Witches’ Brew” by Hap Palmer (Kids & Teens).

Double, double, toil and trouble! 🧙‍♀️

It’s time to mix up a spooky potion full of sounds, movement, and imagination. Students choose eerie ingredients to stir into their witches’ brew, from stinky sludge to slimy worms, while singing along and creating their own magical concoction.
We use Velcro visuals in a hand drum and fill-in-the-blank lyrics so everyone can mix up their own potion. This playful activity builds fine motor skills, creativity, and vocalization, and always brews up a few giggles. 🧪🎶

🎵 Listen to the song by Hap Palmer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3foTIHscfzs

✨ Our newsletter subscribers got this spooky idea early!
Don’t miss next month’s exclusive resources, sign up here: https://www.granitestatemusictherapy.com/newsletter

10/28/2025

Continuing our 7 Spooktacular Sessions for October, we’re diving into two of our favorite fall-themed experiences, one for our campers and one for our little leaf lovers! 🍂

🏕️ Camping Trip Sensory Experience (Teens & Adults)

Grab your flashlight and let’s go camping! 🔦🌲This sensory experience explores all five senses: see, hear, smell, taste, and feel.

🎵Do you want to go on an adventure?
Through the hills and trees,
Do you want to go on an adventure?
Just come along with me.
’Cause we’re going on a special trip,
We are going on a camping trip,
And we will see, hear, smell, taste, feel
So many things on our camping trip! 🎵

Participants might see trees and stars, hear rustling leaves, smell the campfire, feel the cool night breeze, or taste s’mores, making it a full-body, immersive adventure.
A wonderful way to promote sensory awareness, creativity, and group connection.

✨ If you’re subscribed to our newsletter, you got to hear an exclusive recording of this song!

Don’t miss out next month, sign up here! https://www.granitestatemusictherapy.com/newsletter

🍁 Autumn Leaves (Kids)

🍂 Autumn leaves are falling down, red, yellow, orange, and brown! 🍁

Sing along to the tune of London Bridge as students match colorful leaves to their trees. It’s simple, interactive, and full of movement and color.

This activity supports attention, fine motor coordination, and color recognition, plus, it’s just plain fun! 🍂

10/13/2025

Continuing our 7 Spooktacular Sessions for October, we’re heading to the pumpkin patch! 🎃🐦

To the tune of “5 Green and Speckled Frogs,” students sing, count, and shriek as the crows perch on the scarecrow’s back…until…

🎵 “Scarecrow winked and shouted, ‘Boo!’
Scared one crow and away he flew…”

The crows fly off one by one, helping students practice counting, turn-taking, anticipation, and expressive play, with plenty of silly, spooky fun along the way!

🖤 Printable crow puppets created by Kim Morgan over at Inspiration Made Simple:
https://www.inspirationmadesimple.com/5-crows-all-shiny-black-printable-puppets/

If you missed our monthly newsletter, you may have missed these spooky session ideas! 👻 Sign up for future newsletters here: https://www.granitestatemusictherapy.com/newsletter

10/08/2025

Fall is here, the leaves are changing, and the shakers are shaking! 🍁🥁

We’re celebrating the season with 7 Spooktacular Sessions for Fall, a month-long series full of music, movement, and sensory fun for all ages.

This week’s feature: What Are We Gonna Do in the Fall? A lyric rewrite by our very own Cassadi Kulak, MT-BC, based on “Fall in Philadelphia” by Hall & Oates. This experience is all about choice-making and creativity. Participants share their favorite fall activities and the groups sings it all together!

🎵 “We’re gonna play in the leaves in the fall!”

A fun, flexible way to celebrate the season and support engagement, independence, and expression.

If you missed our monthly newsletter, you may have missed these spooky session ideas! 👻 Sign up for future newsletters here: https://www.granitestatemusictherapy.com/newsletter

10/06/2025

🎸💛 Music has a way of connecting us all, and sometimes the best moments come when someone simply picks up a guitar and makes it their own! In music therapy, instruments aren’t just tools for learning notes and chords, they’re a way to express yourself, build confidence, and share your unique voice.

At GSMT, we believe music should be accessible for everyone. No matter your age, ability, or background, music gives us a universal language to communicate, connect, and create together. 🌟

Here’s to strumming, singing, and celebrating every sound that makes us who we are. 🎶💫

10/03/2025

🌟 Team Spotlight: Welcome Ashley! 🌟

We’re thrilled to welcome Ashley Cierri to the Granite State Music Therapy family! 🎶Ashley grew up in Derry, New Hampshire, and studied Music Education at the University of New Hampshire. She’s been passionate about music from a young age, studying flute, piano, and voice, and continued to develop her skills throughout college.

Ashley will be joining us as a music educator, bringing her creativity, energy, and love for music to our incredible students and families. We’re so excited to have her on our team and can’t wait to see the impact she’ll make! 💛

10/02/2025

🌟 We had so much fun at the Gateways Community Services Fundraiser: Imagine the Possibilities last week! We are truly honored to have been part of such an uplifting event.

Gateways Community Services is the state-designated area agency for Greater Nashua, providing dynamic programs and supports for individuals with developmental disabilities, acquired brain disorders, autism, older adults, and veterans. Serving over 3,000 individuals across Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Wilton, and Nashua, Gateways is committed to helping every person lead a meaningful life.

We are privileged to work with so many amazing Gateways families and look forward to continuing our support in any way we can. Here’s to looking forward to next year! 💛

10/01/2025

✨ “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” – Stephen Covey

This reminder from Mary Lang MT-BC at The Spiegel Academy: Music Therapy Continuing Education, reflecting on Habit #5 of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, really touched us! 💜

As therapists, it can feel natural to want to jump in with a solution or intervention right away. But sometimes the most healing thing we can do is pause, soften, and truly listen. Listening doesn’t only happen with our ears. It also happens with our eyes, our hearts, and our full presence. 👀💖

Every behavior is a form of communication! When we take the time to understand what our clients are trying to express, we give them the safety and space they need to grow, connect, and regulate. 🌱

We are so grateful for Mary’s beautiful reminder that listening first is one of the most human and compassionate gifts we can give! ✨

Address

16 Mitchell Pond Road
Windham, NH
03087

Telephone

(603) 479-1272

Website

http://www.GraniteStateMusicTherapy.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Granite State Music Therapy, LLC posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Granite State Music Therapy, LLC:

Shortcuts

Want your practice to be the top-listed Clinic in Windham?