BY KAREN CHANEY
brains and managing behavior needs,” Harmon said. “We’re ne going down rabbit holes like talking about speci cs of a song or artist.” Who it’s for Sound Starts has students of all ages, including stroke and traumatic brain injury patients at Baylor Scott & White. “We serve clients who don’t have a diagnosis but they are really motivated by music,” Harmon said. “They might be working on social skills or something at school.” Notable quote Harmon said she had a client who was autistic, had an obsessive-compulsive disorder and strug- gled with thunderstorms. “We song-wrote together and used an instru- ment called a thunder tube. We made a recording of it and worked on it a little every week for three months,” Harmon said. “When the next thunderstorm came along, there was no problem. They acknowledged there was a thunderstorm happening, listened to their song then went about their business.”
opened a brick-and-mortar location in Frisco, followed by a second location in Grapevine in 2019 and a third in Prosper in 2023. What’s happening Individual music therapy sessions, adapted music lessons and Little Jammers—a group music experience for young children—are o ered. The company also serves at schools, neurological care, geriatric and correctional facilities. Community Clinical Director Tyler Smith said individual sessions and adapted music lessons are the two most-requested services. “Music therapy is evidence-based practices to help individuals with a need,” music therapy intern Lacey Lewis said. “It can be cognitive, academic, motor skills, social skills. [We are] using music to help work on goals that aren’t necessarily music-related.” Smith said adapted lessons are taught at a pace where students feel successful. Piano and guitar lessons are the most popular choices but ukulele, drums, voice, trumpet and more are taught. “We have experience working with neurodiverse
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