How music and music therapy can support growing minds and bodies

Michelle achieved her music therapy qualification at The University of Melbourne in 2009. For the previous seven years, Michelle has also worked as a qualified Neurologic Music Therapist. Michelle has experience working and studying in the UK, USA and Australia. Her experience is primarily in special education, child and youth disability, early childhood development and paediatric neurological rehabilitation. Michelle is the owner and director of Chorus Music Therapy Clinic in Geelong, providing a service that specialises in infants, children and young people with a neurological impairment, injury or disorder. 

In this talk Michelle will cover:

• How our brains process music and what this means for neurodevelopment 
• What is Music Therapy?
• Music therapy and the NDIS
• Using music in everyday life to assist routines, transitions & general development