PASSION Lifelong Learning Groups
(21+)

Life Skills Group

PASSION Lifelong Learning program. Classes are offered through our Community Enrichment Program at our office in Edina and is co-taught by a job coach and board certified music therapist. Please email bridget@toneworksmusictherapy.com for more information.

Therapuetic music interventions include:

  • Movement through music: using dance and yoga to improve physical and social skills.
  • Functional instrument play: Working together or independently playing an instrument to improve social and physical skills.
  • Singing: Using call-and-response, musical social stories, performing, and group singing to improve cognitive, emotional, and social skills.
  • Sensory exploration: Using a variety of instruments and tools that improve motor, cognitive, and activities of daily living skills

Goal areas may include:

  • Cognitive - increasing the ability to identify objects, concepts, and build on individual strengths
  • Emotional - improving emotional awareness, and identifying and implementing coping strategies.
  • Social - increasing the ability to follow rules, interact in community events, and share experiences with others.
  • Activities of daily living - improving foundational skills that promote independence in a community setting.
  • Physical - improving muscle tone, range of motion, palmer and pincher grasp, and crossing midline.