What is Grace Notes Music Therapy?
Sing for Joy. Grow in Life. Bloom with Grace.
Grace notes are small ornamental notes that come before the main note. They are embellishments, tiny details, that can add to a piece of music. At Grace Notes, we believe everyone is the main note, the statement. The "grace notes" of your life could be your friends & family; favorite song, food, or color; the instruments you play or the therapies you're in. The grace notes are the little things in life that add up to make you, you. At Grace Notes, we'd love to be a part of your embellishments and help you grow into a beautiful symphony.
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Grace Notes also believes in the grace and love of Jesus. Without His never-ending, pursuant love & grace, Grace Notes would not have been founded. While we do have Christian beliefs and foundations, everyone (any race, gender, religion), is welcome at Grace Notes. You may come as you are without fear of judgement. Grace Notes strives to be a safe place for everyone.
What is Music Therapy?
What is Music Therapy?
Music Therapy is the clinical & evidence-based use of music, music interventions, & music instruments, by a certified professional, to help individuals reach therapeutic goals. Goals can include: communication skills, academic/cognitive skills, emotional/behavioral skills, social skills, motor skills, music skills. An example would be using adaptive piano lessons to help someone gain more mobility & dexterity in their fingers.
Who can benefit from music therapy?
Almost anyone can benefit from music therapy. We can work with any age, diagnosis, and population. You don't have to know how to play a music instrument or how to read music to benefit from music therapy. I have personally worked with early intervention ages 0-3; kids, young adults, & adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities; kids & young adults with autism; older adults in assisted living/memory care; and many more!
Why music therapy?
I truly believe in the power of music. I have seen so many amazing accomplishments during my undergrad & internship. What's special about music therapy, to me, is that everyone loves music. Everyone can be connected or reached by music. And because we use music as the delivery system, it can help create a connection or reach a goal that may have seemed impossible.
Our Service Areas
We are located in Appling County, GA. We serve Baxley, Hazlehurst, Alma, Jesup, & the Vidalia/Lyons areas. If you are close to these locations & are interested in Music Therapy Services, reach out & we'll try to work something out. We also offer online services on a case-by-case basis.
My goal with Grace Notes Music Therapy is to serve this community. I hope to bring grace & joy through music therapy to the people of this community. Music has always been important to me & I look forward to sharing it with others.
Carrie Hunter
Board Certified Music Therapist, Owner & Founder of Grace Notes
Georgia College & State University
August 2016 - August 2022
I received a Bachelor's Degree in Music Therapy from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA. I graduated August 2022. During my undergrad schooling, I worked with adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, older adults with dementia, and school age kiddos with various diagnoses.
Intern at Joyful Music Therapy
February 2022 - September 2022
To become a Board Certified Music Therapist, you must have at minimum a 6 month internship with a music therapist. I did my internship at Joyful Music Therapy in Orlando, FL. There I received experience working with adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD); kids, teens, & young adults with I/DD, autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, etc; early intervention kiddos ages 0-3 with I/DD.
Joyful Music Therapy
October 2022 - Present
After my internship, I received a job offer from Joyful Music seeing their telehealth clients. I am currently employed with Joyful, working part-time online. I see majority of their telehealth clients through Zoom. I work with early intervention age (0-3), kids, teens, & young adults with I/DD, autism, and a variety of diagnoses. I passed my board certification test December of 2022. I am also a licensed music therapist in the state of Georgia.