February 27th, 2009 – Spring Formal “Grammy Night”
Duquesne University Music Education National Convention and Music Therapy Student Association host the Spring Formal “Grammy Night” in the Power Center Ballroom.
February 21, 2009 – Therapy Day Mixer
Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association spearheads the first Therapy Day Mixer in the PNC Recital Hall. Students from the Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, and Music Therapy Departments gathered to share information about their degree programs and professions.
February 18, 2009 - Mr. Music Man
The Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association hosts the Seventh Annual Mr. Music Man Pageant in the PNC Recital Hall. Pageant winner Dan Kitching graciously accepted his crown from previous year’s winner Neil Solomon.
December 2008 - Music Therapy practice of Duquesne Alum, Katie Harrell, highlighted in Post-Gazette "She's Music to their ears"
September
11, 2008 - Duquesne Students Participate in UPMC
Music Therapy Social
Amelia
Chapman, Katie Myers, Erin Hedden, Michael Plebani
Shareese,
Seton Hill intern; Bob Miller, Western Psychiatric
Hospital; Debbie Benkovitz, Director of Internships
at Children’s Hospital
Gretchen
Chardos, UPMC Mercy Music Therapist; Erin Hedden,
Duquesne University intern at Magee Hospital; Beth
Farrell, Duquesne University intern at Magee Hospital
Amber
Blair, Seton Hill intern at Children’s Hospital;
Nicole Steele, music therapist at Children’s
Hospital; Andrea Scheve, Director of Internships
at Magee Women’s Hospital
Gretchen
Chardos, DU alumna and music therapist at Mercy
Hospital; Erin Hedden, DU intern at Magee Hospital;
Beth Farrell, DU intern at Magee Hospital; Shareese,
Seton Hill intern; Bob Miller, Western Psychiatric
Music Therapist
November 2, 2008 – Music Therapy Retreat Day
Music Therapy Student Association Executive Board gathered Duquesne University music therapy students for a day of team building and exploration of what it means to be a music therapist
November 2008 – Alicia C. Raciti, undergraduate in the Digital Multimedia Arts Program develops promotional video for the Duquesne University Music Therapy Student Association.
October 2008 - Tri-Program Community Drum Circle
Slippery Rock and Seton Hill Music Therapy Students joined Duquesne University’s Community Drum Circle as a way to promote inter-program communication and collaboration
June,
8 2008 - Music Therapy Department
Presents “Music of the Heart”
Recital
Under
the direction of Katie Hamill, Duquesne Certification
graduate, the first public musical presentation
of the students in the Wesley Program was given
on June 8, 2008 in PNC Recital Hall. Tina Hodaba
and Kory Antonacci both participated in the process
of preparing young children with autism for the
program.
March
2008 - Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference, Cherry
Hill, New Jersey
February
2008 - Wellness Symposium in Power Center
Nick
DeDensio
Jessica
Scheer, Phil Mareshapk
Debbie
Benkovitz
Parent
Resource Network Gala Event
On
October 4, 2007, the Parent Resource Network (PRN)
held a gala at Le Mont Restaurant to celebrate
the "kick-off" of the organization.
PRN is dedicated to sharing personal support,
knowledge and experience to families in need during
the difficult times associated with having a child
born prematurely with a chronic illness and/or
birth defect.
Andrea Scheve, MM, NICU MT, MT-BC, Director of
UPMC Medical Music Therapy, was invited to present
Music Therapy
and to provide entertainment throughout the evening.
Andrea (far right) brought her past intern and
Duquesne University graduate Karen Smith (cello)
and current music therapy practica students from
Duquesne University Tiffany Carr (violin) and
Beth Farrell (flute). Together they had the pleasure
of making music as a quartet and when Taylor Fraasch
(age 5) joined in, as a quintet! Taylor began
life as a 23 week gestation premature infant (full
term is 36-40 weeks). She has hearing and sight
impairments and began to speak only a year ago
with the phrase "I love you." She was
a hit on the microphone singing "Twinkle
Twinkle" and "ABC's."
Jay
Anderson, M'04, was hired
full-time upon the completion of a six-month internship
as a music therapist at Patton State Hospital, a
forensic psychiatric facility in San Bernardino,
Calif. While not a requirement for his bachelor's
degree, an internship is one of the prerequisites
for becoming board-certified as a music therapist.
Although Anderson received no credit hours or stipend
for his work as an intern, he considered the experience
invaluable. Anderson explained, "I had been
exposed to most of the difficult situations prior
to being employed full-time. In addition, the experience
of witnessing the effect music therapy can have
on individuals gave me enthusiasm and drive to progress
as a music therapy clinician."
Under
the direction of Katie Hamill, Duquesne Certification
graduate, the first public musical presentation
of the students in the Wesley Program was given
on June 8, 2008 in PNC Recital Hall. Tina Hodaba
and Kory Antonacci both participated in the process
of preparing young children with autism for the
program.
On
October 4, 2007, the Parent Resource Network (PRN)
held a gala at Le Mont Restaurant to celebrate
the "kick-off" of the organization.
PRN is dedicated to sharing personal support,
knowledge and experience to families in need during
the difficult times associated with having a child
born prematurely with a chronic illness and/or
birth defect. 
Therapy
and to provide entertainment throughout the evening.
Andrea (far right) brought her past intern and
Duquesne University graduate Karen Smith (cello)
and current music therapy practica students from
Duquesne University Tiffany Carr (violin) and
Beth Farrell (flute). Together they had the pleasure
of making music as a quartet and when Taylor Fraasch
(age 5) joined in, as a quintet! Taylor began
life as a 23 week gestation premature infant (full
term is 36-40 weeks). She has hearing and sight
impairments and began to speak only a year ago
with the phrase "I love you." She was
a hit on the microphone singing "Twinkle
Twinkle" and "ABC's."