Beamz at AMTA and “Resounding Joy”

by Becky Byrkit on Mar.08, 2010, under Beamz Outreach, Beamz in Education, Beamz in Healthcare

Barbara Reuer of Resounding Joy receives donated Beamz from Outreach Team at AMTA

The Beamz’ focus on meeting the needs of educators and community-based arts and health-care programs extends to national conferences on Music Therapy and Music Education. Recently, assistant Becky Byrkit, inventor Jerry Riopelle, and Management Vice President Al Ingallinera brought the Beamz to the American Music Therapy Association’s conference in San Diego, CA, where they joined hundreds of music therapists, graduate students, and MT innovators.

Beamz were demonstrated and dozens of individuals and organizations became familiar with the system. A set was donated to Resounding Joy of Solana Beach, California. According to Director Barbara Reuer, Resounding Joy provides “supportive and recreational music programming” for community organizations in her area. The hands-on program has been carefully designed to provide “supportive music” to indiviudals contending with chronic pain, anxiety, motor function and cognition; they provide intergenerational involvement and ongoing at-home therapy.

Find out more about Resounding Joy at www.resoundingjoyinc.org.

We hope to see you at future conferences!