Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc.

We had a music therapy workshop “Music for Lifelong Resilience at Hale Mahaolu, at Home Pumehana Senior Center in Molokai! Thank you so much for everyone who joined our workshop! We had great time to make music and share stories.

🌟 What a fantastic time we had at Keiki Spring Fest! 🎵

Thank you to everyone who supported and joined us for a day of music and fun. Your support means the world to us! 🌈 Let's keep spreading joy through music together! 🎶 🌸

🎉🌺 The 45th Annual Visitor Industry Charity Walk O'ahu on Saturday May 4th! 🌴🚶‍♂️

We are thrilled to announce that Sounding Joy Music Therapy is participating in this year's 2024 Visitor Industry Charity Walk - Family Programs Hawaii for Youth in Foster Care, a wonderful event aimed at supporting local nonprofit organizations. As we gear up for this exciting endeavor, we are reaching out to you for your support.

We are particularly passionate about utilizing this donation to provide music therapy services to more individuals and groups in our communities. Your support will help cover service fees for those who need financial assistance, ensuring that everyone has access to the healing power of music.

You can participate in the walk, or just join as a donor, through the link below. You can also use the QR code on the picture and search for "Sounding Joy Music Therapy" after selecting "Teams" to donate to our organization.
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/.../SoundingJoyMusicTherap

Mahalo for your support! 🌟🤙

As the year comes to a close, the Sounding Joy team extends heartfelt wishes for a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year! 🌟 Our staff found inspiration in the power of music, creating special moments to savor. 🎶 May your holidays be filled with the beauty of melodies and the warmth of shared experiences. 🎄

Thank you for being part of our musical journey in 2023. Here’s to more harmonies and positive vibes in 2024! 🎁

As the year comes to a close, the Sounding Joy team extends heartfelt wishes for a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year! 🌟 Our staff found inspiration in the power of music, creating special moments to savor. 🎶 May your holidays be filled with the beauty of melodies and the warmth of shared experiences. 🎄

Thank you for being part of our musical journey in 2023. Here's to more harmonies and positive vibes in 2024! 🎉

We are invited as a guest speaker from Leilehua High School’s Health Services pathway to share music therapy as a health profession. Thank you so much for everyone who participated in the class!

We are so excited to announce that we welcomed our new music therapist, Yu-Hsin Hung, MA, MT-BC! Welcome to our team, Yu-Hsin! We look forward to all the great contributions she will make to our team.

We participated in Hawaii Parkinson Walk 2023! It was a wonderful event filled with aloha! Thank you so much for everyone coming to our table and sharing stories. Thank you so much for Hawaii Parkinson Association!

We partipated in LDAH Traveling conference at Hawaii Tokai international college eye, Kapolei.

Mahalo to LDAH/School Readiness Project team!

We had a great day at the 17th Annual Waianae Coast Ho’ohulili Provider Fest at the Community Learning Center, Maili. It was filled with learning and connection with service providers!

Only 5 more days to Give Aloha at Foodland!

Please support music therapy services in Hawaii by donating to Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc. at your local Foodland store!

Our code is 78277!

Mahalo for your support!

Our hearts go out to all lives lost and affected by the devastating wildfires in our state. We mourn together and participate in the statewide healing vigil held today. Mahalo and Aloha!

Kīpuni Aloha no Maui | Hawaiʻi's Soul Kīpuni Aloha no Maui Embrace beloved Maui Statewide, day-long vigil on September 1, 2023 Join all of Hawai‘i for a one-day statewide vigil in support of Maui. This day is centered on emotional and spiritual healing that is rooted in Native Hawaiian practices with leaders from diverse faiths. Watc...

During September, please make a donation to Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc. at any Foodland or Sack N Save checkout, and Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will make a donation to our organization too!
Our code is: 78277!



How to Donate:
1) Shop at Foodland or Sack N Save!
2) Show your Maika'i card to the cashier at checkout.
3) Tell the cashier our code and the amount of your donation (up to $249).
4) Review your receipt to confirm the following appears:
o Our organization name
o Your donation amount
o Your Maika'i number

Thank you for your support!

We are hiring!

A part-time music therapist, who will work a minimum of 16 hours per week. Board Certification (MT-BC) is required. The MT-BC will provide group music therapy sessions to children, adolescents, adults, and elders with various disabilities in a range of community settings, especially within underserved communities on O'ahu. Driving is required.

The position is available from October 2023 through September 2024, with the potential to expand to full-time depending upon future funding.

Application & Contact Info: Nina Guerrero, PhD, MT-BC, Clinical Director/Grant Manager

Contact Email: [email protected]

Our dear friend and wonderful scientific advisor, Dr. Reiner Haus from Germany, was back in house yesterday! He gave a terrific workshop for our staff music therapists, enjoying our reunion after so many years. Big mahalo to his expertises and graciousness that benefit music therapists and most importantly our clients in a huge way! We are reminded of the significance of “relational” work through music, that is the foundation of our field. Back to the basics that people often forget! Thank you, Dr. Haus!

We are so grateful for the opportunity to take part in Sunmer Family Fun Event hosted by Read to Me International! It was such a pleasure to meet and make music with the Keiki and their parent!

On June 30th, we had a presentation about music therapy at Parkinson’s support group in Hilo. Our music therapists, Nina and Kazumi, visited the group, and shared about benefit of music therapy and made music together with all the participants.
Thank you so much for coming to the presentation and sharing wonderful time with us!

On June 27th, our two music therapists, Nina & Kira had the opportunity to host an informational workshop at Home Pumehana on Molokai and presented to around 30 people. They had a great time and were welcomed by the lovely people of Molokai!

When you shop at Walmart.com next time, please remember Sounding Joy. You can support us through your purchase. Please see the details below. Mahalo!

https://www.walmart.com/nonprofits/2bf26922-ae78-4ac6-b5c2-0c8f7f5cba8a/profile

Thank you, Kira! We celebrated the departure of our staff music therapist, Kira, who will go back to school for a master’s degree. She and her family had been instrumental especially in Sounding Joy’s transitional time, covering crucial, clinical tasks, our relocation, website renewal, and etc. she will be greatly missed by the staff and clients alike. Best of luck to your new endeavors, Kira❤️

We had a wonderful time with participants at Mililani Parkinson’s Support Group this morning! We presented about benefits of music therapy, and made music together with all the participants. We are so grateful to connect with all the participants! We look forward to sharing more time with you all in music therapy sessions in the future. Mahalo!

There is still time to donate to Sounding Joy for the Charity Walk Hawaii 2023 and support music therapy services in Hawaii!

Please click the link below or use the QR code in the image! Thank you for your support!

https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/7PYqCg?parent_id=466157&vid=yvcb7

Mahalo for all who came to our table to make music with us at 17th Annual Wai’anae Coast Keiki Spring Fest! It was a beautiful day to meet families and service providers!

We are participating in the 17th Annual Waianae Keiki Spring Fest on Saturday April, 29 from 8:30am-12:30pm! This is a free community event to learn about services and programs in the Waianae Community. Please stop by our booth and make music together!

Sounding Joy Music Therapy is participating in the 44th Hawaii Visitor Industry Charity Walk on May 6th, 2023! You can use the QR code on picture and search "Sounding Joy Music Therapy" to donate to our organization. You can sign also donate or register at https://www.charitywalkhawaii.org/

We welcome you to join this wonderful community event by walking/and or donating!

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year from Sounding Joy's staff! The Sounding Joy staff enjoyed a nice lunch at Jugem restaurant. We are wishing you a peaceful holiday season and are excited to see what the new year brings! Thank you all for your support this last year!

This video shows about music therapy at Texas Children's Hospital. Music therapy made a baby feel happy, and the mom was grateful for the music therapist. This is the power of music helping children in hospital setting.

Music Therapy at Texas Children's Hospital Texas Children's Hospital has launched a new program that provides music therapy to babies in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the inpa...

Thank you very much for your generous donation to Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc., during Foodland's Give Aloha program in September 2022! We were able to raise over $1,000 this year. We truly appreciate your support for music therapy services to the people of Hawai'i.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you need a donation receipt. Mahalo!

It's the LAST Day to support Sounding Joy in Give Aloha!

You can donate in store, with the QR Code below or click the link below. Make sure to indicate code: 78277 at checkout.

https://shop.foodland.com/sm/pickup/rsid/11/give-aloha

Only 8 MORE DAYS to support Sounding Joy in Give Aloha!

You can support music therapy services in Hawaii by donating to us at your local Foodland store or you can donate with the QR Code on this post or click the link below.

https://shop.foodland.com/sm/pickup/rsid/11/give-aloha

Make sure to indicate code: 78277 at checkout.