Erin Hade is a board-certified music therapist who works with children and
adults with a wide range of ability, as well as with seniors in care centers,
assisted living, and independent living environments.

As a music therapist, Erin uses music as a tool to accomplish non-musical goals. Some goal
areas she targets are gross and fine motor development and maintenance,
attention to task and task management, social development, communication skills,
memory improvement and maintenance, relaxation techniques, and quality of
life.


At Chaska Music Studios, Erin’s clientele consist of children, ages five to 17, with a variety of developmental delays; as well as teenagers and adults with developmental delays. Erin assesses the needs of  these clients throughout at least one session and sometimes as many as three, and then develops a treatment plan to develop skills such as socialization, cognition, and fine and gross motor movement. She also serves as a music instructor to those clients with particular interest in learning purely musical skills. This she does in an adapted manner, also creating a treatment plan that consists of goals and objectives to measure progress. The goals of her clients’parents or legal guardians are considered a high priority, and the wellness of the family unit is important in treatment.

Erin earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music With Honors from The University of Iowa, where she studied classical vocal performance. From Iowa City, she moved to Newport, Rhode Island to perform full-time in the Beechwood Theatre Company. She then moved to Portland, Oregon, where she pursued her music therapy education. Erin completed her coursework at Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon. In order to accomplish a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree, a candidate must complete 1,040 hours of supervised clinical hours in a nationally approved internship. Erin completed her internship at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, working primarily with hospice patients, hospital inpatients, and clients with Parkinson’s Disease.

Voice is one of Erin’s primary instruments and tools to use in music therapy, though she has also played violin since she was a toddler. Erin also has experience playing percussion, and uses some of these instruments in her clinical work. She also uses guitar and piano, which are among those instruments music therapists use on a regular basis.

Phone: (612) 251-0495                                                                                                   
Email: erinhade@gmail.com
Website: http://soundmattersmusictherapy.com

 
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Chaska Music Studios                                                                                       
June, 2011 to present
Music Therapist

St. Therese Home of New Hope                                                            
February, 2011 to present
Music Therapist

Park Nicollet Methodist Health Services                                   
July, 2010 to January, 2011
Music Therapy Intern

Independent aide in Lake Oswego, OR                             
September, 2008 to August, 2009
Behavioral Specialist
 
Beechwood Theatre Company, Newport, RI                
May to December, 2005
Actor, performer

 
EDUCATION


Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR
Bachelor of Music Therapy, 2011

Certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, 2011

The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Bachelor of Arts in Music, With Honors, 2004


LEADERSHIP


President, Marylhurst Music Therapy StudentOrganization                                              
2008-2009


MUSIC THERAPY PRACTICUM
EXPERIENCE


Portland VA Hospital                                                          
Spring and summer terms, 2009

Community Arts Preschool                                                                                           
 Winter, 2009

Clackamas ESD                                                                                                
Fall, 2008 

Creative Arts Day Camp                                                                                              
Summer, 2008

Elder Place – Cully Spring, 2008

Gladstone High School ESD                                                                                          
Winter,  2008