Volume 22 - Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc.

October 2010
Volume 22, Issue 2
Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc. / (808) 593-2620 / www.soundingjoymt.org
Music Therapy Statewide Campaign
In this issue:
• Music Therapy Statewide
Campaign Featuring…
1
• “A Morning of Music”
Honoree Gala…
1
• Music Therapy Introduction
Class Continues at…
1
• Serving Our Community
2
• Money Front
2
• YUBA Method Seminar
2
• Sounding Joy Will Present
at World Congress…
2
And More…
Featuring Donna Stoering Piano Concerts
Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc. is
presenting three exciting concerts featuring
Early
Intervent classical concert pianist, Ms.
an international
Donna Stoering. Ms. Stoering has kindly
offered her wonderful musical talent for
Sounding Joy to raise awareness and funds
for music therapy statewide so that more
people will benefit from our services. The
concerts are open and free to the public, and
will accept freewill donations from the
audience. Ms. Stoering asks everyone to
generous and join her to support this
important cause. The concert schedule is: Tuesday,
11/16, 6:30pm, at Maui Music Conservatory in
Kahului; Thursday, 11/18, 6pm, at East Hawaii
Cultural Center in Hilo; and Saturday, 11/20, 6pm,
at Central Union Church in Honolulu.
You may also join our statewide
campaign to raise $50,000,
enabling us to provide 50
underprivileged individuals in
Hawaii with six months of music
therapy services. Please donate at:
www.statewide.soundingjoymt.org
“A Morning of Music” Honoree Gala
A Huge Success!
<Board of Directors>
Chairperson:
Elizabeth Christenson, M.D.
Co-Chair:
Robert C. Marvit, M.D.
Board Members:
Pamela Young
Aida Wen, M.D.
Larry T. Fukunaga
Master Shen Wu
Miki Miho May
Toni Russ
<Scientific Advisors>
Honorary Advisor:
Clive Robbins, DMM
Reiner Haus, Ph.D.
<Board Advisory Staff>
President:
Keiko Kajiwara
Vice-President:
Arthur W. Harvey
Secretary:
Karen K. Kei
Secretary & Treasurer:
Yoshimi Otake
On September 12, 2010, Sounding Joy hosted a
special Honoree Gala Event, “A Morning of
Music”, on the beautiful lawn of the Mission
Houses Museum in Honolulu. Dr. Arthur W.
Harvey, Co-Founder of Sounding Joy was
honored at the event, as many musical guests
including the Honolulu Symphony Bassoon
Quartet, Ebb Tides, Ms. Jacqueline Quirk
from the Hawaii
Opera Theatre,
and the Slack-key
guitar master &
star entertainer,
Makana,
delighted
attendees with
superb performances.
We also celebrated a
friendship between the
Hawaii Pacific
University and Mie
University (Japan) with
a musical exchange
between Dr. Teresa
McCreary on the cello
and Tenor vocalist, Prof.
Toru Yuba. The event
featured a one-of-a-kind
champagne brunch,
silent auction, amazing
dessert & mimosa bar, and
each guest received a
surprise gift bag, all
abundantly donated by
local businesses and
communities, that support music therapy in
Hawaii. Ms. Pamela Young
gave an inspirational opening
speech and beautiful Ms.
Malika Dudley & Ms.
Amber-Lynn Hyden kindly
served as emcees for the
event. Mahalo to all the musicians, sponsors,
supporters and volunteers, who made this gala a
success, raising more than $10,000 in total.
Music Therapy Introduction Class Continues at
Hawaii Pacific University in Spring 2011
The introductory course for Music Therapy,
“Music Therapy: Theory & Practice”, will
resume in Spring 2011 at Hawaii Pacific
University. The class will start on January 24
and be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays from 8:35am to 9:30am. Students
earn 3 credits upon completing the class. The
class will be taught by Ms. Bonnie Chan, Board
Certified Music Therapist. For more info, please
go to: www.hpu.edu, call Sounding Joy’s office
at 593-2620, or email Bonnie:
[email protected] / call 236-8322.
We are on the Web!
Visit us at:
www.soundingjoymt.org
Serving Our Community
YUBA Method Seminar
Sounding Joy served the public through
educational sessions, lectures, MT resources,
program info, etc. on the following occasions:
6/3: Music therapy demonstration at
American Cancer Society’s summer camp.
6/10: MT resources shared at Meishi Koukan
Kai at Japanese Chamber Commerce. 6/12:
participated in Walk Now for Autism Speaks
sharing MT resources and info. 7/16:
Professional meeting at Hawaii Pacific
University. 7/24: participated in AHA
Festival in Hilo for community resources.
7/29: MT program info shared at Early
Intervention resource fair by Easter Seals in
Kailua. 8/12: MT presentation at Mental
Health Mini Conference at University of
Hawaii, Hilo. 8/18: Interviewed by
Ad2Honolulu. 8/19: MT in-service at
Leeward Early Intervention Service Section.
9/5: MT resources shared at TACA Annual
Picnic in Waimanalo. 9/24: Attended an IEP
meeting in Waipahu. 9/29: MT in-service at
Kaneohe Early Intervention Service Section.
10/3: MT resources and program info shared at
at Children & Youth
Day in the Capitol
District. 10/15: MT
Resources shared at
Conference on
Autism &
Asperger’s
Syndrome.
On 9/15 & 9/16, Sounding
Joy and Hawaii Pacific
University have jointly hosted
“The YUBA Method”
Seminar in HPU’s downtown
campus. Prof. Toru Yuba is a
founder of “The YUBA Method” and his work
has been covered by dozens of media sources all
over the world. His work has been translated in
many languages and broadcasted in more than
110 countries, which has contributed to people’s
quality of life by improving off-key singing
and teaching an effective, healthy way of using
one’s own voice. About 130 individuals have
attended the seminars, and have marveled at the
unique, exciting method, which was
scientifically explained and actually corrected
off-key singers from the audience in 10 minutes!
For details, please visit: www.yubamethod.com
Money Front
1314 South King St., #711
Honolulu, HI 96814
USA
Sounding Joy’s application for grants from
Rotary Club, Organization for Autism
Research, and City of Honolulu have
unfortunately been declined. We recently
applied for a grant from the Department of
Health to offer underage drinking prevention
programs on Big Island. As our current major
grants from the Department of Human
Services end in February 2011, we need
other funding sources to sustain our services.
While we face this challenge, we appreciate
your continued financial support!
Upcoming Events…
Sounding Joy Will Present at
World Congress in S. Korea
Sounding Joy has been selected by the scientific
committee of the 13th World Congress of
Music Therapy in Seoul, Korea, to give a
presentation about our music therapy program
for at-risk youth funded by the Department of
Human Services. Keiko and Yoshimi will speak
about the effectiveness of music therapy, based
on the surveys and feedback collected from
more than 200 program participants.
Changes in Staff & Board
Sounding Joy’s music therapy intern, Mr. Ho
Yan Chun, from Arizona State University
successfully completed his internship this July,
and returned to his native land, Hong Kong. Our
clinical staff, Ms. Terrie Galacia, left the
organization, now pursuing missionary work in
the community. Ms. Kathryn Wood, another
music therapy intern from Loyola University
worked at Sounding Joy from July to October,
and returned to New Orleans to continue with
her study in music therapy. Ms. Katy Kirk, has
just returned to Oklahoma due to a family
matter. Sounding Joy currently plans to hire a
new music therapist starting January 2011.
• Statewide Music Therapy Awareness Campaign with Free Concerts by Ms. Donna Stoering:
-Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Piano Benefit Concert on Maui, at Maui Music
E-mail: [email protected]
Conservatory in Queen Kaahumanu Mall, Kahului.
-Thursday, November 18, 2010, 6pm – 8pm, Piano Benefit Concert on Big Island, at East Hawaii
Cultural Center in Hilo.
-Saturday, November 20, 2010, 6pm – 8pm, Piano Benefit Concert on Oahu, at Parish Hall in
Central Union Church, Honolulu. More details about the campaign and how to donate are available
at: www.statewide.soundingjoymt.org. You may also call us at (808) 593-2620, or email to:
[email protected] for further inquiries.
• Spring 2011, “Music Therapy: Theory & Practice”, an introductory course at Hawaii Pacific
University, taught by Ms. Bonnie Chan. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:35am - 9:30am, for 3
Credits. Please call Bonnie at (808) 236-8322 or email: [email protected] for more info.
Phone/Fax: (808) 593-2620