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What is Music Enrichment?
What makes music enrichment at The Sonatina Center different from a regular music class? It starts with intentional planning — and a music therapist's brain behind every session.
Music for Big Emotions: Emotion Playlists
Music can help you move through big emotions — not just distract from them. Learn how to build a mood regulation playlist and why it works.
Managing Big Feelings at Home
Whether you're a parent, caregiver, or managing your own mental health, there are practical tools to help process emotions at home — for every age and ability.
Music for Emotion Regulation
Music is one of the most powerful emotion regulation tools we have. Learn how to build a Validation, Soothing, and Empowerment playlist to help you move through difficult emotions.
Music Helps Through Tough Transitions
Transitions are hard for kids — and the behaviors that come with them can be exhausting. Here's how music can help reduce anxiety, promote movement, and bridge the gaps between one activity and the next.
Art Therapy for Anxious Teens
Teens often don't have the words for what they're feeling — and they don't need them. Art therapy offers anxious teens a non-verbal way to process big emotions, build self-awareness, and find connection.
Music Therapy for Kids with Big Feelings
Big feelings are more than just emotions — they're a full-body experience. In this audio blog, music therapists Emma Martin and Cacia King Herlihy discuss how music therapy helps kids identify, express, and regulate their biggest feelings.