Music Therapy Philippines Article: Celeste Sanchez and the Enabled students in Happy Talk (VIDEO)

Celeste Sanchez and the Enabled students in Happy Talk

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Happy Talk is a weekly one hour TV show with Caloy Atayde as host. In this show Caloy and his guests share their knowledge and experiences to help others live happier lives. The show povides the TV audience with relevant information regarding relationships, attitudes, and emotions that will help them know what it takes to be happy.

Music Therapy Philippines article: Twenty five years of Music Therapy: Celeste S. Sanchez, on her 25th year as Music lover and Music therpapist

Celeste S. Sanchez, on her 25th year as Music lover and Music therapist

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"As I love challenges, I didn't have second thoughts inspite of the fact that in the beginning I had no experience with people with disabilities. I studied and developed my own techniques to make my teaching effective.  I gave special attention to each individual case.

Music Thearpy Philippines article: Twenty-five years of Music therapy: Celeste S. Sanchez, the Music Therapist (VIDEO)

Celeste S. Sanchez, the Music Therapist

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Still even inspite of growing local recognition, Celeste did not consider herself yet a music therapist.  For to her, a music therapist must be able to communicate to the person with developmental disabilities using music as the medium to consciously or unconsciously open up pent up emotions and feelings and should be proficient in nonverbal and symbolic commuinication with these persons who feel safe to express their emotions.

Music Therapy Philippines Article: Twenty-five years of Music Therapy: Celeste S. Sanchez, founder of Divine Mercy Mobile Center

Celeste S. Sanchez, founder of Divine Mercy Mobile Center

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Armed with the vision "to enable persons with developmental disabilities, overcome their traumas and become creative, productive, self-reliant whole persons and a mission of providing special education, training, livelihood assistance, rehabilitaiton and development to persons with developmental disabilities, through music and arts therapy, including the physical, psychosocial, intellectual and spiritual well-being of the beneficiaries - Autist, Hearing Impaired, Mentally Retarded, Muti-handicapped, Visually Impaired, Elderly Senior Citizens, Intellectually Disabled, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsied, Socially and Psychologically Disabled.

Music Therapy Philippines Article: Twenty-five years of Music Therapy: Celeste S. Sanchez, Music lover (VIDEO)

Celeste S. Sanchez, Music Lover

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At a very young age, music was her passion.  To practice on a big grand piano was a dream and not even walking a mile to her aunt's home stopped Celeste from realizing that dream.  While doing her regular piano exercises to sharpen her skills, she noticed a little girl craning her neck to watch her as she ran her fingers on the white keyboard.  The little girl would stay for hours but was aloof.  It was only later that Celeste found out that she was physically and mentally disabled.