Music Therapy Philippines: Music Therapy Seminar June 2012

Music Therapy Seminar June 2012

Music Therapy Philippines invites you to a FREE Music Therapy Seminar and workshop. The Music Therapy Seminar is recommended for ALL Ages (Fetus, Infants, Toddlers, Teens, Adults and Senior Citizens).

You’ll learn what is music therapy; What are the effects of Music Therapy – Music Therapy for the Elderly, Depression and Music Therapy, Music Therapy for Children, Music Therapy for Adults; What are the music used in Music Therapy, the appropriate songs to be used to aid in the Music Therapy session as a healing tool.


More so, some other topics that will be covered are: History of Music Therapy, countries with Music Therapy, and why and how Music is used as therapy for the Handicapped, Elderly, Sick and the Dying. 

In general the Music therapy seminar is about Music as Therapy and the benefits of Music Therapy.

The resource speaker is Celeste S. Sanchez, music therapist of the Divine Mobile Center of Music and Arts Therapy. She has a center that caters to the needs of Special Children, Adults and Senior Citizens. Please watch the Music Therapy Video here.

Come one and all. Let us make Music a part of our daily lives anywhere and everywhere.


Catholic Handicapped Development(Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines) 

Invites you to attend  a Free Music Therapy Workshop

Theme “Open Eyes, Open Mind, Open Hearts”


When: June 30, 2012 (Saturday) 7:45 am to 5:30 pm
Where: Paco Catholic School, Paz St., corner Pedro Gil, Paco, Manila


Free Admission.



Realize how you can make a difference through music therapy for the people with disabilities, sick, elderly and dying. They need you. 


How to reach Paco Catholic School?

From LRT Pedro Gil Station/Taft – Take a jeep going to Sta Ana until Paz St. (at the right side corner are Mercury and 7-eleven). Turn left. Church is on the left side.

From Cubao: Take a jeepney going to Divisoria until Nagtahan bridge . Walk until the other side of De Ocampo College. Take a jeepney going to Paz St., in Paco. 

Music Therapy Philippines: Music Therapy Seminar May 2012 News

Music Therapy Seminar May 2012 News

MUSIC THERAPY GOES TO INDONESIA

Music Therapy Handout

Counseling care Nusantara (Pelikan) and Counseling Program recently sponsored the seminar, Jaffray Care Net Counseling XVI 18-19 on May 2012 at Hotel Ciputra, Jarkarta. The focus is on issues that revolve around the theme of "Harmonization of Family Education System with the School and the Church".

Music Therapy Seminar Workshop Guest Speakers and Organizers 

Music Therapy was one of the sessions featured in the seminar. Speakers were Mrs. Celeste Sanchez, Music Therapist from the Philippines. She was assisted by her daughters, Maricar Sanchez-Magallanes, Music Therapist and Mariciel Sanchez-Nuyda, EdD. In attendance were Guidance Counselors, parents and teachers. The objective of the seminar was to raise the awareness of the participants on the benefits of Music Therapy.

Music Therapy Seminar Workshop participants

The morning session focused on Music Therapy concepts while the afternoon session was a Music Therapy workshop. The participants were made to experience different Music Therapy activities that could enhance the physical, psycho-social, emotional, psychological, intellectual and spiritual dimensions of the child. 

Music Therapy Seminar Workshop Demo

The highlight of the activity was an impromptu presentation by three children with special needs. The seminar participants were delighted by the obvious joy and pride that the children have shown as they played the piano.

The seminar closed with the community singing the song, Give Thanks.