TMA invites you to our next Empowerment Jam Session at Our Shepherd Lutheran Church on Saturday October 19th at 6pm! All are welcome. We look forward to sharing an evening filled with music and friendship in this relaxed, coffee shop environment with you. … [Read more...]
Summer Empowerment Jam Session Wrap-Up by Sunny
On Wednesday August 7, The Musical Autist hosted an Empowerment Jam Session at Maryland Hall Café. We had about 15 to 20 people in attendance. It was a fun, laid-back and relaxing event. We did an opening song, a 12 bar blues, an empowerment chant, and Musical Autist Troupe, one of our programs, performed songs, then we did our closing song. The staff at Maryland Hall Café provided snacks and coffee for everyone … [Read more...]
Empowerment Jam Session on August 7th!
TMA is thrilled to announce our next EJS on August 7th at 1:30pm at the Maryland Hall Cafe. Hope to rock out with you there! … [Read more...]
Spring Jam Session Wrap-up and Reflection by Sunny
On Thursday, May 9th, The Musical Autist hosted an Empowerment Jam Session at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, which is a local venue in Annapolis. The jam session took place in the cafe. Because of this, we had to shorten the jam to 45 minutes due to the cafe’s closing time. There were approximately 20 people at the jam session. The Musical Autist recently purchased small instruments that we could use for … [Read more...]
Sunny Writes: The Importance of Meaningful Programs
I graduated from Maryland School for the Blind in 2007 and then I was placed in a sheltered workshop, where I stayed for eight years. In 2015, I left the sheltered workshop and was introduced to self directed services, which is a program that allows disabled individuals to choose what they do on a daily basis. When I was in the sheltered workshop, I didn’t have the opportunity to work on job skills or do things … [Read more...]
Empowerment Jam Session on May 9th at Maryland Hall!
Join TMA for our spring Empowerment Jam Session on May 9th at 5:30pm. We're excited to announce that this jam will be our first-ever at the Maryland Hall Cafe in Annapolis. Grab a coffee, listen to some tunes, and make music with others. Sounds like a perfect night to us! This jam session is an opportunity for everyone, including individuals with disabilities, to make music together in a coffee shop … [Read more...]