My name is Jaycie Voorhees and I am a board certified music therapist practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah, providing music therapy services through my private practice, Harmony Music Therapy, LLC. I’m super excited to be a Sensory Friendly Concert Facilitator and to be offering our very first concert on Friday May 31st in Salt Lake! I’ve been practicing in Utah for 5 years working primarily with children with disabilities and have always been impressed with our strong and close-knit Autism community. According to national statistics, Utah has the highest rate of Autism in the country, so there is a great deal of need here for increased accommodations and community access. I’m a firm believer in the benefit Sensory Friendly Concerts can have in helping our Autism community feel more integrated and accepted into our society.
As a special ed teacher and a drummer, I love the idea of “sensory friendly concerts!”
Also, when I checked out the Sensory Friendly Concert page to find out more about it (because, surprisingly, I’ve never heard of this before), I came across the term “neurodiversity.” Love it.
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Awesome, thanks for visiting! If you are able to go to the Sensory Friendly Concert tonight, that would so cool! Definitely connect with Jaycie Voorhees, she is a phenomenal music therapist in your area and interested in providing more SFCs in the region. Do you play in any bands? We’re always looking for top-notch musicians who respect Neurodiversity.