Music at Midweek: Music Therapy with Jessica Steinhebel

February 21, 2020

Music at Midweek will feature a presentation about music therapy by alumna Jessica Steinhebel on Wednesday, February 26, from 12:30-1:25 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to all. The previously scheduled appearance of pianist Thomas Otten has been cancelled.

Steinhebel is the CEO and Owner of Sound Wellness Music Therapy, LLC. She is a board certified and licensed professional music therapist, which is a recognized licensed health care profession in Oregon. Jessica’s business strives to help the community incorporate music into everyday wellness through music therapy, music wellness classes, and performance. Jessica’s music therapy focus supports adults and elders with psychosocial, emotional, life enrichment, pain management, physical, quality of life, cognitive, and spiritual needs in hospice and palliative care. She received the Western Region Chapter of the American Music Therapy Association 2019 Internship Scholarship and is an on-call resource music therapist with Seasons Hospice-Portland. Learn more about Sound Wellness Music Therapy, LLC and music therapy at www.soundwellnessmusictherapy.com.

For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

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