Company | MusicWorx Team Profiles
San Diego Music Therapy Professionals Devoted to Excellence
The MusicWorx teams consists of the CEO, staff, subcontract music therapists, and intern supervisors, who provide a rich clinical training experience for interns and help to assure that the highest quality services reach the diverse range of MusicWorx client and patient populations.
| »Go Barbara Reuer |
CEO, Internship Director |
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| »Go Noelle Pederson |
Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| »Go Darci Fontenot |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| »Go Rebecca Vaudreuil |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| »Go Amy Andrews |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist |
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| »Go Deb Cowan |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist |
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| »Go Julie Guy |
Intern Supervisor |
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| »Go Angela Neve |
Intern Supervisor |
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| »Go Terri Wiener |
Intern Supervisor |
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Amy Andrews
| Position Since 2009 |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist |
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| Credentials |
2009 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, Queens University of Charlotte
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| Professional Experience |
1 year |
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| Other Employment |
self |
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| Therapy Focus |
children with special needs, older adults |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
chose music therapy at a young age and never changed course |
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| Career Gratification |
establishing a connection to another being through which love and compassion is channeled |
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| Best Advice |
embrace the moment, welcome change |
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| Life Aspiration |
bridge sound healing and music therapy in my future practice
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| Relaxation Preference |
chanting and toning |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
drumming
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Deb Cowan
| Position Since 2001 |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist |
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| Credentials |
MA, 2001 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Master of Arts in Music Therapy, University of the Pacific, California
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| Professional Experience |
9 years |
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| Other Employment |
Sharp Hospice Care
self, »MusiQuest Music Therapy |
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| Therapy Focus |
adolescent psychiatric, hospice, oncology |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
chose music therapy to heal my inner child at age 43 |
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| Career Gratification |
connecting with a suicidal child |
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| Best Advice |
being a music therapist is 100 times better than studying to be one |
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| Life Aspiration |
be fully available to life's incredible journey |
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| Relaxation Preference |
new-age music |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
work
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Darci Fontenot
| Position Since 2004 |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
2004 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
In-progress Master of Social Work, San Diego State University
Bachelor of Science, Music Therapy and Minor in Psychology, Texas Woman’s University |
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| Professional Experience |
7 years |
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| Other Employment |
self, »Harmonies for Health |
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| Therapy Focus |
adults and children with developmental disabilities, hospice, hospitalized children, older adults |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
to help others, using what I love the most—music |
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| Career Gratification |
the power of music, the importance of connection to those around us |
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| Best Advice |
explore the healing uses of music in your own life |
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| Life Aspiration |
be fully present in every moment |
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| Relaxation Preference |
crafting, folk music, jazz, reading |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
dancing, drumming, hiking, singing, yoga |
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Julie Guy
| Position Since 2008 |
Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
MM, NMT–F, 2002 MT–BC
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| Degree |
Master of Music, Western Michigan University
Bachelor of Music in Woodwind Performance, Central Washington University |
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| Professional Experience |
8 years |
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| Other Employment |
Vice President, »The Music Therapy Center of California
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| Therapy Focus |
autism, children with special needs, older-adult wellness |
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| Major Instrument |
flute |
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| Career Motivation |
chose music therapy as a high school junior after getting goose bumps while reading about it during career unit |
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| Career Gratification |
watching a child with special needs learn a new skill through music therapy strategies |
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| Best Advice |
be aware of your strengths and develop your career doing what you do best |
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| Life Aspiration |
publish music therapy materials and help mentor new music therapy business owners |
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| Relaxation Preference |
acoustic and live symphonic classical music |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
listening to a variety of musical styles, hearing live music
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Angela Neve
| Position Since 2009 |
Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
NMT–F, 2001 MT–BC
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| Degree |
In-progress, Master of Music, Colorado State University
Bachelor of Music Education/Music Therapy, Wartburg College |
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| Professional Experience |
9 years |
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| Other Employment |
President, »The Music Therapy Center of California
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| Therapy Focus |
autism, children with special needs, older adults |
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| Major Instrument |
flute, piano |
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| Career Motivation |
seeing the impact it had on my brother, who has Angelman’s Syndrome |
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| Career Gratification |
helping children and teenagers discover their talents and strengths in music |
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| Best Advice |
discover what you do well, and go do that—for everything else, surround yourself with people whose strengths complement yours |
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| Life Aspiration |
expand the research for music therapy interventions |
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| Relaxation Preference |
the Beatles, Beethoven, Sara Groves, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Sigur Ros |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
exploring new places, hiking, playing and writing music
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Noelle Pederson
| Position Since 2008 |
Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
2008 MT–BC
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music Therapy, University of North Dakota |
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| Professional Experience |
2 years |
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| Other Employment |
Director of Education and Training, »Resounding Joy, Inc. |
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| Therapy Focus |
at-risk youth, community-based music programs, victims of violence |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
chose music therapy after delving into my high school science project that explored how music affects mood |
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| Career Gratification |
working with clients of all ages and abilities every day |
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| Best Advice |
learn anything and everything that fulfills you—embark on this perpetual quest for knowledge |
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| Life Aspiration |
to write about populations and subjects absent in current music therapy literature |
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| Relaxation Preference |
acoustic singer-songwriter tunes |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
gritty blues, world music
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Barbara Reuer
| Position Since 1987 |
Founder, CEO, Internship Director |
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| Credentials |
PhD, NMT–F, 1985 MT–BC |
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| Degrees |
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa
Master of Music Education, University of Kansas
Bachelor of Music Education, Northern State University |
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| Professional Experience |
34 years |
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| Curriculum Vitae |
»Dr. Reuer's Curriculum Vitae |
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| Therapy Focus |
oncology, wellness |
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| Major Instrument |
Indian flute, voice |
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| Career Motivation |
Chose music therapy as a college junior, after completing a Music Therapy for Special Children workshop as a way to honor my younger brother Ronnie, a music lover. Ronnie succumbed to muscular dystrophy when he was just eight years old. Established a clinical training site at the encouragement of mentor Dr. Alicia Clair, who believed that I had everything that was needed to develop one of few private-practice internship training sites in the country at that time. |
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| Career Gratification |
working with a courageous teenager during his final two-year battle against Lou Gehrig's disease, and, at the family’s request, remaining with them as the patient's life support was terminated |
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| Best Advice |
find your passion, persist, and never give up on your dream
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| Life Aspiration |
to develop music therapy and wellness programs nationwide, create opportunities for other music therapists, build a music therapy and consulting agency that sets a precedent for superior quality, ethics, morals, and program delivery |
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| Relaxation Preference |
classical music, jazz |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
Celtic music, world drumming
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Rebecca Vaudreuil
| Position Since 2009 |
Subcontract Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
NMT, 2009 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, Berklee College of Music |
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| Professional Experience |
1 year |
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| Other Employment |
Junior Joy Giver Coordinator, »Resounding Joy, Inc. |
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| Therapy Focus |
intergenerational programs, neurological music therapy, special education, traumatic brain injury |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
live, laugh, love and serve through music |
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| Career Gratification |
witnessing my godchild take his first breath and assisting my grandmother in taking her last |
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| Best Advice |
perseverance is key, patience is a virtue |
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| Life Aspiration |
to spread international music therapy through travel |
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| Relaxation Preference |
being in nature |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
playing music, songwriting
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Terri Wiener
| Position Since 1999 |
Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
1985 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota |
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| Professional Experience |
30 years |
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| Other Employment |
self, Mira Costa College instructor for 22 years |
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| Therapy Focus |
autism, developmentally delayed adults, older adults |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
perfect blend of music and helping others |
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| Career Gratification |
positive patient responses |
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| Best Advice |
enjoy, create, adapt, and engage |
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| Life Aspiration |
to have made positive impacts on communities with disabilities, ongoing advocacy for music therapy |
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| Relaxation Preference |
classical and harp music |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
rhythm and blues
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