Gabrielle Dugan, RMT
  B.A Music Therapy, M.M Piano Pedagogy, DanceAbility 

            Gabrielle received her Bachelor of Music degrees in both Music Therapy and Piano Performance from California State University Long Beach, and a Master degree in Piano Pedagogy from University of Utan. She is a Registered Music Therapist and Master Piano Teacher. With 42 years of teaching experience, Gabrielle owns and teaches at the Arts Academy in Durango, Colorado. She is a Music Therapist at the Cortez Colorado schools and teaches a Community Adaptive Orchestra. She co-created the 4 Corners Music Teachers Association and has held positions in the Colorado State Music Teachers Association. Gabrielle was the recipient of the 2016 Colorado State Music Teacher of the Year. Her publication of "Accelerando Education" will be released in August 2019. 

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidenced-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. Music Therapy is a well-established allied health profession similar to occupational therapy and physical therapy. It consists of using music therapeutically to address physical, psychological, cognitive, behavioral and/or social functioning. Music Therapy enhances the quality of life. It involves relationships between a qualified therapist and child; between one child and another; between child and family; and between the music and the participants. These relationships are structured and adapted through the elements of music to create a positive environment and set the occasion for successful growth.

 

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