Adaptive Musicals

​At It Is Music Time LLC we think outside the box in order to provide our consumers with a well rounded services.  Consumers who participate in music therapy are offered the opportunity to perform in multiple musicals and performance possibilities each year.  Research has shown that when individuals have a performance to work towards they will actually put forth more effort in learning materials because they know that others will be watching them.  The performance opportunities provide a fun way to encourage our consumers to work hard to achieve their goals through music.

​We are also very proud of our partnerships with other local businesses in the area who are so helpful in adding to our productions.  We work to local day programs and achievement centers to provide them the opportunity to create parts of our set so that more individuals in the area can be a part of our programs.

​As our consumers become more independent they also begin to take on a more hands on roll in our productions.  We currently have consumers acting as our stage manager, sound manager, narrator, MC, and photographer.  They take great pride in these rolls and has helped them to carryover skills from their sessions to the community environment.

Musicals

​Each performance opportunity is selected by the consumers with feedback and suggestions along the way. Our adaptive musicals showcase their unique gifts and abilities by focusing on their talents and finding ways to make them shine. ​One may wonder why we choose to perform adaptive musicals rather than a general concert.  The reason is because some research is now suggesting that singing musicals can help with memory loss.  By exposing our consumers to these songs while they are younger we may be able to provide them with the tools needed in the future to help to keep memory loss at bay or to slow down the process, especially those with Down syndrome.

​UPCOMING SHOWS
The Lion King - Fall 2020 pending Covid-19 restrictions
​The Little Mermaid TBA
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" Heather is amazing! She spends extra time with the musicals for these kids that build confidence and give them a chance to shine.  She brings out the best of every child she works with." - Amy Welker, MD - Parkview Hospital

Peter Pan
April 2019

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
​December 2018

Shrek
August 2018

Beauty and the Beast
​October 2017

"These shows are amazingly well done!" Parent

The Wizard of Oz
​April 2018

"Our concerts are also a wonderful experience for both the children and the parents.  It is so awesome  to see our young people up on stage.  Performing something they have worked so hard on for months.  What Heather is doing for our children has gone above and beyond the expectations of a music therapist...she's more like family." Parent

Aladdin
​November 2016

Alice in Wonderland
​April 2017