Jessica Gelineau
Music Therapist-Board Certified
Charlton,MA
Summary
Highly motivated, goal-oriented music therapist with a strong early childhood education background. Passionate about using music to support learning, and help children reach goals through music. Enthusiastic about advocating for ways to use music in the classroom or therapeutic setting.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Founder
Lovely Little Melodies LLC
Charlton, Massachusetts
10.2022 - Current
- Developed 600+ Developmentally Appropriate Songs and Resources for Early Childhood Professionals working with Infants-Kindergarteners to use within their Circle Times or Music Classes.
- Wrote over 12 Songbooks over the course of 1 Year for our Magical Monthly Membership for the 2024 School Year.
- Wrote 1 Songbook with an Entire Year of Circle Time Curriculum for the 2023 School Year.
- Hosted 2 Free Professional Development Trainings per year for Early Childhood Professionals.
- Advocated for the benefits of using Early Childhood Music in the Classroom and Therapeutic Setting on social media.
- Designed and Developed Age Appropriate Learning videos on YouTube for Infant, Toddler, Preschool and Kindergarten students.
- Established an Internationally Recognized Business by identifying market needs and developing innovative solutions.
- Planned and Lead Early Childhood Music Classes for Schools, Centers, Libraries and Non Profit Organizations.
- Created a Diverse following of over 150,000 followers across all Social Media Platforms.
- Maintained Book Keeping Records for Taxes.
Early Childhood Music Teacher
Apple Tree Arts
Grafton, MA
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Maintained a caseload of 10-15 Early Childhood Music Classes per week within various schools and centers within Central Massachusetts and surrounding towns.
- Executed Music-Based Lesson Plans to teach children foundational learning skills incorporating: cognitive, speech, social, behavioral and motor goals.
- Supported students with an individualized Music-Based approach to enhance learning and development.
- Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating music and movement activities into weekly or monthly lessons.
- Promoted social-emotional development by integrating collaborative and engaging activities within the curriculum.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to create comprehensive educational plans for students.
- Achieved success in meeting curricular objectives by demonstrating how to generalize curriculum and songs from music classes into the daily classroom routine.
- Improved student engagement by developing interactive and age-appropriate lesson plans.
Early Childhood Music Outreach Coordinator
Apple Tree Arts
Grafton, MA
12.2022 - 05.2023
- Strengthened community engagement strategies to boost program outreach across Central Massachusetts.
- Hired well-qualified applicants for teaching to boost department success.
- Supervised a team of 2 early childhood music teachers.
- Organized schedules for music teachers within the outreach department.
- Maintained partnerships with over 30+ schools and centers across Central Massachusetts.
- Established a new program leading playgroups for preschool aged children to expand on site services.
- Assisted with the applications of writing grants to create partnerships with local businesses.
Program Facilitator
Coordinated Families And Community Engagement
Leicester, MA
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Conducted 4-5 play groups ranging from one to three hours each week for children ages 0-8.
- Planned and developed activities and curriculum for story times, music enrichment groups, gross motor groups, story walks and scavenger hunts.
- Met with parents to discuss in-home strategies to enhance and support socialization strategies for children.
- Worked with staff members to design engaging events within the community to optimize caregiver-child bonding.
- Maintained and strengthened partnerships with various libraries and businesses across 9 towns within Central Massachusetts.
Music Therapist
Kennedy Donovan South Central Early Intervention
Southbridge, MA
09.2021 - 08.2022
- Maintained a caseload of 25-30 children between the ages of 0-3.
- Held weekly, biweekly and monthly in-home visits with children and their caregivers.
- Lead 2-5 on site caregiver-child and child drop off playgroups.
- Participated in developmental assessments with an interdisciplinary team.
- Provided caregivers with songs, chants, music therapy strategies and techniques to assist children in meeting developmental milestones and goals.
- Introduced a new on site program for families offering developmentally appropriate caregiver-child music therapy groups.
- Planned and implemented curriculum and resources for caregiver-child music therapy groups.
- Collaborated with speech therapists, occupational therapists and physical therapists during co-treatment sessions for children.
Education
Bachelor of Music - Music Therapy
Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA 09.2018 - 05.2021
Skills
Community engagement
undefinedProfessional Development
- Completed the Sprouting Melodies course for music therapists working in early childhood.
- Sprouting Melodies provides music therapists with strategies to run early childhood music groups using a developmental approach.
Certification
Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) - Certification Board for Music Therapists.
Timeline
Early Childhood Music Outreach Coordinator
Apple Tree Arts
12.2022 - 05.2023
Founder
Lovely Little Melodies LLC
10.2022 - Current
Early Childhood Music Teacher
Apple Tree Arts
09.2022 - 08.2023
Program Facilitator
Coordinated Families And Community Engagement
06.2022 - 12.2022
Music Therapist
Kennedy Donovan South Central Early Intervention
09.2021 - 08.2022
Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) - Certification Board for Music Therapists.
08-2021
Bachelor of Music - Music Therapy
Anna Maria College
09.2018 - 05.2021
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