Meet the Instructor

A native New Englander, Cecilia was born and raised in the state of New Hampshire. While she was not born into a musical family, Cecilia has loved music from a young age and grew up playing violin, participating in youth ensembles, and singing in church. During high school, Cecilia learned about music therapy and decided that she wanted to pursue it as a career. She also began taking classical voice lessons, which she continued to study as a primary instrument during college. 

Cecilia attended Charleston Southern University to obtain her bachelor's degree in music therapy, and took the music therapy board exam shortly after graduating. Her education includes training in music theory, piano, voice, guitar, and world percussion, as well as psychology and music therapy techniques. She also completed 6 semesters of clinical experience and 10 month music therapy internship at Manchester Community Music School. 

Over several years of music teaching and leading music therapy sessions, Cecilia has worked with many different people and has seen many different learning styles. That experience has led her to value an individualized approach in both her music lessons and music therapy sessions. She believes that it is important to emphasize on the strengths that each individual brings, while also supporting them in learning new skills. Cecilia uses her expertise to create goals and objectives that she believes are important for the client, while also addressing their own personal goals.