Bang A Beat Music Therapy Centre

Jaclyn D. Sorenson (Volk), MTA, MT-BC, NMT Founder and Director of Music Therapy Jaclyn graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy in August of 2004. She is both Accredited through the Canadian Association for Music Therapy as well as Board Certified through the American Music Therapy Association. In 2009, she went on to earn her advanced credentials as a Neurologic Music Therapist from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. She is currently a member of both the Canadian Association for Music Therapy and the American Music Therapy Association. Jaclyn has also had experience leading DIRFloortime sessions and Social Skills Groups under supervision of licensed DIRFloortime Therapists, and has successfully completed the following trainings: World Music Drumming -level 1, Village Music Circles -level 1 intensive (Arthur Hull Drum Circle Facilitation), Music Together and NICU Music Therapy -part 1. Jaclyn has provided private music therapy services at various locations and in clients’ homes, working with various populations and diagnoses including: • Autism Spectrum Disorders • Emotional and Psychological Disorders • Intellectual Delays • Developmental Delays • Speech/Language Impairments • Down Syndrome • Traumatic Brain Injury • Williams Syndrome • Prader-Willi Syndrome • Fragile X Syndrome • Cerebral Palsy • Epilepsy • Stroke • Rett Syndrome • Parkinson’s • Alzheimer’s • Dementia In 2005, Jaclyn appeared as a guest for CJOB Radio Broadcast, discussing the benefits of Music Therapy. In 2006, she became published in the “North Dakota Music Educators Journal.” In 2012, Jaclyn was a guest speaker for the University of Manitoba’s Centre of Aging Spring Symposium, and gave a presentation on Neurologic Music Therapy and Dementia. Jaclyn has also enjoyed providing live music accompaniment to yoga classes at Yoga Public and several Moksha Yoga studios, entertaining at children’s birthday parties and performing for special events.