Music for Growth
Interactive, inspiring music lessons and music therapy sessions for all ages and abilities.
Our Approach
At Singing Sands Music Therapy, we provide music therapy services and adaptive music lessons that are easily accessible for all ages and abilities. As certified music therapists, we develop individualized sessions depending on the needs, abilities, and preferences of the client.
We offer a safe, comfortable and fun environment to work with music. Through these sessions, we work with our clients to reach life-enhancing skills and objectives, including social skills, motor skills, communication, behaviour, self-awareness, self-expression, and personal development.
Music as Therapy
“What exactly is music therapy?” That’s a question we get asked often. Most of us intuitively understand some of the soul-soothing benefits of listening to or playing music, but music therapy entails much more.
Music therapy is an evidence-based and accredited health practice that uses music as the tool of intervention. In other words, music is used as a means to address an individual’s emotional, physical, social, and cognitive objectives within the context of a therapeutic relationship.
The therapeutic interventions may include singing, songwriting, playing instruments, movement, and more.
Meet our team
Shona Pottinger
BMT , MTA, NMT
Shona founded Singing Sands Music Therapy in 2010, and has worked with clients aged from 24 months to 100 years who have a variety of diagnoses, including Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism, and Global Developmental Delay.
Bingyi Pan (Bing)
MA, MTA, C.Hyp
Bing joined Singing Sands Music Therapy in summer 2021 after teaching Music Therapy at Concordia University for two years. Before that, he worked as a music therapist and counselor at universities in China.
Megan Mollins
BMT, MTA
Megan Mollins is a self-defined music enthusiast with a passion for music therapy. She is excited to be a part of the Singing Sands Music Therapy team!
Our Services
Adapted Music Lessons
Individual & Group Music Therapy Sessions
“My husband and I are so thankful for the music therapy services provided through Singing Sands. Over the course of 8 years Shona provided music therapy services to my father-in-law in the long-term care home.
Music therapy was the highlight of his week. It kept his mind and body active and brought joy and laughter into his day. Shona is amazing to work with. She has such a deep care and compassion for all her clients which shows in the big and little things she does for them. There’s no greater value to be had than music therapy services for a loved one.”
— J. Sabapathy, Client