MUSIC SPEAKS IN the midwestern Region
The Midwestern Region includes the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Of these, Music Speaks serves in Iowa and Nebraska.
Music Speaks has been proudly serving in the Midwestern Region since 2009, when Music Speaks was first founded in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. We currently serve within the eastern cities of Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Davenport, as well as surrounding towns. We also serve in central cities of Waterloo, Grinnell, Ames, Des Moines, and those surrounding areas. We have a presence in western Iowa - mostly in Council Bluffs and Atlantic - but are actively working towards providing more services in that part of the state.
In Nebraska, we serve in the cities of Lincoln and Omaha, but look forward to further expanding our services in this great state.
If you live in any state within the Midwestern Region and are interested in music therapy services, please reach out today!
Music Speaks is hiring! To learn more, check out our open positions.
Meet our midwestern Region therapists:
Amber Pierce, MT-BC
Amber earned her Bachelor’s in Music Therapy from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. She completed her internship at Iowa City Hospice in Iowa City, Iowa. Amber serves in Iowa City, Iowa; Cedar Rapids, Iowa and surrounding areas. Amber has experience working with hospice patients and older adults.
Danae Taylor, MT-BC
Danae earned her Bachelor's of Music Therapy from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. She completed her internship at Overlymusical, LLC in Smithfield, UT. Danae has experience working with a variety of populations including children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities, addiction recovery, mental health, memory care, and hospice. Danae currently serves in the Des Moines, IA area.
LYRIC LEKANDER, MT-BC
Lyric earned her Bachelor of Music Education with Music Therapy from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and completed her internship at West Music in Coralville, Iowa. Lyric serves in central and eastern Iowa; her expertise populations include older adults and children and adult of all abilities. She is a member of both the Iowa and the Minnesota Chapters of Music Therapy.
Maddie Fanton, MT-BC
Maddie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. She completed her internship at Possible with Music in Aurora, Colorado. Maddie serves in Lincoln, Nebraska. Maddie has experience working with Inpatient/Outpatient Mental and Behavioral Health, Stroke Rehabilitation, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Tracy Reif, MT-BC
Tracy earned her Bachelor of Music Education from University of Northern Iowa, and her Bachelor of Music Therapy from University of Iowa. She completed her internship at Cedar Falls Lutheran Home in Cedar Falls, IA. Tracy serves as a remote music therapist. Tracy has experience working with older adults, hospice care, and children.