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:
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.
ERicka Frey, MT-BC
Ericka earned her Bachelor's of Music in Music Therapy from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. She completed her internship at Mainstay Music Therapy Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN. Ericka serves Music Speaks in the Atlantic, IA area and surrounding region. Ericka has experience working with children and adults with intellectual and developmental disorders, older adults in memory care, and hospice care, and adults experiencing homelessness.
Jen Diemer, MT-BC
Jen earned her Bachelor of Music Education/Music Therapy degree from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. She completed her internship at Park Nicollet Health Services in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Jen serves in eastern Iowa. She has experience providing music therapy in a variety of settings including hospice, older adults, and mental health.
Laura Beth Reznicek, MA, MT-BC
Laura Beth earned her Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and a Master of Arts in Music Therapy at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. She completed her internship at Park Nicollet Health Services in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Laura Beth has experience working with adults in hospice and palliative care, adults in memory care, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; she currently serves in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa 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.
Naomi Davis, MT-BC
Naomi earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy from Colorado State University. She completed her internship at Annapolis Music Therapy in Annapolis, Maryland. Naomi serves in Iowa City and Grinnell, IA. Naomi has experience working with pediatrics, early intervention, adults with intellectual disabilities, and community centered groups with people of all ages and abilities.
STEPHANIE KOZOL, MT-BC
Stephanie earned her Bachelor of Music and Music Therapy from the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. She completed her internship at Lawrence Hall in Chicago, IL. Stephanie serves in Omaha, NE. Stephanie has experience working with foster care youth, homeless adolescents, I/DD youth and adults, pediatric medical hospital, memory care, and community based music therapy.
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.