Education
B.A. Music Therapy (Primary – Voice; Secondary – Guitar, Piano), Montclair State University
Specialty
23 years. WiPA; Childrens’ Specialized Hospital; Westfield Montessori; YMCA-Senior Citizen Center; Merck; Private lessons. Taught aural skills, piano, school plays, and early childhood group music classes in various outreach programs throughout the community. “Music Around the World” Summer camp program.
Biography
Joyce Alexander is a Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC). She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Therapy from Montclair State University and has also studied voice, theory, and performance at The New School in New York City. Joyce received the Department of Music David Ott Scholarship and Outstanding Student Music Therapist Award while at Montclair State University. She has advanced teacher training in Kindermusik and Musikgarten. Joyce has served as music therapist in several settings including Bayonne Public Schools, Regional Day School (Morristown), American Day Treatment Center (Verona), Essex County Hospital (Cedar Grove), and S.A.G.E. (Berkeley Heights).