SongLife Connections

SongLife Connections is a group music therapy program for babies, toddlers, young children and their families. 

SongLife Connections promotes sustainable community connections using group music therapy. The program also supports awareness and development of your child’s sensory needs including sensory integration and self-regulation.

Amy Cooper is a Registered Music Therapist and the Clinical Program Manager of the groups at Highgate Hill. You can book with Amy for one to one music therapy.

Dr Jeanette Kennelly is a Registered Music Therapist and the Founder and Research/Evaluation Manager of the program.  

SongLife Connections is a music therapy program which focuses on the achievement of therapeutic goals to improve health, functioning and wellbeing. It is not a music early learning program and does not focus on supporting music education or music entertainment goals.

Using live music-making, SongLife Connections programs include: 

• Celebration of music making for families that promote community health and wellbeing
• How to engage musically with your child and create voice-body connection through song 
• Sensory development opportunities for your child through musical play, promoting motor, cognitive, language, emotional and social skills 
• Growing your ability to connect with your child through song to help them settle and sleep  
• Interactive singing with your child to engage the senses and support co-regulation and self-regulation 
• Celebration of music making for families that promote community health and wellbeing 
• Sensory development opportunities for your child through musical play, promoting motor, cognitive, language, emotional and social skills