Our Team

Tori Conicello-Emery
Elizabeth Ghiorzi
Suzanne Graves
Katie Guerrero
Angela Guerriero
Jodi C. Jianniney
You-Ri Lee
April Mullen
Gregory Perkins
Danielle Platt
Nancy Server
Anna Hahn Weaver
Patricia Winter

Angela M. Guerriero, M.Ed., MA, MM, MT-BC

Clinical Director of Tempo! Music Therapy Services of PA and NJ
Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA and NJ

• MM, Music Education, West Chester University
• MA, Music Therapy, Immaculata University
• M.Ed., Special Education, West Chester University
• BS, Music Education, West Chester University

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)
• Certificate in Expressive Arts, Immaculata University Teaching Certification, Music Education and Special Education, NJ and PA Orff-Schulwerk, AOSA and West Chester University
• Registered Music Together Teacher

• Autism,developmental delays, speech and language disorders, motor planning delays, TBI, mental illness, at risk families with young children
• Level One, sensory integration
• Children, adolescents, adults, seniors
• Music Together center director
• Music Together outreach

• Adjunct professor, West Chester University, 2002-2004, 2010-Present
• Clinical Training Coordinator, Immaculata University, 2005-2006
• Special Needs Program Development Workgroup, Music Together®, LLC, group member
• Regional presentations with topics including music therapy and adapted music education

• MENC
• AMTA
• NJAMT (President)

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Anna Hahn Weaver, B.S. Ed., MA, MAMT, CHt, PhD/ABD, RMHCI, MT-BC

Founder & Executive Director of Tempo! Music Therapy Services of FL, Inc.
Music Therapist and Psychotherapist~ Serving the Greater Tampa Bay Area

• PhD/ABD in Human Services with a Specialization in Counseling, Capella University
• MAMT in Music Therapy from Immaculata University, Immaculata, PA
• MA in Humanities from Penn State University, State College, PA
• BS in Music Education from West Chester University, West Chester, PA

• State of Florida Registered Mental Health Counselor
• Nationally Board- Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)
• Certified Hypnotherapist
• Certificate in Chemical Dependency Counseling, Penn State University
• Certificate in the Mental Health Training Program for School Personnel from the Central Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Milton Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

• Completed Internship in Psychotherapeutic Music Therapy at the Institute for Children and Families, West Chester, PA
• Psychotherapist for adoption, foster-care and attachment issues for children and their families
• Psychotherapist for various diagnoses, including PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, relationships, dissociative disorders, career development, and personal growth
• Hospice family/patient counselor, music therapist and director of music therapy internship
• Music therapist to alleviate pain and anxiety in medically fragile individuals or end-of-life
• Improving the quality of life, communication and cognitive abilities of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Improving the communication and cognitive abilities of children with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration dysregulation, and cognitive challenges
• Therapeutic Facilitator for social skills groups for at-risk teens in psychiatric settings
• Primary music therapist for special education schools for children with mental disabilities
• 17 years as a music educator and choral director in the Pennsylvania public school system

• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
• Accomplished musical play and popular song composer
• Billboard Songwriting Contest, Third Place, Billboard Magazine

• Drumming and Music Therapy Approaches for the Classroom Music Teacher, Music Educator’s National Conference, Philadelphia, PA
• A Creative Alternative: Making Therapeutic Music, Pennsylvania Federation Council for Exceptional Children, Grantville, PA
• The Florida Association for Music Therapy, Family Café- Florida State-Wide Conference for those with Disabilities, Orlando, FL
• Continuous Education for Staff at The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast regarding Music Therapy (MT) and The Music at the Bedside (MAB) Programs

• American Music Therapy Association
• American Federation of Musicians
• Florida Association for Music Therapy
• International Association of Counselors and Therapists
  

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Tori Conicello-Emery, MA, MT-BC

Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

• BA, Communications, concentration in theatre with minors in Music and Spanish, Eastern University
• MA, music therapy, Immaculata University

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)
• Registered Music Together teacher

• Currently working at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on various inpatient units
• Treating clients with mental illnesses, addictions and psychosocial challenges, children and adolescents on the autism spectrum and developmental delays, and hospitalized patients
• Expertise and passion in working with the voice, classically trained, performed in bands, and has an extensive musical theater background
• Tori treats the voice as another musical instrument and believes in the direct connection the body and psyche have to the vocal instrument and continues to explore this with her clients through song and imporivsation.

• Presented on infant-directed singing to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unity (NICU) at CHOP
  
• Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

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Elizabeth Ghiorzi, MA, MT-BC

Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

• MA, Music Therapy, Immaculata University
• BS, Music Therapy, Elizabethtown College

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)
• Registered Music Together Teacher

• Autism, developmental delays, speech and language disorders, TBI, mental illness, Alzheimer's, Sensory Integration, motor impairment
• Music Facilitated Progressive Muscle Relaxation
• Treats children, adolescents, adults, and seniors
• Teaching adaptive music lessons to children and adults

• Adjunct professor, Elizabethtown College 2008 - present

• AMTA

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Suzanne Graves, MA, MT-BC

Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

• BA, Sterling College, Music Education, Psychology (minor)
• MA,  Immaculata University, Music Therapy

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)
• Registered Music Together Teacher

• Conductor of workshops for “Creative Approaches to Directing Handbells with Special Populations
• Director of the Melmark “Joybells”, a therapeutic performing handbell choir of 12 adults with Down Syndrome
• Creator of the Melmark “Enrichment Chime Choir” for children and adults with autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, and stroke
• Creator of the Melmark Meadows “Ringers in Training”, a program to develop potential ringers for the “Joybells”
• Teacher of piano, voice, and guitar

• Named Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
  

Personal:

• Married with three grown children, two daughters and a son
• Oldest daughter sustained a brain injury as an infant, causing cerebral palsy and learning disabilities
• Involved in various church music ministries

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Katie Guerrero, MA, MT-BC

Music Therapist serving NJ and NY

Education:

• MA, Music Therapy, Montclair State University
• BM, Vocal Performance, Mannes College of Music

Certifications:

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)

Coursework/Experience:

• Music Therapist for hospital setting for hospitalized children, terminally ill children, premature infants and their families
• Music Therapist for children with Autism, and Asperger's disorder
• Internship completion with children oncology, hematology, neuro-oncology, survivors of childhood stroke, bone marrow transplant, survivors of childhood cancer, end of life care, outpatient, inpatient, PICU, infants to youth adult
• Coursework completed with children with developmental delays, physical handicaps, at risk families with young children, adult psychiatric, and gerontology

Accomplishments:

• John J. Cali School of Music David Ott Scholarship for Outstanding Music Therapist, 2008
• Vocal Training Completion with the Ernen Musikdorf, Antonia Lavanne Vokal Institute, Ernen Switzerland

Professional Memberships:

• American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
• New Jersey Association for Music Therapy (NJAMT)
  

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Jodi C. Jianniney, MAEd

Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

• MAEd- Gratz College
• BM- Music Education, West Chester University

• Teaching Certification, Music Education, PA
• Registered Music Together Teacher

• Music Teacher, ages 4-21, The Vanguard School
• Autism, developmental delays, speech and language disorders, TBI, severe emotional disorders
• Brain based learning strategies
• Student teaching- Elementary and middle school music

• MENC
• PMEA

• She has a young son named Aidan
• New Holland Band 2005-present, flute and piccolo

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You-Ri Lee, MA

Music Therapist, Tempo! NJ

Bio coming soon.

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April Mullen, BM

Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

• MA - Music Therapy, Immaculata University (in progress)
• BM - Music Education, West Chester University
• Certificate in Orff-Shulwerk, West Chester University

• Level II Teaching Certification, Music Education K-12, PA
• Registered Music Together Teacher

• Music Teacher, Kdg. and 1st Grade general music, 2nd and 3rd Grade Choir-Collegium Charter School, Exton, PA
• Student teaching- Elementary and High School Music
• Teaches piano, guitar, flute, and clarinet lessons

• MENC
• PMEA
• PAOSA

• April lives in Coatesville with her husband, who is also a music teacher.
• Plays with the Upper Darby Sousa Band: flute and piccolo

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Gregory Perkins, MT-BC

Music Therapist, Tempo! NJ

Bio coming soon.

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Danielle Platt, BM, MT-BC

Music Therapist and Music Together Teacher, Tempo! PA

• BM, Music Therapy, Immaculata University

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified) • Registered Music Together Teacher

• Facilitates Individual and Group music therapy sessions
• Teaches Music Together classes
• Teaches preschool music classes
• Child and Career Developmental Center, Internship
• Treated children and adolescents with multiple disabilities
• Assisted in leading a bell choir and chorus
• Worked as the assistant director of recreation and the dementia program for the Broomall Rehabilitation and Nursing Center where she met the recreational and musical needs of sixty residents with Alzheimers and Demetia by providing them with music therapy individual and group sessions on a daily basis
• Concert flutist and a member of the Pennsylvania Flute Choir
• Teaches flute and piano lessons

• AMTA

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Nancy Server, MA, MT-BC

Music Therapist, Tempo! PA

• BA, Music, concentration in voice performance, Ohio State University
• MA, Counseling Therapy, Immaculata University
• Post Graduate – Music Therapy

• Board Eligible National Certified Counselor

• Completed Internship at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on various inpatient units
• During internship treated clients with developmental delays, physical and psychosocial challenges, and pre and post surgery patients
• Expertise and passion in working with depression, anxiety, life challenges, personal growth, voice and breathing techniques
• Classically trained, soloist with guest musicians, extensive theatre and musical theatre background as both actor and director, on the Board of Directors for dcp theatre
• Nancy believes that music is integral to health and healing. She has a particular interest in children with special needs, Alzheimer / dementia research and the caregivers of both populations

• Facilitated caregiver groups for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and The Golden Living Center
• Conducted therapeutic workshops using music and relaxation techniques
• Presented to caregiver groups at Peter Becker Community and The Golden Living Center

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Patricia Winter, MMT, MT-BC

Music Therapist, Tempo! PA

PA Education:

• MMT, Music Therapy, Temple University
• BS, Music Therapy, Elizabethtown College

Certifications:

• MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified)

Coursework/Experience:

• Currently a Ph.D. student in music therapy at Temple University
• Clinical experience includes children and adults with developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, psychiatric diagnosis, physical issues, including Deaf and hard of hearing, and emotional/behavioral needs, as well as older adults with Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type and other dementias

Accomplishments:

• Mid-Atlantic Music Therapy Association Conference, March 2010: Presented a 5 hour continuing music therapy education course: Music therapy and Multiple Intelligences Theory across the developmental continuum
• Mid-Atlantic Music Therapy Association Conference, March 2009: Music therapy and multiple intelligences: Meeting the diverse needs of young children
• Arts and Quality of Life Conference, Temple University, February 2009: How does the music sound to you?: Music therapy for children with hearing impairments
• West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District, Faculty professional development, February 2009: Music education and music therapy: Connection, collaboration, and creativity

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