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Tracy Richardson, associate professor and director of the Master of Arts in Music Therapy program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), and Sharon R. Boyle, associate professor of music therapy at SMWC, recently attended the American Music Therapy Association Annual Conference in St. Louis, Mo.

Richardson conducted a two-hour workshop entitled “I Write the Songs: Songwriting in/as Music Therapy.” This workshop focused on helping music therapists become more confident with the use of songwriting as a clinical tool in music therapy sessions. Richardson attended the Great Lakes Region executive board meetings as President-elect of the Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA).

Boyle co-presented with other music therapy educators from the University of Dayton and Eastern Michigan University in a roundtable entitled, “Teaching Undergraduate-Level Clinical Improvisation.” The presentation focused on three different models for teaching clinical improvisation in the undergraduate setting. Boyle also attended the Great Lakes Region executive board meetings as the state representative from Indiana.

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On Monday, Dec. 8, a Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College faculty quartet, comprised of music faculty members Sharon Boyle, Tracy Richardson, Michael Boswell, and John McIntyre, traveled to various campus buildings to sing Christmas carols and spread Christmas cheer to faculty, staff and students. The quartet sang carols in Guerin Hall, the Mary and Andrew Rooney Library, Le Fer Hall and Hulman Hall.

The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) Chorale and Madrigals will present their annual Christmas choral concert at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature the SMWC Chorale and Madrigals, who, under the direction of R. Ryan Endris, visiting assistant professor of music, will perform works by Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Rutter, Eleanor Daley and others. The concert will also feature guest artist Natasha Sexton, professor of music at Franklin College, as well as choirs from Terre Haute North Vigo and Terre Haute South Vigo high schools.

Please note, another event will be taking place in O'Shaughnessy Dining Room before the start of the concert, so limited parking will be available near the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The College will offer parking and shuttle service from the large parking lot behind Hulman Hall. Please plan to enter the College through the first set of gates near the Woods Daycare Center. Thank you!

For more information about the Christmas Concert, call the SMWC Music and Theatre Information Line at 812-535-6211.

The Music and Theatre Department at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offers a variety of music and theatre degrees, including the bachelor of arts degree in music and the bachelor of arts in women and theatre. It also offers the bachelor of science in music therapy and the bachelor of arts in music education (all-level, all-area). The College also offers a master’s degree program in music therapy. The music programs at SMWC are fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The music therapy programs are approved by the American Music Therapy Association, and the music education program is approved by the Indiana Department of Education.

To learn more about the Department of Music and Theatre at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, e-mail John McIntyre at music@smwc.edu or contact the SMWC Office of Admission by email at smwcadms@smwc.edu or by phone at 812-535-5106 or 1-800-926-SMWC.