Empowering Little Leaders
Created by three music therapists with diverse identities and lived experiences, this course offers anti-oppressive resources for music therapists and music educators. It provides developmentally appropriate strategies for engaging young children and families in meaningful conversations, along with practical tools that can be implemented right away in both classroom and therapy settings.
About the course
How can we create truly inclusive and equitable early childhood spaces?
How can we engage young children in meaningful conversations about race, identity, immigration, accessibility, land ownership, and religious expression?
These are some of the essential questions explored in Empowering Little Leaders—an online course created by three music therapists with diverse identities and lived experiences. Their goal: to offer anti-oppressive resources for music therapists and music educators rooted in developmentally appropriate, actionable strategies.
This course is not exhaustive—but it aims to amplify the voices of community stakeholders already doing this work while equipping you with concrete tools and ideas you can implement immediately in your classroom or therapy space.
✔️ Music therapists earn 6 pre-approved CMTE credits (including the ethics requirement)
✔️ Music educators receive a certificate for 6 professional development hours
25% of all course proceeds are donated directly to a related nonprofit. ($2,500 donated as of June 2025!)
What you’ll learn
Meet your instructors
Kerry Devlin, PhD, LPMT, MT-BC (she/her) is senior music therapist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Music & Medicine. As a disabled clinician, Kerry understands the unique experience of moving through the health care system as both a patient and a provider. She is passionate about disability justice, believes in affirming the lived experience of therapy participants through co-constructed music experiences, and loves connecting with students and colleagues on her Instagram (@liberatedlearning).
Naomi Davis, MA, MT-BC (she/her) is a board-certified music therapist at her private practice, Room to Grow, LLC. Naomi works primarily with school-aged students in telehealth and school settings, as well as with teens in community mental health programs. Naomi is passionate about fostering collaborative, relationship-based spaces with therapy participants that create an environment for growth and meaning-making. She is also honored to support future music therapists as a clinical supervisor and adjunct professor.
Zoe Simon-Levine, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC (she/they) is a music therapist and owner of River Run Music Therapy in Boonsboro, MD. Zoe is also an adjunct assistant professor at Shenandoah University, specializing in music therapy technologies and working with young children and teens. Zoe is passionate about shaping musical spaces that celebrate community, identity, autonomy, and creativity.
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Empowering Little Leaders
Created by three music therapists with diverse identities and lived experiences, this course offers anti-oppressive resources for music therapists and music educators. It provides developmentally appropriate strategies for engaging young children and families in meaningful conversations, along with practical tools that can be implemented right away in both classroom and therapy settings.