Using music to foster
joy, learning, and growth
for persons of all
abilities and ages.
joy, learning, and growth
for persons of all
abilities and ages.
Services
Adaptive Music Lessons (Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Voice, Recorder, Flute)
Individual Music Therapy (working towards non-musical goals through music)
Music Enrichment Groups/Community-based Music Therapy (socializing, learning, and making music together)
Individual Music Therapy (working towards non-musical goals through music)
Music Enrichment Groups/Community-based Music Therapy (socializing, learning, and making music together)
Meet the Therapist
Sierra Norris, PhD, MT-BC, is a board-certified music therapist. In addition to owning Tucson Music Therapy, Sierra is active in the Tucson community as the leader of the Tucson Girls' Chorus inclusion choir (Tutti choir), the music specialist at Intermountain Academy for Autistic students, and the music therapist for adults with disabilities at the Jewish Community Center's Taglit day program, Arts for All, and Beacon Group day program.
She received a doctorate in Music Education with a Cognitive Science minor from the University of Arizona where she researched the attitudes of private music teachers towards students with disabilities. She earned a Master of Music degree in Music Therapy and Flute Performance from Illinois State University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute and Bassoon Performance from the University of Arizona, where she graduated summa cum laude and was recognized as the Outstanding Senior of the College of Fine Arts.
As part of her music therapy training, Sierra completed a 1040-hour internship at Bethany Children's Home; while there, she received training and experience in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and the Sanctuary Model of trauma-informed care. Sierra has completed all three levels of Orff-Schulwerk certification, a playful approach that blends movement, drama, and speech into music instruction. She has years of experience performing and teaching privately. Sierra is a member of the International Society for Music Education, the American Music Therapy Association and the American Orff Schulwerk Association.
She received a doctorate in Music Education with a Cognitive Science minor from the University of Arizona where she researched the attitudes of private music teachers towards students with disabilities. She earned a Master of Music degree in Music Therapy and Flute Performance from Illinois State University and a Bachelor of Music degree in Flute and Bassoon Performance from the University of Arizona, where she graduated summa cum laude and was recognized as the Outstanding Senior of the College of Fine Arts.
As part of her music therapy training, Sierra completed a 1040-hour internship at Bethany Children's Home; while there, she received training and experience in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and the Sanctuary Model of trauma-informed care. Sierra has completed all three levels of Orff-Schulwerk certification, a playful approach that blends movement, drama, and speech into music instruction. She has years of experience performing and teaching privately. Sierra is a member of the International Society for Music Education, the American Music Therapy Association and the American Orff Schulwerk Association.
