UNDER OAKSTHE
with Meg Johnson ’88 Senior Instructor, Music Therapy
OFFICE HOURS ROYAL ROOTS Originally from Dublin, Virginia, Johnson
On the second floor of the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement, one Queens alumna leads by example as she trains Royals to harness their passions to serve the community around them. Students stop by for a cup of coffee during the week and later return to find their metaphorical cup filled aſter drawing upon the experiences of others in their class sessions. Senior Instructor Meg Johnson’s office is a space where new skills are cultivated and collective learning is encouraged.
— Morgan Williams
was drawn to atend Queens in the fall of 1984 for the same reason many students choose Queens today — to study music therapy and gain experience through the campus’s onsite clinic. Today, as a faculty member, she still sees clients on campus. Her current clinical focus is with young adults with autism who have limited verbal skills and a history of aggression.
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
Johnson’s office doubles as a classroom where she teaches her foundations and field studies courses, which is why she always has her textbooks accessible. With only five to 10 students in each class, Johnson is able to offer intentional instruction in the intimate seting. “I cherish making connections with my students and hearing their stories from clinicals as they put their skills into practice,” she said.
KEYS TO SUCCESS It was a passion for playing piano
that initially set Johnson on the path toward becoming a music therapist. “I started playing piano when I was in kindergarten and continued throughout all of my schooling,” said Johnson. The instrument that introduced her to music laid the foundation for the multi-talented instrumentalist she would later become.
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