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Go VIPSandy Golias will teach you how to improve your functional piano skills so that you feel confident with your fingers on the keys, while being fully present with your clients. Whether you are a professional Music Therapist, a student, or an intern, you will walk away with a renewed perspective on connecting with your clients musically. She will help you master chord inversions, right hand embellishments, genre distinctions, and piano licks. When you join us for this class, you will:
- Overcome the fear of bringing the keyboard into your sessions
- Build unwavering trust with your clients as you demonstrate stylistic mastery of their preferred genre
- Put lead sheets into faster practical session application so that you never abandon your presence with your clients again
- Spice up both hands to capture the true style of the song so that building client rapport happens quickly
- Learn how to play piano “licks” for immediate recognition of the song
- Add embellishment with the right hand to fill in those awkward pauses
- Master the STYLE of songs from 3 genres minimum
This course is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 6 CMTEs.
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About the Instructor
Sandy Golias, MT-BC, HPMT
Sandy Golias, MT-BC, HPMT, has been a board-certified music therapist since 2018 and recently completed certification in Hospice and Palliative Music Therapy through the Center for Music Therapy in End of Life Care. She holds degrees in Music Education and Piano Performance from Barclay College in Kansas and spent more than 15 years teaching music and drama in public and private school settings.
Sandy has worked extensively in hospice and long-term care settings, including her role as a music therapist with Brookdale Hospice in Colorado Springs. She later founded Mountain MusicTherapy Services, providing group music therapy services to more than 30 nursing homes, assisted living communities, and memory care units throughout Colorado. In 2022, she began contract work with Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, where she developed the music therapy role into a full-time position and served for over three years.
In October 2025, Sandy and her husband, Tim, relocated to North Carolina. She now serves as a music therapist on the Healing Arts Team at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, working with Med-Surg, Rehabilitation, Mental Health, and Neurology populations. Sandy and Tim live in Leland, North Carolina, where they enjoy hiking, cooking, time at the beach, and life with their beloved cat, Nikki.
Kind Words
“Sandy’s piano workshop was wonderfully interactive– there was plenty of time to ask questions. Sandy has a warm personality and is very patient and encouraging with all participants. She had us all send in music that we wanted to learn so the material was relevant and had a variety of styles. This was a very enjoyable class that I would recommend for all levels as Sandy adapted the course work to fit for everyone”
“I enjoyed the interactive quality of Sandy’s workshop. It flew by so quickly! I appreciated that she used repertoire that is common with our client base and gave alternative playing options… I could use what I learned immediately in sessions! I also liked that Sandy demonstrated some different accompaniments based on genre.”
“Many resources were provided for this workshop and the information presented was clear and concise. I would highly recommend this workshop to anyone interested in furthering their piano skills. Sandy is knowledgeable, clear and encouraging to participants.”
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CBMT Relationship: The FUNdamentals of Piano with Sandy Golias, MT-BC, HPMT is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 6 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. Sound Health Music, Approved Provider #P-110, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. Please view the required CBMT information.