Creative Arts Therapies Program Director
Therapist Statement
Music is powerful and can have a place in everyone’s life, no matter ability, the age, or the experience. It is not a matter of “can” someone do something, it is simply “how” can they do it. As a music therapist, it is my job to help discover the “how”. I am privileged to work with so many amazing individuals who do incredible things every single day. I have the greatest gig – I get to make music every day.
Therapy Bio
Eve Montague has been a board-certified music therapist for over 35 years. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, her Music Therapy equivalency from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, and her Masters of Science in Management from Emmanuel College, Boston. She is the former Director of Creative Arts Therapies at SSC, and maintains a small 1:1 music therapy caseload. She is currently the Director of Day Habilitation Services at New England Village.
Eve has worked with individuals of all ages and abilities and continues to learn with her clients. She specializes in Alzheimer’s, ASD, school-aged children, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She developed the creative arts therapies programs at Massachusetts Hospital School and SSC. She is founder of SSC Community Voices and established SSC Memory Café and Singing with Parkinson’s chorus. Eve is highly skilled in access, accommodation, inclusion, and universal design.
Eve is an adjunct professor at Northeastern University, an Instructor at Gordon College, and Guest Lecturer at Berklee College of Music. She is a highly regarded speaker and presents throughout the region and country. Eve co-chairs the Internship Approval Committee for the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and is the Past President of the New England Region of AMTA. She started with SSC in 2008.
Performance Bio
Eve is a vocalist and has participated in SSC’s Opera by the Bay, Voice Faculty Recitals, and Evenings Under the Stars. She is a member of the Plimouth Festival Chorus. Eve has been an active South Shore community theatre participant since moving to the area 35 years ago. She has performed regularly with Bay Players, Hingham Civic Music Theatre, and Curtain Call Theatre. Favorite roles include Anna in Night Sky, Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music, and Ruth in Pirates of Penzance. She started with SSC in 2008.