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Hitting the right notes

“That was fun!” That comment by a Matheny adult resident pretty much summed up the feeling of Matheny students and patients after the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo’s hour-long afternoon concert on Sunday, April 19.  Florian Schantz is 12 years old … Continue reading

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Community get-together

Have you ever raced in a power wheelchair? Communicated without talking? Painted without using your hands? Played basketball sitting down? Matheny is inviting members of the Peapack-Gladstone community to find out how physical, occupational, speech, music, recreation therapy and art help improve … Continue reading

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Swing shift

The music of Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller was written before the students and patients at Matheny were born. But the children’s dining room was swinging when members of the Chatham Community Band Jazz Ensemble visited on a … Continue reading

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School choice program

The Matheny School is hosting a program on “School Choice” from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The event, for parents and educators, will feature a presentation on “Parental Rights in Special Education” by Andrew D. Linenberg of Hinkle, Fingles & … Continue reading

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Musical connection

When Trisha Kaundinya and three of her friends at Bridgewater-Raritan, NJ, High School formed a string quartet, the idea was to get together every week or so to socialize and practice playing music. But Kaundinya’s father is part of a … Continue reading

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Musical interaction

Paul West has filled several roles at Matheny and done them all well. As a teaching assistant in the Matheny School, he was named Paraprofessional of the Year. He has also worked as a recreation therapy assistant and a one-on-one aide. … Continue reading

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Hitting the right notes

Music therapists at Matheny use various types of music to positively impact students’ and patients’ cognitive, physical, emotional and social skills. The music therapy program also makes it possible for students and patients to hear a variety of music – … Continue reading

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Horns aplenty

The award-winning Manhattan Brass quintet recently visited Matheny to entertain adult students in a special assembly. Designated as a “Critic’s Pick” by Time Out New York magazine, the quintet presented an energetic performance that had the adult dining room swinging … Continue reading

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Sing for you

“You don’t need to sing like an ‘Idol’ to participate. You don’t even need to know how to sing!” That was the invitation delivered to Matheny staff members, students and patients on Wednesday, August 15, for a mid-week program called … Continue reading

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