My love of music started at a very young
age playing the violin. My roots are in classical
music

I left the violin and fell in love with the guitar.  
I played 6 and 12 string guitars for many years,
playing folk music and Mississippi Delta blues in
bars and honky~tonks in the Northeast.

All the while, I had deep seated yearning to play
the harp after seeing a wonderful gilded concert
harp as a young girl.

So I started on the new venture with the harp.  I
found my true love in doing so.  

I realized quickly that the harp to me was more
than an instrument.  It was an avenue to the
soul.  At one point, my mother was in the
hospital.  I took my harp and played for her.  
At that time I noticed that when I played, her
blood pressure would drop to a normal level.   

During this time I would play in various nursing
homes for parties and entertainment. I quickly
realized that my harp and the love of my harp
had an effect on the seniors for whom I played.

I found myself enrolled in the Certified Clinical
Musician course which started me on a
profound musical and spiritual journey.   

And now sitting behind my harp I am an
observer to some of the most wonderful
miracles.   Volunteering at J. C. Blair Memorial
Hospital, Grane Hospice and all the various
nursing homes right here in the Alleghenies I
have the opportunity to provide a simple
reprieve from pain, anxiety and the stress that is
found in these situations.  Through my training
as a Clinical Musician, I am able to help in the
healing process through sound, rhythm,
frequency and resonance.

I am grateful to the Divine Spirit for allowing
my hands to touch the strings of my harp.
  Lynda Kuckenbrod, CCM, VAHTP
                            
 Certified Clinical Musician & VibroAcoustic Harp Therapy Practioner