Jane Maydian is a nationally board certified music therapist and certified Neurologic Music Therapist. She is the Director of Allegro Music Therapy & Education Services Inc a music therapy agency that provides individual and group music therapy in a variety of settings throughout North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. She has a Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy from Queens College and has completed graduate work in Music, Music Therapy and Counseling at Georgia State University, and the University of Florida. In addition to her MT-BC and NMT (Neurologic Music Therapy) certifications she has completed Orff Level II training and is a Remo Endorsed Healthrhythms facilitator.
With over twenty years experience as a music therapist and music educator, Jane has worked with a wide variety of populations ranging in age from infants through geriatrics. She also serves individuals with physical, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities. Her research on music and memory has been presented nationally by both the American Association of Music Therapy and the National Association of Music Teachers.
She has facilitated corporate team building and group empowerment with Florida Power and Light, Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Palm Beach County Schools, Martin County Schools, among others. She has guest lectured at a number of universities including UNCG and Bennet College and has provided workshops and in-services for numerous groups including NC Therapeutic Recreational Therapy Association, Parkinson’s Foundation Guilford, Alamance, Randolph and Forsythe county NC chapters. Jane has developed and facilitated Music Therapy Power over Parkinson’s groups as well as Parkinson’s Drumming groups for the city of Greensboro and Cone Healthcare.
"Positive outcomes through the power of music"
Ashley Penrose is our newest Music Therapist! She completed her requisite clinical and academic coursework at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Ashley completed her internship here at Allegro in March and is back to continue the work she started with our clients. She has worked with school age children, Autism, older adults, traumatic brain injury, Parkinsons, Cerebral Palsy, and Downs Syndrome. Ashley looks forward to getting her Neurologic Music Therapy training and integrating NMT techniques into her clinical work.
Meet Our Therapists
Ashley Penrose
Audrey Reynolds MT-BC, NMT
Board Certified Music Therapist/Neurologic Music Therapist
Audrey Reynolds, MT-BC is a Board Certified Music Therapist with specialized training in Neurologic Music Therapy. She completed her requisite clinical and academic coursework at Appalachian State University and completed her internship at Allegro Music Therapy and Education Services. She greatly enjoys working with clients of all ages and has a special interest in working with individuals with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, including dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke, developmental delays, and autism. She received a B.A. in Music from UNC Charlotte, with a concentration in voice, and minors in dance and theatre. She received a B.S. in Human Biology from North Carolina State University. Audrey attended medical school at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, working towards the M.D. degree. During her first semester of studies, Audrey reassessed her career goals and realized that music was missing from her life and her career choice! She is delighted to be practicing in a helping profession that combines her passion for music and biological sciences.
Alyssa Piercey
Behavior Specialist
Alyssa has 8 years of clinical experience working with children with developmental disabilities and autism. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education from Appalachian University. She completed graduate work in Applied Behavior Analysis at Florida Institute for Technology. Alyssa taught children with severe autism in Alamance and Mecklenberg school systems. Her classroom was recognized as a model classroom for autism services. She was a lead therapist at the Children’s Autism Center in Austin Texas. She has provided behavioral therapy in both clinical and in home settings including parent training.
Jane Maydian MT-BC, NMT
Board Certified Music Therapist/Neurologic Music Therapist
Bernice Perzel
MSN, CDP, CADDCT, CGF, RN
Dementia Specialist
Bernice Perzel obtained her Diploma in nursing from Fairview General Hospital School of Nursing she went on and received her BSN from Bowling Green State University. Finally, she successfully completed her MSN specializing in geriatrics from Frances Bolton Payne School of Nursing. Ms. Perzel has 32 years of experience as a Registered Nurse focusing on the geriatric population. Clinically she has practiced in hospitals, long term care and most recently homecare for the past 15 years. She has over 11 years of experience in management and operations in various healthcare settings. Her knowledge and skill as a coach to family members and peers, that provide care, for avoiding caregiver burnout has proven to be invaluable to those she coaches. Recently, she had to undertake the difficult task of caregiver for her mother, and admitted her father into a skilled nursing facility. This life experience has made her aware of how naïve she was to depth of the spiritual, emotional, financial and physical impact on the patient as well as family’s life. Her passion is to provide caregivers with the education and coaching to alleviate some of the despair and offer hope through knowledge and behavioral interventions. Bernice’s passion is to focus on the caregivers, which indirectly will benefit the patient/family members.