Following decades of spearheading research and supporting studies to identify and prove a connection between rhythm, drumming, and wellness, Remo is thrilled to welcome Arianna to teir team. Arianna will oversee the task of connecting rhythm and wellness-based services to those who need it the most, and driving Remo’s Rhythm, Wellness, and YOU!™ initiative. In the COVID-19 era, it has become increasingly critical to deliver services and assistance to a world so deeply affected by the pandemic and social/civil strife, and connecting people to the programs and support that seek to improve health, wellness, and the human condition.
Prior to the pandemic, Arianna facilitated drum circles focusing on coping skills and recovery from substance abuse with men and women experiencing houselessness. As a MusicWorx clinical intern, Arianna functioned as a member of an interdisciplinary team at Scripps Memorial Hospital to provide music therapy treatment to patients in Oncology, Palliative Care, ICU, and adults with various illness and injuries. As a medical music therapist, she aids patients in decreasing symptoms such as pain, anxiety, low mood, as well as augment their therapeutic goals in speech, physical and occupational recovery.
Arianna was at the forefront of the sudden shift from in-person facilitation to virtual telemedicine. She has experience in program development, implementation and facilitation via Zoom to provide support, socialization and group music making for medically fragile children in times of isolation. Arianna also conducted a case study on the effects of Caregiver engagement on client participation in Music Therapy telemedicine.
Arianna replaces John Fitzgerald, who previously served Remo as the Manager of Recreational Music Activities and laid much of the foundation for Remo’s deep connection to recreational, health, and wellness-based drumming activities around the world.
More information about connecting with Arianna Monge and Remo’s Rhythm, Wellness, and YOU!™ initiative can be found here or by contacting wellness@remo.com
