WHAT IS SCAT?
Swingin’ with Creative Arts Therapies (SCAT) is a collaborative expressive arts program conceptualized by GCSB Arts, Education and Wellness for individuals with special needs including physical, intellectual and emotional disabilities. Coordinated by a Certified Creative Arts Therapist, SCAT affords each participant the opportunity to experience and express their own interpretation of the Swing Era through art, music, and dance/movement modalities. SCAT is funded through various local and state grants and sponsors. The fee for this program is $15 per participant.
Slideshow of SCAT 2019
Slideshow of SCAT 2018
How Will SCAT Work Virtually?
There are just two requirements:
1. You must register and pay the $15 participant fee to participate.
2. There must be a parent, family member, companion or caregiver with the participant at all times.
Once GCSBArts receives a registered participant, an email will be sent out with more information on how to join SCAT through Zoom.
If you’re a school looking to have your special needs students participate in our SCAT program, Contact Us for more information.
Robbie Graham
Here’s a quote from SCAT, 2018
Don Graham: “Robbie is still talking about what a good time he had yesterday at Clelian. You guys really made a good impression on him. Thanks so much for inviting him to attend.”
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Robbie Graham
SCAT Participant
We hope to give each participant a sense of self-worth and accomplishment which will help improve their overall health and wellness.
Video from SCAT, 2018
For more information questions about SCAT
Program Coordinators
Valerie Uschock, Music Therapist
Valerie, MT-BC, is a graduate of Duquene University and is a Music Therapist-Board Certified. She has developed effective plans for senior communities through her own business of 21 years. She is currently employed at Vitas Healthcare where she provides Music Therapy for hospice patients across Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.
Joy Procida, GCSB Musical Director
Joy is a graduate of Seton Hill University with a degree in Music. She has been musical director of the Glass City Swing Band (GCSB) since it was formed in 2009. As musical director of GCSB, Joy has organized numerous events and programs. Joy and her sister Jill Procida have been putting together one-hour programs for area nursing homes since 2015.
Jill Procida, GCSB Musician and Private Instructor
Jill is a graduate of Seton Hill University with a degree in Music. Jill has been a private instructor since 1989 in which she implements a plan to benefit the student in order to feel good about learning and at the same time become more efficient on the saxophone. Jill and her sister Joy Procida have been putting together one-hour programs for area nursing homes since 2015.
SCAT Virtual
Swingin’ with Creative Arts Therapies Virtual
April, 2021
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Virtual
GCSB Arts, Education and Wellness receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.