MISSION
Creating Community, Belonging, and Hope through Music Therapy, Performance, and the Expressive Arts
Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
A Place To Be is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization housed in Northern Virginia. Along with Kim Tapper, Tom Sweitzer Co-founded the organization in 2010.
Co-Founders Tom Sweitzer and Kim Tapper
Recent Productions
A Place To Be is partnered with the Loudoun County Public Schools to produce touring musical productions each semester, written to align with their yearly Social and Emotional Learning Cirriculum
WORKSHOPS
Tom is available for Music Therapy workshops. Below are some examples of the workshops Tom has given
ORIGINAL MUSIC
by Tom Sweitzer
THE SAME SKY SONG
A person in a chair, can live a life that’s full,
while trying to give back to someone else’s soul
No matter if you think,
or look different the the rest,
Or if each day that you survive feels something like a test
When there’s just too much to bear,
Remember there’s one thing we all share
No matter who you are
Or what it takes to thrive
We all live under the same sky
No matter what your challenge
Anyone can try
We all live under the same sky
Everyday we pass someone who can use a little joy
This person comes in many forms woman, man, girl or boy
You can find something good inside of yourself
When you reach out to another and offer them some help
When there’s just too much to bear,
Remember there’s one thing we all share
No matter who you are
Or what it takes to thrive
We all live under the same sky
We all live under the same sky
