Lorie Parmalee graduated in 2010 with a dual bachelor's degree in Contemporary Music Studies and Music Performance from SUNY New Paltz. In 2014 she graduated with a master's degree in Music Therapy and later that same year she started her own music therapy practice and lesson service, offering a variety of lessons including classical and jazz flute, irish tin whistle, guitar, ukulele, piano, and voice. Over the years Lorie has worked in a variety of populations and settings, including nursing homes, hospice, a veteran's home, hospitals, public schools, and a day-habilitation program with people with Developmental Disabilities. She continues to run this business today providing services to children through adults through virtual lessons and home visits. Lorie currently also provides group music therapy to a nursing home in Albany, occasionally provides a flute performances at the Burnt Hills United Methodist Church, and until Covid began, was also offering music lessons through the Guilderland YMCA, and started working with MusicLink in early August of 2021. Today, her service continues to accept more and more new students, and as recently as October 2022, Lorie officially become the elected Vice President of the New York State Association for Music Therapy (NYSAMT), starting as a founding member of the new Association. Lorie feels strongly about bringing “music for all” students in her community and the state of New York!