Zakiyah Grayson (they/them/theirs) is from Baltimore, Maryland. They completed their coursework in music therapy at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Zakiyah is a passionate musician with experience with violin, viola, piano, guitar, ukulele, and bass guitar; they chose to pursue music therapy to combine that passion with their desire to improve services and advocacy for special education. Zakiyah worked with a variety of clients in their college fieldwork, and they are excited to continue getting exposure to new experiences as an intern at Music to Grow On!
Zakiyah loves being onstage as a musician, actor, and dancer, but you can also occasionally find them engaging in non-performance-related hobbies such as art and reading.