Welcome to the website of Martha Summa-Chadwick!

Dr. Martha Summa-Chadwick D.M.A. has achieved a varied reputation as a musician, researcher, Information teacher and performer of chamber and solo works for piano.  She has performed as concerto soloist with orchestras in Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, and as harpsichord soloist with the Huntsville Symphony in Alabama.

Martha has also spent a great deal of time researching how music and computer technology can be used together in pursuing communication with autistic children.  She is the founder and Executive Director of Music Therapy Gateway in Communications, a non-profit organization which supports children with autism.  Her specialized teaching experience includes traditional pedagogy with extensive use of computer technology to assist in teaching children who have autism.  Research is currently being pursued to determine if the use of music therapy with computer technology can assist special needs children with improved communications.  This reseach  involves the use of neuro music protocols, from which Martha received training in at the Center for Biomedical Research in Music at Colorado State University.  More details can be found in the Music Therapy link on the left.

In addition to her musical career, Martha is an Information Technology professional with over twenty years of experience.Please click on the menu selections on the left to explore the various elements of Martha's professional and personal lives.