Welcome!

Three-Chord Music Therapy Services, LLC (TCMTS) is a private music therapy practice owned by Sarah Barnes, MT-BC. The business was founded in January of 2019. Three-Chord Music Therapy aims to serve individuals and groups of all ages and stages of life. TCMTS aims to use music therapy services to compliment care, facilitate growth, hope, and empowerment to those seeking a risk free and creative treatment option. TCMTS can serve clients in facilities, homes, and schools in the Spartanburg/Upstate SC area.

Sarah Barnes, MT-BC
TCMTS Owner/Director


Sarah is a board certified music therapist located in Spartanburg, SC. She has a passion for working with people in all stages of life. She is experienced in practicing music therapy with individuals from birth to death using music to help them meet their goals. She loves to share about her work with anyone she meets, as advocacy is also a passion of hers. Sarah’s instrumental strengths are voice, guitar, piano, ukulele, and Orff instruments. Sarah also holds a second degree in psychology from Converse College. Outside of music therapy you are most likely to run into to her dancing, hiking in the mountains, or eating Mexican food!