"(Music therapy) can make the difference between withdrawal and awareness,

between isolation and interaction,

between chronic pain and comfort --

between demoralization and dignity."

Barbara Crowe

What is Music Therapy?

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.

Music Therapy goals can address:

  • Cognitive needs

  • Language/Communication development

  • Gross & fine motor development

  • Social/Emotional skill enhancement

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Who We Serve
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Who are Music Therapists?

A professional music therapist is an individual who holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy from an American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) -approved university program. These programs require music therapy students to complete 1200 hours of clinical training, including a supervised internship.

 

Upon completion of the bachelor's degree, music therapists are eligible to sit for the national board certification exam to obtain the credential MT-BC (Music Therapist - Board Certified) which is necessary for professional practice.

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What do Music Therapists do?

Music therapists utilize a variety of evidence-based interventions to attain specified goals and objectives. Such interventions include, but are not limited to:


  • Songwriting

  • Lyric analysis

  • Musical improvisation

  • Instrument learning

  • Music and movement

  • Learning through music

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  • Adapted music lessons

  • Communicating through music

  • Music-guided relaxation

  • Group drumming

  • Music listening

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Where do Music Therapists Work?

  • Psychiatric hospitals

  • Rehabilitative facilities

  • Medical hospitals

  • Public/private schools

  • Outpatient clinics

  • Day care treatment centers

  • Agencies serving persons

    with developmental disabilities

  • Community mental health centers

  • Drug and alcohol programs

  • Senior centers

  • Nursing homes

  • Hospice programs

  • Correctional facilities

  • Halfway houses

  • Private practice