MUTY - Music Therapy

Seminar designed to address beginning knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: Exceptionality, Principles of Therapy and the Therapeutic Relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structures experiences include 10 hours of clinical observation.

A basic orientation and general introduction to music therapy as a creative arts discipline. Lectures, classroom discussion, films and classroom demonstrations are used to introduce students to the target populations/disabilities.

Course designed to introduce the American Music Therapy Association Professional Competencies in the area of Music Foundations: Composition and Arranging; Nonsymphonic Instrumental Skills and Improvisation Skill as well as Music Therapy Competencies: Clinical Foundations and Principles.

Seminar designed to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, novice level Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structured experiences include weekly field placements in area nursing homes, documentation and supervision appropriate to students' first clinical experience.

Seminar designed to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structures experiences include the continuation of weekly field placements in the same area nursing homes as the previous semester, documentation and supervision.

Designed to address the development of American Music Therapy Association Competencies in foundational knowledge and repertoire of Music and Music Therapy experiences in singing, playing instruments, movement, listening, and creating (including composition and improvisation).

Designed to address American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Music Therapy: foundational knowledge of Psychological and Physiological aspects of musical behavior and experience; and Research Methods.

A basic introduction to the child with disabilities, state and federal guidelines applicable to music in special education and how music can be used as a teaching method. Lecture, discussion, class demonstration.

Group applied instruction on a variety of social/recreational non-traditional instruments (e.g. autoharp, dulcimer, recorder, ukulele, percussion instruments, tone bells). Designed to develop a playing competence sufficient to accompany general music classes/music therapy clinical sessions.

Designed to support the clinical practicum experience. Fall semester seminars correspond to clinical population; spring semester seminars cover medical music therapy, clinical improvisation and senior music therapy competency audit.

Designed to provide structured experience in a clinical setting under the supervision of a music therapist. Students work two hours per week, on a two-semester basis, with children, adolescents, adults, and elderly in area clinical facilities. Written monthly and semester reports are part of the clinical requirements.

Seminar designed for music therapy students to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the Therapeutic Relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, intermediate Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structured experiences include weekly field placements in a school, day habilitation, or hospital setting, documentation and supervision developmentally appropriate for first semester junior music therapy students.

Seminar designed to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structures experiences include weekly field placements in school, day habilitation, or hospital settings, documentation and supervision developmentally appropriate for second semester junior music therapy students.

Designed to address American Music Therapy Association Competencies of the demonstration of basic knowledge of existing music therapy methods and philosophical, psychological, physiological and sociological bases for the use of music as therapy (Music Therapy), as well as Principles of Therapy (Clinical Foundations).

Designed to address American Music Therapy Association Professional Competencies of Professional Role/Ethics, Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Supervision and Administration. Includes the development of a job portfolio and a professional presentation.

Seminar designed to address knowledge of American Music Therapy Professional Competencies in Clinical Foundations: exceptionality, principles of therapy and the therapeutic relationship and Music Therapy: Foundations and Principles, Client Assessment, Treatment Planning, Therapy Implementation, Therapy Evaluation, Documentation, Termination/Discharge Planning and Supervision. Structures experiences include weekly field placements in school, day habilitation, or hospital settings, documentation and supervision. Senior students are expected to be more independent in their clinical work than previous clinical experiences.

Science of psychology related to fundamentals of musical talent. The musical mind, sensory capacities, individual differences and psychology of listening. An introduction to musical acoustics.

The course serves as an audit of the senior music therapy students' knowledge and skills listed on the American Music Therapy Association Professional Competencies and results in the final Individualized Training Plan that is required for music therapy interns and their clinical directors upon beginning the internship.

Students propose, carry out, and write an experimental study in the area of music therapy or music education. Class and individual projects are required.

This fulfills 520 hours of the 1040 hour clinical internship requirement of the American Music Therapy Association leading toward Board Certification. Supervision by Board Certified Music Therapists.

The goals of this seminar are to provide an introduction to the concepts of theory building and philosophical inquiry in music therapy and qualitative research, to exchange ideas in a collaborative process and develop a personal theory and philosophy of music in/as therapy. Students will become familiar with the nature and process of philosophical inquiry and qualitative research, explore the concept of "meaning" in music, therapy and music therapy, and become familiar with existing literature in music therapy philosophical, theoretical and qualitative research.