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Music Therapy 101
Brittany Costa, M.S.
MMT & MT-BC in progress
Slide2Your Presenter
A little about me
Slide3Questions to be AnsweredWhat is music therapy?Where do music therapists work?Who can benefit from music therapy?What is a typical music therapy session like?What do you see the future of music therapy is?
What type of education do you need to become a music therapist?Do you need to be a musician or play an instrument?How can you use music therapy in your day-to-day life?
Slide4What is Music Therapy?Difficult to defineConsidered an early practice, still in developmentAmerican Music Therapy Association (AMTA) definition: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.
Ken Bruscia definition:Music therapy is a reflexive process wherein the therapist helps the client to optimize the client’s health, using various facets of music experience and the relationships formed through them as the impetus for change. As defined here, music therapy is the professional practice component of the discipline, which informs and is informed by theory and research.
Bruscia, 2014
AMTA, 2021
Slide5What is Music Therapy?
Two components:
Music
Therapy
Four methods:
Creative
Re-creative
Receptive
Improvisation
Biopsychosocial
Can impact clients in many ways including biologically, psychologically, and socially (I would even say spiritually)
Slide6Where do Music Therapists Work?
Hospitals
Schools
Senior Homes
Prisons
VA
Private Practice Facilities
Private Homes
Community Centers
Slide7Who Can Benefit from Music Therapy?
EVERYONE
Slide8What is a Typical Music Therapy Session Like?
Slide9What Do You See in the Future of Music Therapy?
With COVID, more accessibility through telehealth
As a practice in its infancy, we are going to continue to watch the field grow
More research and evidence to validate the work
Gain more attention as an alternative therapy
Widespread covered under health insurance
More schools of thought may emerge (theory)
Slide10What Type of Education Do You Need to Become a Music Therapist?
In the US, you’re required to have a minimum of a bachelor degree in music therapy, followed by passing the CBMT exam to become certified. You can also go through an equivalency program followed by the CBMT. In other countries music therapy is a mater-level entry field.
Slide11Do You Need to be a Musician or Play an Instrument?
Yes, mainly guitar, piano, voice, and percussion
Slide12How Can You Use Music Therapy in Your Day-to-day Life?RelaxationConnect with selfAchieve optimal wellnessDe-stressingGrounding/centering/becoming present
Isoprinciple
Slide13ReferencesAmerican Music Therapy Association. What is Music Therapy | What is Music Therapy? | American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). (2021). https://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/.
Bruscia, K. E. (2014). Defining music therapy. Barcelona Publishers.
Slide14Questions?