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  • 0.00 Credits

    An evaluation of musical competence in which the student prepares 10 songs (5 children and 5 adults) on piano and guitar, and performs a selection of these in a jury. These music skills are evaluated using competency criteria that include tunefulness of singing, quality of accompaniment, and overall musical integration. In addition, the student is required to transpose one of the prepared songs at sight and provide a simple accompaniment for a melody line provided during the jury using I, IV and V chords. Students must pass this evaluation in order to be admitted into MTR300 Music Therapy Practicum. Pass/Fail.
  • 0.00 Credits

    An evaluation of musical competence in which the student prepares 20 songs (5 children and 15 adult) on piano and guitar, and performs a selection of these in a jury. The student demonstrates a range of accompaniment styles on both piano and guitar, including folk, jazz, Latin and Blues. In addition, students transpose 4 and 5 chord songs at sight and provide an accompaniment to a notated melody that includes I, ii, IV, V, V7 and VI chords. Students must pass this evaluation in order to continue in music therapy practicum (MTR300). Pass/Fail.
  • 0.00 Credits

    An evaluation of musical competence in which the student prepares 30 songs (5 children and 25 adult) on piano and guitar, and performs a selection of these in a jury. Students demonstrate a range of accompaniment styles on both piano and guitar, accomplished during level I and II evaluations, as well as Travis picking, pentatonic improvisations on piano, and 12-bar Blues in at least three keys, In addition, students transpose 4 and 5 chord songs at sight and provide an accompaniment to a notated melody that includes I, ii, IV, V, V7 and vi chords. Students must pass this evaluation in order to be eligible for MTR400 Music Therapy Internship. Pass/Fail.
  • 1.00 Credits

    In this course, students will develop technical and therapeutic music skills in voice, piano, guitar, and percussion relevant to music therapy clinical practice, and focus on the link between musicianship and therapeutic engagement. Instruction on these skills will involve the ability to sing with and without accompaniment (piano, guitar, percussion) with accurate pitch and appropriate emotional expression. This course provides an opportunity for supported development of planned and spontaneous musical expression in order to lay the groundwork for music therapy repertoire development in individual lessons. Additionally, the class will focus on the therapeutic meaning of music to meet the various needs of different clients that students may encounter in clinical work.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students survey the music therapy discipline and are oriented to professional issues. Areas addressed include defining music therapy, areas of practice, and multicultural considerations in clinical practice. Methods of music therapy are introduced theoretically and applied in an experiential format. Students receive bibliographical instruction and are introduced to music therapy research through music-centered self-inquiry. (Prerequisites: MTR 100, PSY 101)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students are introduced to didactic practices in music therapy, in which music experiences and therapeutic relationships promote the acquisition, restoration, or maintenance of cognitive abilities and skills integral to well-being. Clinical, and research literature pertaining to these practices are reviewed. The role of music experiences in client assessment and treatment is introduced in simulated didactic music therapy experiences. (Prerequisites: MTR 200, MUSC 391, MTR 103)
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of biopsychosocial medical practices in music therapy, in which music experiences and therapeutic relationships promote physiological and emotional wellbeing. (Prerequisites: MTR 103, MTR 200, MTR 201, Co-requisite: BIOL 202)
  • 3.00 Credits

    An examination of psychotherapeutic practices in music therapy, in which music experiences and therapeutic relationships promote mental and emotional wellbeing. (Prerequisites: MTR 103, MTR 200, MTR 201, MTR 202, MTR 300; Co-requisite: PSY 320)
  • 1.00 Credits

    We live in a diverse and multicultural society shaped by events of the past that influence the present moment, and music is a part of culture's formation and expression. Many of the populations that students in music therapy will work with have cultures that are different from one's own. The engagement of these individuals in an appropriate manner requires the acquisition of knowledge about the experiences that have shaped a culture and their experiences of discrimination and oppression. Classroom discussions and experiential activities will focus on how these factors influence our current understanding of implicit bias, discrimination, common factors that affect most marginalized groups, and group-specific issues in America, and develop skills in cultural humility and responsiveness. In addition, this course will explore how to apply this knowledge into the clinical music setting in order to reach competency in culturally responsive music therapy practice. Approaches that develop sens
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course provides an overview of applications of music technology in the context of clinical music therapy. The fundamental language and concepts of audio technology (analog and digital) will be reviewed and the literature on technology in music therapy will be surveyed. Students will be introduced to computer-based music production and recording,including the basic uses of music sequencing, recording, editing, as well as the basics of MIDI technology including sound modules and controllers. Through creative projects students will explore the application of these technologies to help clients work towards physical and psychological goals.
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