Music Therapy
Professor McGuire in the Music Therapy Center, which opened in 2006.
What is music therapy?
Music therapy is the use of music to accomplish therapeutic aims: the restoration, maintenance and improvement of mental and physical health. It is the systematic application of music in a clinical environment, directed by a music therapist, to bring about desired behavioral changes. Individuals undergoing treatment experience a greater understanding of themselves and the world around them and achieve a more appropriate adjustment to society.
Music therapists establish therapeutic relationships with people of all ages with a variety of needs. There are no substitutes for a genuine interest in people and a desire to help them. For a music therapist, patience, flexibility, tact, understanding, good health, and a sense of humor are indispensable, as are well-developed music skills.
At EMU, Music Therapy students:
Study. Music therapy students study music theory, music history, orchestration, conducting and music therapy methods and principles with master-teachers who know the best music music therapist is also the best-educated musician.
Perform. Performance is a cornerstone of the education music therapy students receive at EMU.
Prepare to Become Clinicians. Area clinical professionals welcome EMU's music therapy students becauseof the professional emphasis and outstanding reputation of our music therapy program.
Bachelor of Music Therapy
- Fully-approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
- Requires a 1,040 hour clinical training period
- Eligible to sit for national certification examination, which leads to the Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) status.
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Click here to view the Program Revisions - Music Therapy Major >
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate: Music Therapy Equivalency
The Music Therapy Equivalency Certificate is designed for people who already have a degree in music and who would like to become eligible for credentialing as a professional music therapist.
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