SPECIAL GRADUATE LEVEL MUSIC THERAPY COURSES SUMMER 2012

These courses are comprised of lectures, experiential activities, and collaborative projects to teach graduate music therapy students to provide appropriate music-based treatment to clients of all kinds.  Major topics covered in these courses include assessment and treatment planning techniques, designing music-based interventions, repertoire building, preliminary counseling skills, and an overview of music from around the world.

Foundations of Music Therapy introduces students to the theories, principles, and techniques that guide music therapy practices of today. Students will participate in exercises designed to target clients with varying needs, read case examples of music therapy in action, create and complete music therapy documentation, discuss the ethical and social needs of clients with special needs, and compose short music-based interventions for hypothetical clients.

Music Therapy in Repertoire explores the use of situationally and culturally approprite music in therapeutic contexts. Students will write client-appropriate compositions, learn songs and musical practices from around the world, write and engage in music-based plays designed for various preferences and needs, complete several music-based written projects, and explore the creative uses of repertoire with vulnerable populations.