Not surprising.... Music therapy programs appear to reside in schools of music; not psychology. They do what they're trained to do, and call it 'therapy'. I doubt that they regard themselves as psychologists, or as scientists-practitioners.
On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > My daughter had the same experience. At two different programs in > the NYC area, you were expected to have advanced skills in two > instruments and would need to audition on those instruments before > being considered for the program. > > In a message dated 12/2/2009 5:02:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Our 30-year-old son was very interested in becoming a music > therapist, but all the programs he looked at required what looked > like advanced expertise in musical theory, instrumentation like > piano, and other serious musical requirements. He's terrific on > the guitar, and can read music, but really felt he couldn't fulfill > the strict music theory requirements. He's getting an M.B.A. > instead. Too bad. I think he'd be terrific as a music therapist. > Your student should probably be aware of the requirements in this > area. > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Elizabeth Gassin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > You might check out musictherapy.org, the site of the American > Music Therapy Association. I believe it has info on programs, > certification, etc. > > > >>> "Wehlburg, Catherine" <[email protected]> 12/2/2009 3:24 PM >>> > > Fellow TIPsters, > An undergraduate student (majoring in music composition) and taking > my general psychology course, has decided that he is interested in > learning more about becoming a music therapist. Are there programs > for this? Licensing requirements? Any insight that you have that I > can share with my student would be much appreciated. Thank you! Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
