What is Music Therapy?

Music Therapy is an evidence-based therapeutic approach that utilizes music as a vehicle for working toward non-musical goals.

A board certified music therapist (MT-BC) develops and implements music-based interventions to meet needs in physical, social, cognitive, and emotional functioning.

A board certified music therapist has completed an American Music Therapy Association-approved academic program, consisting of extensive training in musicianship, psychology, physiology, and music therapy techniques.  A music therapy student completes the required course work, as well as 1200 hours of supervised clinical experience, before becoming eligible to sit for the board certification exam.