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School Guide: Go to College for Music Therapy

The Power of Music Are you passionate about music and its transformative power? Have you ever dreamed of going to college for music therapy and using your musical talents to make a difference in people's lives? If so, I have exciting news for you! Music Therapy Source School Guide I'm thrilled to announce the release of the 4th Edition of the Music Therapy Source School Guide. This guide is your comprehensive resource for exploring colleges for music therapy and considering a major in music therapy. As a music therapist myself,…

Matt Logan In Site News, students

Music Therapy Schools Directory

What would make finding music therapy schools easier? You may have noticed that Music Therapy Source recently got a new look. I'm really happy with it, as I think it better communicates some of the resources available here. One of the new resources that I'm really excited about is the Music Therapy Source School Guide. The original directory, with links to each school, is still available here for free and was recently updated. But the new school guide goes above and beyond! In it, you will find tuition information, a list of…

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How to Prepare for a Music Therapy Degree

In this video, I answer a question from a mom named Shelly. She wondered what her trumpet-playing son could do while still in high school to prepare for entering a music therapy degree program. I provided four tips about how to prepare for a music therapy degree program. One of those tips is to review basic music theory. Here is the exact book I used to review and test out of an introductory music theory course, saving time and money: Harmony and Theory: A Comprehensive Source for All Musicians (Essential…

Matt Logan In Advocacy, students

Tell all the high schoolers…

I was darn lucky. I stumbled upon music therapy as a potential career when I was still in high school. This provided a significant advantage. I knew what I wanted, I dove right in, and I saved a lot of time. And now I'm on a mission. I want to do anything and everything I can to get high schoolers interested in music therapy as a career choice. I've talked with too many middle-aged and later-life musicians who have said, "If I had known about music therapy earlier, I definitely would have…