History
How long have the ideas of music therapy been circulating?
*Preliterate civilizations
*Ancient civilizations
*5000 BC
What does RATE stand for?
Referall
Assessment
Treatment
Evaluation
How many music therapy methods are there?
4
What's the minimum degree requirement to practice MT?
Bachelors
Name four goal areas that a music therapist can address
Cognitive
Social
Emotional
Sensory Regulation
Motor
Spiritual
Communication
What is the current National music therapy association called?
American Music Therapy Association
What is an assessment used for in music therapy?
•Analysis of person’s abilities, strengths, needs, and areas of growth
•Looks at both strengths and areas of difficulty for that client
•Can ncludes musical and non-musical areas
What method is associated with a client being asked to generate, create, and refine personal opinions,ideas, stories etc.
compositional
How long is the internship period for an MT, approx?
6 months
Name four populations a music therapist can serve
TBI
ASD
IDD
Parkinson's
CP
CF
Cancer
Mental Health Disorders
What are the names of the two prominent music therapy journals?
Music Therapy Perspectives
Journal of Music Therapy
What is the new terminology for the term intervention (used during the treatment part of RATE)?
Therapeutic music experience (TME)
Who is given credit for creating/defining the four music therapy methods
Kenneth Bruscia
What is the name of the organization that provides the credentials MT-BC
Certification Board for Music Therapists
Name two elements necessary in a definition of music therapy (some subjectivity here, but not a ton)
*Therapeutic Relationship
*Allied health care professional
*Use of music for positive outcomes
What was the first national association for music therapy called?
National Association for Music Therapy (1950)
Name three places a referral can come from
PT, OT, parent, doctor, SLP, teacher, self, etc
Music Assisted Relaxation would be an example of which music therapy method?
Receptive
What does MT-BC stand for?
Who is called the "father of music therapy"?
E. Thayer Gaston
What year was the Certification Board for music therapists created?
1985
What are the three "types" of assessment?
•Initial assessment, comprehensive assessment, and ongoing assessment
List all four methods and an example of a TME for each one
Composition
Recreative
Improvisational
Receptive
What's the highest degree you can obtain in the field of music therapy?
PhD (but AMTA declared that master's level was terminal degree in MT)
What is Scope of Practice? And which organization houses it?
•Outlines procedures and boundaries for the profession
*American Music Therapy Association