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The National Association for Music Therapy and American Association for Music Therapy combined in 1998 to create this organization.

What is the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) 

100

This professor takes K-pop dance lessons in their free time.

Who is Dr. Low?

100

This is the defining Music Therapy technique of “meeting someone where they are at”.

What is the ISO Principle?

100

 This balding man had an obsession with cigars, ego and the stages of atttachment, and is considered the "father of modern psychology". 

Who is Sigmund Freud?

200

Name three of the seven AMTA regions. 

What is Great Lakes, NER, Mid-Atlantic, SER, SW, Mid-west, Western 

200

This professor buys two large Dunkin' iced coffees every morning and drinks them back to back.

Who is Brian Jantz (Brian Jantz runs on Dunkin’)


200

 This is a plan for specialized instruction, supports, and services written to meet the specific needs of a student with a disability.

What is an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)?

200

Frequently caused by a stroke or head trauma, the inability to comprehend or formulate language goes by this A-word from the Greek for "speechless".

What is Aphasia?

300

In 1944, this became the first university to establish the first academic program in music therapy. 

What is Michigan State University

300

 This professor is among the first 20 people to hold the MT-BC.

Who is Dr. Howland (#16/17)

300

In the key of F#, this type of scale on the keyboard uses only black keys.

What is the Pentatonic Scale?

300

This 1950’s psychologist developed a theory proposing that human motivation stems from a hierarchy of needs. 

Who is Maslow?

400

In 1950, this was the yearly salary for music therapists. 

What is $3216-3900 a year, $268-325 per month

400

This music therapy professor got told by Billy Porter to do drag. 

Who is Dr. Low?

400

 In a score, if a Bb trumpet is notated in the key of E, the piano is played in this key. (1. Ab, 2. E, 3. D, 4. Bb).

What is the Key of D?

400

This is a rare genetic disorder caused by a deletion of 25-27 genes on chromosome 7. People with this condition often have an affinity for music.

What is Williams Syndrome?

500

As of 2021, this many music therapists in the United States and abroad hold the MT-BC credential.

What is 9,000 people

500

This professor was one of the last students to do clinical co-treat work with Nordoff-Robbins founding clinicians, Clive Robbins.

Who is Kimberly Khare?

500

This can occur when there is unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of protected health information.

What is a HIPAA violation?

500

Fake inmates and fake prison guards both got a mere $15 bucks a day to participate in Philip Zimbardo’s infamous 1971 psych experiment at this location. 

What is Stanford University?