Professional Requirements for a Music Therapist:
2) Musical Foundations
3) Music Therapy Foundations
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- Holds a Bachelor's degree or higher in Music Therapy from an American Music
Therapy Association approved college or university - The Bachelor's degree curriculum concentrates in three areas:
2) Musical Foundations
3) Music Therapy Foundations
- A music therapist must have completed 1200 hours of clinical training, including
a supervised internship. - Upon completion of a Bachelor's degree, music therapists are eligible to sit for
the National Board Certification exam to obtain the credential, MT-BC. - Music Therapists must keep their board certification current every five years
through continuing education or by taking the national exam again. - Music Therapists adhere to standards of clinical practice and to a code of ethics
outlined by The American Music Therapy Association.
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...Using music to reach non-musical goals