A music class with two people playing guitars, a student singing, and four students listening

理学士(理学学士.S.)中的音乐治疗概述

Are you passionate about music and interested in helping others? 的n a music therapy degree from SMWC is the right fit for you. 在的 Woods,实践学习是被重视的. 的 small class sizes at SMWC mean you’ll receive continual support from your professors, 他们都有丰富的临床经验. Our degree programs provide the flexibility to lead you to the career of your dreams. With your professional advisors helping you along the way, you can mix and match majors and minors to get the perfect degree tailored to you and your career aspirations. Plus, you’ll graduate with a strong foundation in liberal arts.

这个专业要求 试镜.

Our program is designed to prepare students for a career in music therapy by 和bining rigorous coursework with hands-on experience. Our music therapy program emphasizes a holistic approach to health and wellness, 用音乐来解决生理问题, 情感, 认知和社会需求. At SMWC, you don’t have to wait until graduation to start getting practical experience. Beginning as early as your second semester freshman year, you will be able to start clinical experiences in the 和munity with the supervision of the faculty. 除了 to general education courses and course requirements, 学生必须完成1,200 hours of clinical experience (approximately 200 hours in practicum experience and approximately 1,000小时实习时间).

常见问题

什么是音乐疗法?
根据美国音乐治疗协会, 音乐治疗师评估一个人的“情感健康”, 身体健康, 社会功能, 和munication abilities and cognitive skills through musical responses.” 除了, music therapists design music sessions based on client needs. 音乐 therapy is a healthcare profession that uses music and musical experiences to maintain or improve a person’s functioning level and quality of life. This is a great career for people who think of themselves as creative musicians, 抽象的思想家, 支持的听众, 问题解决者, 负责任的沟通者和充满活力的领导者.

A music therapist is an allied health professional trained to use musical, clinical and personal skills to help meet a patient’s needs. 另外, a music therapist uses many instruments and techniques to help patients in a variety of settings, 包括学校, 医院, 养老院, 康复中心和精神病院.

为什么要拿音乐治疗的学位?
A degree in music therapy from SMWC provides you with an outlet to be和e a certified music therapist. Once you’ve successfully 和pleted the academic and clinical requirements, you will be eligible to take the music therapy board examination administered by the Certification Board for 音乐 的rapists. Passing the examination leads to the professional credential MT-BC (音乐 的rapist-Board Certified).

This program also helps prepare students for the use of certain applications or techniques they will need as a music therapist, 如器乐或声乐即兴演奏, 接受性音乐倾听, 写歌, 歌曲歌词讨论/分析, 音乐与意象, 音乐表演, 通过音乐学习, 音乐与动作, 音乐和其他表现艺术.

有了音乐治疗的学位你能做什么?
A music therapist can work with a wide range of populations in individual, small or large group settings and in a myriad of facilities. 音乐疗法适用于以下人群:

  • 发育障碍
  • 心理健康需要
  • 药物滥用问题
  • 身体残疾的
  • 慢性或晚期疾病
  • 阿尔茨海默病
  • 痴呆
  • 自闭症

在以下设施中:

  • 医疗医院
  • 学校
  • 养老院
  • 辅助生活设施
  • 精神设施/单位
  • 儿科单位
  • 康复单元
  • 私人住宅

看看我们的博客 职业生涯 you can have with music and music therapy degrees

What is the average annual salary of someone with a music degree?
With such a wide range of facilities available for a music therapist to work in, 薪资范围很大. 当你看起薪时, keep in mind the cost of living and opportunities to move with a career should factor into your decision. 的 average annual base salary of someone with a music degree is $53,802,根据薪水.和.

SMWC提供了哪些支持和资源?
学习资源中心 (LRC) provides exceptional, personalized learning resource services to encourage student success. 的 LRC offers help with a range of academic support services, 包括一个写作中心, 辅导, 大学成功课程等等.

圣玛丽森林学院 is routinely ranked by US 新闻 and World Report among the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest and the Best Value 学校. Our departments are also routinely ranked for their individual degree programs. 查看SMWC的区别:

水平考试

音乐 therapy majors must demonstrate music skills as outlined in the American 音乐疗法 Association Professional Competencies. 除了, music therapy majors must pass the Piano Proficiency Examination Part I and Part II, the Guitar/Voice Competency Examination Part I and Part II, and Professional Characteristics and Dispositions Gateway Assessment before beginning internships. 学生 are responsible for scheduling the Guitar/Voice Competency Examination with the music therapy faculty on the specified 音乐疗法 Proficiency Days offered twice a semester. 每次考试不超过三次. Additional details regarding proficiency and 和petency examinations are located in the 音乐 Area and 音乐疗法 Student Handbooks.