音乐疗法

Music can inspire, lead, comfort and heal. Music therapy is a fast-growing field and 威尼斯游戏大厅 is one of only two institutions in Wisconsin offering an AMTA-approved music therapy degree. 作为一名音乐治疗师, you’ll use your clinical knowledge and musical abilities to help people work towards their goals and explore their full potential. Music therapists support a wide variety of people across the lifespan, including those living with trauma, 受伤, 疾病, 和疾病. Music therapy can reduce anxiety, 刺激的运动, 促进学习, 鼓励社会互动, and improve a person’s quality of life in numerous ways. Music therapists work in diverse settings–from clinics and hospitals to schools and homes and beyond. 在我们的节目中, you’ll develop your musical skills and learn about music’s impact on human functioning. You will also build the practical and therapeutic skills necessary for professional practice through both classroom instruction and community-based clinical learning experiences.

NASM-Accredited机构

威尼斯游戏大厅 is now an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music

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“I am able to connect with my professors and have real discussions with them.”
——安东尼·蒂雷尔，20岁

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关于音乐治疗专业

威尼斯游戏大厅’s music program has a long and proud history and our health science programs have a national reputation for excellence. In the music therapy major, you’ll learn from our expert faculty from both programs. It’s also one of very few undergraduate therapy degrees available, meaning you’ll have a quick path to a rewarding job. And this is a booming career, with a projected 8-14 percent job growth in the next decade.

在这个专业, you’ll develop musical skills in singing, 吉他, piano and percussion and learn about music theory. You’ll also study psychology, anatomy, biology and physiology.

You’ll begin clinical placements as soon as your second year, first observing a music therapist at work and then assisting. You’ll have several more clinical experiences, culminating in a six-month internship, where you’ll observe and provide music therapy services under the direct supervision of a certified music therapist. You’ll learn how to assess, treat, document and evaluate your patients. 除了, you’ll learn to communicate empathetically, establish therapeutic relationships and gain an awareness of ethical principles and current standards of practice.

完成本课程后, you’ll be prepared to take the certification exam offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.

其他音乐专业

威尼斯游戏大厅 offers two additional majors within the music program.

实习

作为一名音乐治疗的学生, you will gain around 200 hours of community-based, 临床实践经验. 这些经历, in conjunction with your coursework, prepare you for the next step in becoming a music therapist: Completing a six-month music therapy internship. Our students have fulfilled this internship requirement in a variety of settings and locations, 包括:

Annette Meyer Studios; Grafton, WI
Arizona State Hospital; Phoenix, AZ
Clement Manor; Greenfield, WI
Florida State Hospital; Chattahoochee, FL
Giant Steps Day School; Lisle, IL
Healing Harmonies 音乐疗法; Wauwatosa, WI
Middleton 音乐疗法 Services; Middleton, WI
音乐疗法 Services of Central Wisconsin; Stevens Point, WI
Resonate 音乐疗法; Colorado Springs, CO
Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Janesville, WI

职业生涯

College is a big investment in a bright future. Learn more about the rewarding careers our majors pursue, and the workplaces and experiences of the alumni from our program. 看看你的心会带你去哪里.