Music Therapy
7th Annual 11q Conference
MusicWorx Inc.
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What is Music Therapy?
 Established healthcare/human service
profession.
 Structured and planned use of the power of
music to focus and direct change and treatment.
 Music therapists use music interventions and
strategies to facilitate changes that are nonmusical in nature.
Where do Music Therapists
Work?
Music therapists work with children, adolescents,
and adults with:
 Acute, chronic, or terminal illness
 Developmental disabilities
 Mental illness
 Physical disabilities
 Acute or chronic pain
 Wellness settings
Internship Summary
•MusicWorx Inc. is an American Music Therapy
Association (AMTA) approved internship site. As
such, it has met criteria for approval under the
National Roster Guidelines per the new Standards
for Education and Clinical Training.
•There are 4 interns
working with MusicWorx at
any given time.
•Each intern is required to
be proficient on guitar,
piano, and voice. Some
also play other instruments
such as violin, cello, flute,
or clarinet.
•Each intern has earned an
undergraduate degree, a
graduate degree, or an
equivalency degree in Music
Therapy from an AMTA
approved university.
•A six-month internship is
required in order to be eligible
to sit for a Board Certification
Exam.
American Music Therapy
Association
The only professional organization in the U.S.
established to promote music therapy
through increased public awareness of the
benefits of music therapy and increased
access to quality music therapy services.
AMTA Standards of Clinical
Practice

To ensure the quality of music delivered to clients, all
music therapists must follow a general procedure for each
individual that includes:

Referral and acceptance

Assessment

Treatment planning

Implementation of music therapy interventions

Documentation of sessions and follow-up

Discharge planning and termination of services
Why Music?
 Music is a whole brain process.
 Music is a familiar, non-threatening medium for
most children.
 Music is easily adaptable to all ages and
functioning levels.
 Music is fun!
Music
•
Music captivates
and maintains
attention.
•
Music taps into
memory and
emotions.
•
Music can be
adapted to meet the
needs of the
students.
•
Music provides
immediate feedback.
•
Music is successoriented.
•
Music provides a nonthreatening setting for
social interaction
(verbal and nonverbal
communication).
•
Music structures
time in a way that
we can understand.
•
Music provides a
meaningful way to
help students learn
academic skills.
Neurologic Music
Therapy
Neurologic music therapy (NMT) is the research
based treatment system for clients with
neurologic disorders, autism, and other various
disabilities that is based on utilizing the
physiological mechanisms inherent in music
perception and production. Treatment
techniques are standardized for functional
therapeutic outcomes.
Neurologic Music Therapy
Cognition: Attention and Perception
Techniques
 Music Sensory Orientation Training (MSOT)
 Musical Neglect Training (MNT)
 Auditory Perception Training (APT)
 Musical Attention Control Training (MACT)
 Selective
 Sustained
 Divided
 Alternating
Neurologic Music Therapy
Cognition: Executive Functioning
Training
Techniques
 Music Executive Functioning Training
 Organization
 Problem Solving
 Decision Making
 Reasoning
 Comprehension
Neurologic Music Therapy
Speech and Language Training
Techniques
•
Melodic Intonation Training (MMIT)
•
Musical Speech Stimulation (STIM)
•
Rhythmic Speech Cueing (RSC)
•
Vocal Intonation Training (VIT)
•
Therapeutic Singing (TS)
•
Oral Motor and Respiratory Exercises
(OMREX)
Neurologic Music Therapy
Sensory-Motor Training
Techniques
 Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS)
 Pattern Sensory Enhancement (PSE)
 Therapeutic Instrumental Music
Performance (TIMP)
Contact Information
Barbara Reuer, PhD, NMT-F, MT-BC
3830 Valley Ctr Dr., #705, PMB 542
San Diego, CA 92130
866/800.0197
breuer@musicworxinc.com
http://www.musicworxinc.com