Music Therapy: Master of Music Therapy Degree
Program Overview
Contact Information: Dr. Cathy McKinney; mckinnych@appstate.edu; 828-262-6444; Music
http://www.music.appstate.edu/grad/grad_therapy.html
The Master of Music Therapy degree program is designed to broaden music therapy knowledge and skills, particularly in areas of advanced practice, while also permitting deepening of expertise in the student's chosen area of clinical practice. This program is for the board-certified or board-eligible music therapist who seeks to broaden and deepen her/his competence in music therapy.
The Music Therapy Equivalency is designed for students who hold undergraduate degrees in fields other than music therapy and who wish to prepare for professional certification as a music therapist. The Equivalency program leads to eligibility to take the national music therapy certification examination administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Equivalency applicants whose Bachelor’s degree is outside of music will apply for admission to the Bachelor of Music in music therapy as a transfer student.
The Combined Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy degree is designed for students who hold baccalaureate degrees in music, but not music therapy. Those students may apply for admission to a combined Equivalency and Master of Music Therapy program. In this program, students complete both requirements for eligibility to sit for the examination administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists and Master’s degree requirements. Students in the combined Equivalency/Master's program may take only equivalency courses in the first year of enrollment.
Program Highlights (Music Therapy)
- Assistantships are available to you awarded on the basis of interview and recommendations
- You may select the specialty area that best fits your interests -- Addictions, Expressive Arts, Gerontology, Health Care, Mental Health, Special Education -- or work with your advisor to design one unique to your interests
- If you are a resident of a member state of the Southern Regional Education Board, you may be elibible to participate in the Academic Common Market, thereby reducing your tuition to in-state levels
Application Essentials
Location of instruction: On campus
Required Entrance Exam: GRE (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required Number of References to specify in the on-line form: 3
Audition: Live or videotaped audition demonstrating music skills for professional music therapists. The MMT audition will consist of three popular, folk, or standard songs, each sunk and played on either piano or guitar by the applicant. The Equivalency/Master's audition must demonstrate basic piano proficiency and ability to sing with accurate pitch and pleasing voice quality
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission); submission of Master of Mustic Therapy Program Questionnaire (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application)
Deadlines for Application. A program not open for a particular term will be marked with an "x." If the program has early screening dates, those dates are listed in parentheses. Applications that are not complete by the early screening date risk denial of admission due to no seats available.
- Spring 2008: 11/1
- Summer Session 1 2008: x
- Summer Session 2 2008: x
- Fall 2008: 7/1
Basic Criteria for Consideration: Cum UGPA of 3.0, 400 on each of GREV and GREQ and better than 3.0 on GREW; OR (UGPA x 400) + GREV + GREQ = 2000 and GREW = 3.0