OVERVIEW OF MUSIC MODALITIES

MUSIC MODALITY PRACTICING TITLE DEFINITION ORGANIZATION INFORMATION CREDENTIALS

Minimum: Bachelor Degree in Music American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Music Therapy is the specialized use 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 1000 Therapy with completion of a Clinical of music in the service of individuals Silver Spring, MD 20910 Training Internship. with needs in mental health, physical 301-589-3300 fax 301-589-5175 MUSIC THERAPY Masters and Doctoral Degrees are health, habilitation, rehabilitation or www.musictherapy.org available for Music Therapy. special education. Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) Credential: Music Therapist-Board 506 E. Lancaster Ave. Suite 102 Certified (MT-BC) Downingtown, PA 19335 1-800-765-CBMT (2268) www.cbmt.org

Music uses in medical treatment No formal organization MUSIC USES IN entry-level degree and applicable refers to the application of music in resource: Heal, M. & Wigram, T. (Eds.) (1993). Music credential(s) in the respective MEDICAL the treatment and prevention of Therapy In Health and Education. London: Jessica profession TREATMENT physical illness and disease. Kingsley Publisher.

72 hours of class time Music Practitioner’s recognize music Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP) MUSIC 20 hours of clinical training with therapeutic enhancement to the 22 West End Rd. PRACTITIONERS Credential: Certified Music healing process and the life/death Hillsdale, NY 12529 Practitioner (CMP) transition. [email protected] www.mhtp.org

International Harp Therapy Program (IHTP) Harp Therapy is a general term used [email protected] Harp Therapist to describe the continuum of types of www.harptherapy.com HARP THERAPY therapies in which the harp is used in http://harprealm.com Harp Practitioner www.healingharp.com institutional or clinical settings. www.refalo.com/healingharp

Sound Healers Association MUSIC HEALERS No Formal Training Music/Sound Healing is the www.soundhealersassociation.org Music Healer therapeutic and transformational uses www.careofdying.org www.musichealer.org SOUND HEALERS Sound Healer of sound and music. www.healingsounds.com www.healingmusician.com

Completion of Home Study Course Clinical Musicians play healing music The Clinical Musician's Home Study Course CLINICAL MUSICIAN Advanced Certified Clinical Musician at the bedside of hospitalized patients. www.laurieriley/com/harpmed/level1.htm

Music Thanatology is a palliative medical modality employing www.music-thanatologyassociation.com MUSIC Two year training program prescriptive music to tend to the THANATOLOGY Certified Music-Thanatologist complex physical and spiritual needs of the dying.

Prepared by the AMTA Professional Advocacy Committee, November 2004 MUSIC THERAPY

DEFINITION EDUCATION AND MUSIC IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES TRAINING Music Therapy is the specialized use of Music therapists work in the treatment process of Music Therapy is the Minimum: Bachelor Degree in music in the service of individuals with short- and long-term goals with many populations. needs in mental health, physical health, specialized use of music Music Therapy with completion habilitation, rehabilitation or special Music therapy interventions can be designed to in the service of of a Clinical Training Internship. education. The purpose is to help promote wellness, manage stress, alleviate pain, individuals with needs in individuals attain and maintain their express feelings, enhance memory and cognitive mental health, physical Masters and Doctoral Degrees maximum levels of functioning. skills, improve physical coordination skills, health, habilitation, are available for Music Therapy. Treatment is prescriptive and improve communication, improve interpersonal implemented both individually and in skills, make positive changes in mood and rehabilitation or special group settings. Assessment, treatment emotional states, promote physical rehabilitation. education. planning and documentation are required . Curriculum includes music; Populations served by music therapists include: music therapy; psychology; APPLICATIONS: Music Therapy is an Abused/Sexually Abused established healthcare profession that Alzheimer's/Dementia biological, social and Autistic behavioral sciences; uses music to address physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of Behavioral Disorder Cancer/Oncology disabilities; and general individuals of all ages. Music therapy studies. Training consists of Chronic Pain improves the quality of life for persons Developmentally Disabled a variety of populations and who are well and meets the needs of Dual Diagnosed musical skills and styles. children and adults with disabilities or Early Childhood illnesses. Eating Disorders Elderly Persons Music therapy goes beyond creating Emotionally Disturbed healing sound. Music therapists use Forensic CREDENTIALS/TITLE: music and the process of making music, Head Injured Music Therapist-Board Certified as a tool to encourage development in Hearing Impaired (MT-BC) social, emotional, cognitive and Learning Disabled perceptual-motor areas, and in Medical/Surgical Registered Music Therapist rehabilitation, healing and wellness. Mental Health (RMT) Multiply Disabled TECHNIQUES: examples include: Neurologically Impaired Parkinsons music improvisation, rhythmic music Physically Disabled playing, sensory stimulation, songwriting, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder song analysis, music and movement, Rett Syndrome relaxation, stress management, music School Age Population/Schools listening, singing, &/or playing Speech Impaired Stroke Substance Abuse Terminally Ill/Hospice/Palliative Care Visually Impaired Wellness American Music Therapy Association 8455 Colesville Road, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-3300 fax 301-589-5175 www.musictherapy.org MUSIC USES IN MEDICAL TREATMENT

DEFINITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING SICMU IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES

Music uses in medical treatment . Minimum for professional In addition to music therapists, other . Enhancement of refers to the application of music practice is entry-level degree and professionals, such as occupational immune functioning in the treatment and prevention applicable credential(s) in the therapists, expressive arts therapists, of physical illness and disease. respective profession. therapeutic recreation specialists, . Increase functional physical therapists, social workers, activities for daily . Training may be acquired marriage and family therapists, living (ADL) through short seminars, physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, workshops and continuing nurses, counselors, speech therapists, . Elimination, reduction education courses on the uses of and educators, may use music or distraction from music in medical treatment. interventions to assist individuals in stress, anxiety, pain, reaching their goals. depression, and . Information may also be helplessness obtained in professional journals APPLICATIONS: Emergency, trauma, and research publications. surgery, neonatal, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, pediatrics, physical rehabilitation, respiratory care, burn care, pain management, stress reduction, general hospital, intensive care, birthing centers, labor and delivery, perinatal, oncology, terminal illness.

TECHNIQUES: music listening, music vibroacoustic therapy, toning, entrainment, music-elicited imagery, music and directed imagery, music and verbal assisted relaxation, music and biofeedback, active music playing and singing. Heal, M. & Wigram, T. (Eds.) (1993). Music Therapy In Health and Education. London: Jessica Kingsley Publisher.

MUSIC PRACTIONERS DEFINITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING MUSIC IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES

Music Practioner’s The Music for Healing and Transition Program Done by a Board Certified . Facilitate healing recognize music with (MHTP) prepares musicians to serve the ill, dying Music Practioner. therapeutic enhancement to and to all those who may benefit from music . Reduce anxiety and the healing process and the provided as a service to create a healing APPLICATION: Hospice, home fear life/death transition. environment. care setting, ED waiting rooms, hospital family waiting rooms . Increase relaxation . Completion of the Music for Healing and (ie. surgery, ICU...), Patient care Transition Program (MHTP) areas (intensive care, pre-op, . Bring joy or post-op, neonatal, patient rooms, emotional release . 72 hours of class time, completed in 5 etc.), obstetrics/Birthing Centers, intensive weekend modules (credit for Nursing Homes, Clinics previous pertinent experience and for CMP’s do not make plan education may be granted) TECHNIQUE: Provide live, of care, or have goals acoustic music as a service to other than to facilitate . Accept students of all ages and skill levels, create healing environments. healing. including beginner and professional musicians. As needed, music lessons, referrals and coaching are offered.

. Accepts many different musical instruments (including vocal music)

. 20 hours clinical experience (previous experience may be sufficient)

CREDENTIALS/TITLE: Music Practioners are Board Certified by the Board of MHTP.

They use CMP as their credential. MHTP 22 West End Rd. Hillsdale, NY 12529 [email protected] www.mhtp.org HARP THERAPY

DEFINITION EDUCATION AND TRAININGMU SIC IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES

Harp Therapy is a general Meet and adhere to the standards In addition to graduates of the Emotional, physical, mental or spiritual term used to describe the of the International Harp Therapy IHTP, harpists who are licensed goals may include: continuum of types of Program (IHTP) and participate in or trained in other therapeutic therapies in which the harp ongoing professional development disciplines (example: physicians, . Emotional response is used in institutional or at national symposiums sponsored psychologists, music therapists, clinical settings. through the IHTP. nurses) use the harp in their . Empowerment

practices. . Relaxation . Accomplished in harp repertoire and improvisation APPLICATIONS: Bedside, . Stress management children and people with special . Practical knowledge of a wide needs, hospital or clinical setting . Increased physical coordination

range of study, which (i.e. special needs, childbirth, . Increased concentration includes: interpersonal skills intensive care, neonatal care, and special needs training emergency care, surgery, . Physiological changes (heart rate, (both acute and long term children), corporate seminars, oxygenation levels) care) Alzheimer’s care, and hospice. . Anxiety reduction

. Successfully complete a TECHNIQUES: perform harp at . Pain reduction closely supervised internship bedside, harp instruction, provide soothing music, use harp . Memory access . Committed to fostering trust, in conjunction with other insuring confidentiality, therapies such as vibroacoustic . Healing

respectfulness and sensitivity; therapy, biofeedback/relaxation . Enhanced quality of life training, or in a rehabilitative CREDENTIALS/TITLE: setting. . Overcome physical, mental and/or Harp Therapist emotional challenges Harp Practitioner . Create sense of community in group setting

. Physical rehabilitation www.harptherapy.com www.healingharp.com http://harprealm.com www.refalo.com/healingharp MUSIC HEALERS/SOUND HEALERS

DEFINITION EDUCATION AND MUSIC IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES TRAINING

Music/Sound Healing is the No formal training required. APPLICATIONS: Paliative care, . Reduce stress therapeutic and transformational psychiatry, stroke patients, home uses of sound and music. bedside, pre-op, surgery, post-op, . Elevate moods CREDENTIALS/TITLE: physicians office, chemotherapy, Music Healer dailysis, and cardiology. . “Move through grief, fear and Sound Healer pain” TECHNIQUES: Toning, singing, breathing, storytelling, audience . Relaxation participation, meditation, cymatics. . Stress management

. Increased physical coordination

. Increased concentration

. Physiological changes (heart rate, oxygenation levels)

. Anxiety reduction

. Pain reduction

. Memory access www.soundhealersassociation.org www.careofdying.org www.musichealer.org www.healingsounds.com CLINICAL MUSICIANS

DEFINITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING MUSIC IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES

Upon satisfactorily completing The Clinical Clinical musicians play Musician's Home Study Course the graduate is APPLICATION: Used with . Facilitate healing healing music at an given the title Advanced Certified Clinical individuals in in-patient individual's bedside to Musician. This home study course was treatment facilities . Reduce anxiety and enhance the healing developed by Laurie Riley, CMP, a prominent fear process and the life/death musician, trainer and pioneer in the bedside transition. music movement. TECHNIQUE: Provide live, . Increase relaxation acoustic music (harp, keyboard, vocal) as a service to create . Bring joy or Home Study Course includes: healing environments. emotional release

 Level One and Level Two currently exist, Level Three is being explored Clinical Musicians do not complete  Individuals or groups study books, documentation. listen to recorded directives and receive personal advising through email or in person

 40 hours of internship must be completed

 Individuals learn to play healing music at the bedside in in-patient facilities.

CREDENTIALS/TITLE: Advanced Certified Clinical Musician

The Clinical Musician's Home Study Course www.laurieriley.com/harpmed/level1.htm

MUSIC THANATOLOGY

DEFINITION EDUCATION AND MUSIC IMPLEMENTATION GOALS/OUTCOMES TRAINING

Music Thanatology is a palliative Two year training program in the Prescriptive use of harp and voice . Provide music which is medical modality employing Chalice of Repose Project at the to care for the spirit and the simply to be received prescriptive music to tend to the School of Music – Thanatology, physical symptoms of those allowing a person to move complex physical and spiritual Saint Patrick Hospital, Missoula, approaching death. toward completion and needs of the dying. Montana. unbind from anything that APPLICATION: Palliative care. prevents, impedes or clouds a Training includes four semesters tranquil passage of life. comprising over 900 contact TECHNIQUE: Harp and voice hours in five areas provide musical comfort. Music . Serve the needs of the dying . Academic including courses vigil (a prescriptive music cycle and their loved ones. in Musical, Medical, at the patient’s bedside) delivered Clinical, and Interior by one or two music . Alleviate symptoms of thanatologists for the benefit of emotional, physical and . Participation in the pinning the patient and family. spiritual pain. ceremony . Soothe those present by . Completion of a year-long conveying a sense of serenity clinical internship and consolation.

. Professional paper . Offer a transformative and helpful presence during the . Comprehensive exams experience of removing a patient from life support CREDENTIALS/TITLE: systems. Certified Music-Thanatologist www.music-thanatologyassociation.com