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1⟩ Tell us what do your therapy sessions look like?

My sessions usually start with a “hello” song. I use this song to connect with my client and work on greetings and other therapeutic goals. I then use specific songs and activities that are tailored to the individual strengths and needs of my client. Although I always go in with a plan, I keep myself open to following my client’s lead. This improvisational form of music therapy can open unexpected doors to development and progress. It can also strengthen the therapeutic relationship, which is the foundation of all my work.

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2⟩ Tell us what music therapy strategies have you used? Which one was most effective?

What have you done in the past year to better yourself as a Music Therapist?

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3⟩ Explain how many days does Music Therapy need to be applied for?

Continuous weekly sessions between 30 and 60 minutes long work well. Most of my clients continue to need therapy so it is not uncommon for me to see a client for years. At a minimum, I would want to see a child once a week for 4 months.

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4⟩ Explain me about a successful patient you have either cared for or witnessed being cared for?

I had a gentleman who I saw for the length of his stay at the hospital. When I first arrived, his GCS was fairly low with little responses made, but music seemed to spark something in him. I continued to see him and also worked with his wife and soon learned a lot about his life. His treatments and conditions at the hospital were touch and go, but his sessions with music created something different and extremely special between himself and his wife, as if they weren't in a hospital room, and were reliving some of their fondest memories through the music. Over time, he eventually got well enough that he was able to be discharged around the same time I was finishing my internship.

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5⟩ Tell me where do music therapists work?

Well, many of us work for contracting companies. The company where I am, we have a few main contracts. One is with the nursing home. Another is with the County Board of Mental Retardation Development, and they have a huge caseload of children. We do in-home services for them. We have a few consulting contracts in schools, through which we teach the teachers techniques to help them integrate music into what they are doing. We also have a contract with a clinical psychologist, and we take referrals from his office.

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6⟩ Tell us which type of music is effective for autistic child?

It all depends on the child. Music therapists will try different styles and tempos of music with a client to assess their preference.

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7⟩ Tell us what goals do you try to accomplish with children via music therapy?

The traditional goals include speech/communication, gross motor, fine motor, academic, social and behavioural development. Although I focus on these goals, I also use music therapy to build a child's self-esteem, confidence and spirit.

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8⟩ Tell me what made you choose this field? Why?

After finishing my bachelor’s degree in Psychology, I started looking into graduate programs and discovered the filed of music therapy. I knew it was the perfect fit since it combined my passion for music, psychology and helping children.

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9⟩ Tell me what is the minimum age for music therapy with a child with an autistic child?

As soon as the child is diagnosed, music therapy can begin. This can be as young as 2 1/2 years old.

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10⟩ Tell us what about the nursing home?

Well, often for older folks that have trouble breathing, we do a lot of singing to help their respiration. We do that a lot especially with pneumonia patients, because it helps keep the infection out of their lungs. If it settles to their lungs, it can kill them.

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11⟩ Sharing knowledge is the future. We can grow better and faster, if we help each other. I think The Rhythm Tree is a nice example of this way sharing information. How does it feel to be a “pioneer” of open source in music-therapy?

I feel honored to be considered a “pioneer,” but I’m just humbly following in the footsteps of those who came before me, like Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins. I feel privileged to have access to the technology to make this information accessible worldwide. One of the coolest things is to get an email from someone in a county like Iran, saying how much they appreciate this info.

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12⟩ Explain me what is Music Therapy?

Music Therapy is a research based health care profession that uses music to help clients reach their therapeutic goals. These goals are accomplished within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed either a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree in music therapy.

Let’s dig a bit deeper into this definition.

☛ “Researched based” points to the fact that empirical research on the effectiveness of music therapy is being done at many universities throughout the world.

☛ “Health care profession” means that music therapy is akin to such fields as physical therapy, speech therapy, or occupational therapy.

☛ “Uses music to help clients reach their therapeutic goals” means that music therapists are helping clients work on traditional therapeutic goals that might typically be found on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or an Individualized Transition Plan (ITP). For example, a music therapist working with a child with Down syndrome might be addressing a speech therapy goal of improved articulation. The music therapist can use custom written songs that have many of the words or sounds that the child is struggling with. The child then gets to have fun singing the song and practicing that sound or word many times. With music therapy, you can get the repetition without the monotony!

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13⟩ Explain me how do you play musical instruments, sing, interact with clients, make notes and assess clients simultaneously?

The answer to this question will illuminate the candidate’s multitasking and organizational skills.

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14⟩ Tell us what type of patient receives musical therapy? Why does that person qualify for therapy?

There are music therapists working with many different populations. A few examples people with special needs, seniors in nursing homes, people in the hospital setting and individuals recovering from strokes and other brain injuries. If someone has a therapeutic goal, then chances are that they qualify and would benefit from music therapy.

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15⟩ Tell me what do you do when a patient is reluctant to participate in music therapy sessions?

What do you do when a patient is reluctant to participate in music therapy sessions?

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16⟩ Tell us how old must a child be before she or he can start music therapy?

A child is ready for music therapy as soon as she or he shows a positive response to music. I once worked with an 8-month-old girl who had global developmental delays and I would play the guitar to encourage her to make sounds. When she started making sounds, I figured out what pitch she was producing, adapted the key I was in to match this pitch and used it in a song. It led to an increase in her vocal development which was one of her therapeutic goals.

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17⟩ So could you sing three of your favorite songs?

Listen carefully. The candidate needs to convince you of their musical aptitude.

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18⟩ Tell us what programming have you implemented that was designed to help the patient in their continued recovery after discharge?

There isn't much I can do except provide materials for them to continue making music.

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19⟩ Can you tell me what are your career goals?

Psychiatry in a hospital.

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20⟩ I see you do a lot of research about finding new objects or gestures to enhance the communication skills of your users. How do you develop these techniques/musical instruments adaptation?

I wish I was the one to develop those techniques! I’m just synthesizing what I have learned from many of the talented therapists that I have been lucky enough to work with. My teachers and mentors have been music therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, play therapists, etc. There are so many incredible professionals in the special needs field and connecting with and learning from each other helps enrich all of our work.

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50 Music Therapist Questions And Answers

1⟩ Tell us what do your therapy sessions look like?

2⟩ Tell us what music therapy strategies have you used? Which one was most effective?

3⟩ Explain how many days does Music Therapy need to be applied for?

4⟩ Explain me about a successful patient you have either cared for or witnessed being cared for?

5⟩ Tell me where do music therapists work?

6⟩ Tell us which type of music is effective for autistic child?

7⟩ Tell us what goals do you try to accomplish with children via music therapy?

8⟩ Tell me what made you choose this field? Why?

9⟩ Tell me what is the minimum age for music therapy with a child with an autistic child?

10⟩ Tell us what about the nursing home?

11⟩ Sharing knowledge is the future. We can grow better and faster, if we help each other. I think The Rhythm Tree is a nice example of this way sharing information. How does it feel to be a “pioneer” of open source in music-therapy?

12⟩ Explain me what is Music Therapy?

13⟩ Explain me how do you play musical instruments, sing, interact with clients, make notes and assess clients simultaneously?

14⟩ Tell us what type of patient receives musical therapy? Why does that person qualify for therapy?

15⟩ Tell me what do you do when a patient is reluctant to participate in music therapy sessions?

16⟩ Tell us how old must a child be before she or he can start music therapy?

17⟩ So could you sing three of your favorite songs?

18⟩ Tell us what programming have you implemented that was designed to help the patient in their continued recovery after discharge?

19⟩ Can you tell me what are your career goals?

20⟩ I see you do a lot of research about finding new objects or gestures to enhance the communication skills of your users. How do you develop these techniques/musical instruments adaptation?

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Home Help Desk Music Therapist

50 Music Therapist Questions And Answers

1⟩ Tell us what do your therapy sessions look like?

2⟩ Tell us what music therapy strategies have you used? Which one was most effective?

3⟩ Explain how many days does Music Therapy need to be applied for?

4⟩ Explain me about a successful patient you have either cared for or witnessed being cared for?

5⟩ Tell me where do music therapists work?

6⟩ Tell us which type of music is effective for autistic child?

7⟩ Tell us what goals do you try to accomplish with children via music therapy?

8⟩ Tell me what made you choose this field? Why?

9⟩ Tell me what is the minimum age for music therapy with a child with an autistic child?

10⟩ Tell us what about the nursing home?

11⟩ Sharing knowledge is the future. We can grow better and faster, if we help each other. I think The Rhythm Tree is a nice example of this way sharing information. How does it feel to be a “pioneer” of open source in music-therapy?

12⟩ Explain me what is Music Therapy?

13⟩ Explain me how do you play musical instruments, sing, interact with clients, make notes and assess clients simultaneously?

14⟩ Tell us what type of patient receives musical therapy? Why does that person qualify for therapy?

15⟩ Tell me what do you do when a patient is reluctant to participate in music therapy sessions?

16⟩ Tell us how old must a child be before she or he can start music therapy?

17⟩ So could you sing three of your favorite songs?

18⟩ Tell us what programming have you implemented that was designed to help the patient in their continued recovery after discharge?

19⟩ Can you tell me what are your career goals?

20⟩ I see you do a lot of research about finding new objects or gestures to enhance the communication skills of your users. How do you develop these techniques/musical instruments adaptation?

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