Program Recognition
•Truman State University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
•The degree integrates musicianship, performance, therapeutic, and scholarly skills with psychology, biology, nursing, sociology, and anthropology
Training
•Coursework includes Music Therapy Clinical Foundations, Developmental Psychology, Foundations of Anatomy, Music Analysis, Aural Skills, Class Voice, and Guitar Class
•Clinical Foundations develops skills for leading and adapting music interventions through singing, movement, improvisation, and functional accompaniment on several instruments
Professional Development
•Truman states that the program prepares students to take the Certification Board for Music Therapists examination; its page describes MT-BC practice settings including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, rehabilitation, hospice, and wellness programs
