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A Certified Therapeutic Musician will assess the patient's current state and behavior through observance of patient and environmental cues and will then offer appropriate therapeutic music. The music may be familiar or unfamiliar, structured (such as written tunes) or improvised, using rhythmic or non-rhythmic tempos, depending on the situation ...
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The practice of the therapeutic musician is to use the...
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The purpose of this document is to define the scope of music therapy practice by: Outlining the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience for qualified clinicians to practice safely, effectively and ethically, applying established standards of clinical practice and performing functions without risk of harm to the public; alized music therapy ...
The practice of the therapeutic musician is to use the intrinsic healing elements of live music and sound to provide an environment conducive to the human healing process. Certified Therapeutic Musicians are trained to offer music that benefits patients in the realms of comfort, pain management, vitals stabilization, end-of-life transition, and more.
NSBTM-accredited programs have designed their curricula to adhere to the Scope of Practice for Certified Therapeutic Musicians. Certified Therapeutic Musicians demonstrate appropriate musical skills and techniques and are sensitive to the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient, families and staff.
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The National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians, https://www.nsbtm.org/, states “ The practice of the therapeutic musician is to use the intrinsic healing elements of live music and sound to provide an environment conducive to the human healing process.” This means that Certified Music Practitioners (CMPS), graduates from the Music for Heali...
Music Therapy is defined as “ the clinical & evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.” https://www.musictherapy.org/Music Therapists have a degree from an accredited college and are therapists. Th...
Since therapeutic musicians are trained to go into a room to help create a healing environment so that a patient’s body can become less stressed and perhaps go into the Relaxation Response, the patient participates by listening. When a music therapist goes into a patient’s room, the goal is to achieve a medical outcome, and the patient is very part...
Pleasecontact us if you’d like to learn more about the differences between live therapeutic music and music therapy. Barbara Lepke-Sims has over 10 years experience as a Certified Music Practitioner and has helped over 6 hospitals build their therapeutic music programs. Barbara Weiger Lepke-Sims of Sacred Spaceis a harpist, educator, live therapeut...
As a Certified Clinical Musician, I agree to conduct myself in accordance with the following principles: Patient Welfare and Confidentiality: I will focus on the welfare of the patient above all else in a compassionate and non-judgmental manner. Services will be offered only in settings that ensure safety for both the patient and myself.
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A graduate of MHTP is called a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP). This specially-trained musician provides live acoustic music at bedside, one-on-one, for therapeutic purposes. A CMP’s work is focused on the patient with the aim of bringing in-the-moment comfort to the patient’s whole being—emotional, spiritual, mental, and physiological ...
