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- Yes! We are a growing field, and each year, more and more healthcare facilities are hiring Live Certified Therapeutic Musicians. CTMs also find paid work in other settings, such as wellness centers, churches, schools, veterinary clinics, and more.
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Therapeutic Music is non-prescriptive, does not require active listening or interaction, and requires a certification. A Certified Therapeutic Musician uses the artistic application of the intrinsic elements of live music and sound to provide an environment conducive to the healing process.
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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. They use their training to thoughtfully adjust their style of playing to suit the needs of the patient in each moment.
- The Role of Therapeutic Musicians
- The Role of Music Therapists
- The Difference Between Therapeutic Music and Music Therapy
- Sacred Space Specializes in Live Therapeutic Music
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...
There are currently five Therapeutic Music training programs accredited by the NSBTM. These programs adhere to the Accreditation Standards which ensure consistent, requisite program curricula and preparation for offering live therapeutic music at the bedside.
The NSBTM provides guidelines for certification to assure the therapeutic musician training programs meet accreditation standards. Practitioners can be found under their respective program from which they graduated.
Upon completion of an internship, graduates are eligible to take the CBMT* Exam and after passing this exam, can apply for MTA Certification signifying they are qualified to work in the field and will adhere to the CAMT Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.
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Certified music therapists (MTAs) may also conduct and/or participate in research, educate and supervise students and professionals, facilitate knowledge translation, act as consultants, and provide professional leadership on the use of music to promote health and well-being.
