Master of Arts in Music Therapy

Preparing passionate individuals for advanced music therapy practice.

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Deepen your current understanding of the therapeutic uses of music. Prepare yourself for a rewarding career of helping others through music. Approved by the American Music Therapy Association, this graduate program is designed for board certified music therapists who want to advance their knowledge of music therapy. SMWC is one of only two online colleges in Indiana to offer a graduate degree in music therapy.

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Conveniently earn your master’s degree through a distance format perfected by SMWC’s more than four decades of experience.

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Tracy Richardson

Advanced Practicum; Research Methods; Thesis; Advanced Improvisation and Songwriting

Tracy Richardson

Alan Turry

Advanced Improvisation and Composition for Music Therapy

Louise Dimiceli-Mitran

Guided Imagery and Music

Louise Dimiceli-Mitran

Meghan Arthur

Assessment in Music Therapy and Counseling

Patti Cudd

Topics in Music History

Carolyn Koebel

World Music

Deborah Bates

Professional Ethics in Music Therapy

Yasmine Iliya

Music Psychotherapy

Erin Fox

Amanda Maestro-Scherer

Amanda Maestro-Scherer

Damian May

Peter Meyer

Study with experts in the field of music therapy.

Become engaged in music therapy research. Enhance the skills utilized throughout the therapeutic process.

Attain GIM level 1 training and study the Nordoff-Robbins approach to improvisation.