Objective 1

Assess client needs and responses to music to design individualized music experiences that support therapeutic goals. (Knowledge 2B-6, 2D-2, 3A-10; Tasks 12, 23, 36).

Objective 2

Apply music therapy methods and musical elements to facilitate client treatment goals and objectives. (Knowledge 3A-7, 3A-8, 3A-11; Tasks 30, 36, 39).

Objective 3

Implement goal-directed music experiences by selecting and adapting musical interventions based on client needs and therapeutic outcomes. (Knowledge 2D-7, 3A-3, 3A-11; Tasks 30, 36, 39).

About the course

This course is designed to help the music therapy clinician expand their musical skills in order to better facilitate functional therapeutic goals. Sarah shares considerations, exercises, and tips for providing optimal musical cues in order to facilitate functional outcomes. This is an active course, where you will have tasks to complete in order to practice concepts! Note - this is a retired course so there will be no updates to the course.

Sarah Johnson, MM, MT-BC

Sarah is now retired after a long career as a Board-Certified Music Therapist. She had a master’s degree in Music Therapy from Colorado State University, having received her bachelor’s degree in music therapy from the University of Minnesota. Sarah had over 30 years experience working in medical rehabilitation. She was a trainer for the Neurologic Music Therapy Institute until she moved to Warsaw, Poland in 2014. Sarah retired from teaching at CSU in 2025. Sarah is known to many as the “Master of the Autoharp” due to her extraordinary skills providing facilitation using the autoharp. Sarah is also an accomplished pianist.

Curriculum

5 Chapters · 9 Lessons

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      Course Preview

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      Handout

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      Piano Unit I

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      Piano Unit 2

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      Autoharp Unit 1

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      Autoharp Unit 2

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      Clinical Examples

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      Thank You

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      Certificate Instructions

The Fine Print

This course is retired. You are welcome to take for the info and may submit to CBMT as Other Continuing Education Opportunity. We do provide a certificate of completion.  You may enroll for free or make a small donation to keep this page going :)

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