MA in Music Therapy

Master

In Barbican

higher than £ 9000

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Barbican

  • Duration

    2 Years

Facilities

Location

Start date

Barbican (London)
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Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT

Start date

On request

About this course

In general, candidates in their mid-twenties and above are preferred. Applications from mature students should demonstrate experience of a period of paid or voluntary work outside of full-time education. Experience of working with those who have a physical or learning difficulty would be highly beneficial.

Entry to this training demands a high standard of musicianship, a mature personality compatible with training as a therapist, and graduate level academic skills. Applicants are therefore expected to have completed an honours degree.

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Course programme

This two-year programme aims to realise the full potential of students' individual musicianship and equip them with the clinical therapeutic knowledge and skills to qualify and work as registered music therapists. Students gain clinical experience with adults and children in a variety of settings including:

  • Psychiatry
  • Special education
  • Learning disability
  • Communication disorders

It prepares students for employment in health, education, social and community service and the voluntary sector. Graduates from the programme are eligible for HPC Registration and full membership of the professional association (APMT).

The programme is influenced by psycho-dynamic approaches to therapy and all music therapy students are required to have their own personal therapy during training. The cost of these personal therapy sessions are not included in the price of programme and must be covered separately by the student. Experience of personal psychotherapy prior to training is highly recommended.

Musical Audition

At the audition, candidates are expected to demonstrate a high standard in their Principal Study (usually diploma level). The department is particularly interested in sensitive and expressive musical communication, and the potential to develop improvisational skills, alongside technical skill. Keyboard skills will also be tested. Second study and keyboard skills must be of minimum grade 5 standard.

To be prepared by the candidate:

  • two contrasting pieces on principal study instrument. (At least one must be drawn from the 18th-20th Century classical repertoire.)
  • a piece on the second study
  • a short, simple piece for unaccompanied voice, such as a folk song (ideally from memory)

Unseen - Presented to the candidate at the audition:

  • some simple sight-singing (and, if deemed necessary, keyboard sight reading)
  • free improvisation
  • simple keyboard harmony
  • interactive improvisation with a member of the panel and exercises to assess listening skills and flexible musicianship

No candidate can enter the programme if he/she fails to satisfy the audition panel on purely musical grounds. Those who pass the musical audition proceed to the interview.

Interview

This will take place on a later date after the audition and is divided into three parts. The two individual interviews are with:

  • the Head of Music Therapy, and
  • a qualified, experienced psychotherapist, external to the music therapy programme, who helps to assess the applicant's personal readiness to undertake training.

Additional information

Payment options: Estimated annual fees for students commencing their studies in the academic year 2010/11. Standard postgraduate programmes: UK and EU (non-UK) £7,050 Non-EU £15,960 Course-related costs may range from £130 to £1500 per year depending upon the programme. Please contact the department directly for further details. Annual tuition fees are expected to be paid in advance and a 15% deposit is due by 15 July 2010. However, undergraduates from the UK and EU are exempt from this deposit unless they have already studied for an equivalent or lower qualification.

MA in Music Therapy

higher than £ 9000