Level 2 (Advanced)

Advanced Clinical Musicianship (Level 2)

Overview

This is the second of two parts of a home study course in the philosophy and practicum of the clinical science and art of healthcare music. The program is a self-paced home study course for singers and instrumentalists who play acoustic stringed instruments, woodwinds, flutes, portable keyboard instruments who wish to become certified practitioners of clinical music. This training program meets the accreditation requirements of the National Board of Standards for Therapeutic Music.

Those studying Level 2 will have passed Level 1 or have proof of prior training in the field of clinical/healthcare musicianship.* Level 2 focuses on the initiation and completion of a 45-hour bedside internship in hospital and hospice environments, expansion of repertoire flexibility and comfort, and the business considerations of the practitioner.

No travel is required. The tuition includes seven hours of mentoring by email and phone or in person for those who wish to travel.

*If you are interested in entering Level 2 and did not complete Level 1, please contact the course office to discuss requirements and obtain approval.

Course Objectives

  • To earn certification as an Certified Clinical Musician
  • To gain advanced knowledge of the practice, applications, philosophies and science of music in healthcare
  • To develop repertoire flexibility and comfort; to learn to play continuously and without music
  • To enhance improvisational skills
  • To gain a basic understanding of composing healthcare music
  • To gain a broader and deeper knowledge of the field of medicine and its relationship to our work
  • To gain experience and comfort playing at the bedside; to practice adapting music to the changing needs of the patient and family
  • To develop the ability to work cooperatively and creatively with medical professionals in clinical environments
  • To develop business skills for securing an internship and employment
  • To develop ever-deepening compassion
  • To enhance awareness of one’s own gifts and how to use them
  • To be the best clinical musician you, personally, can possibly be

Detailed Course Requirements

Required Reading:

Final graduation requirements

  • Proof of completion of hospice volunteer training (Hospital volunteer training may also be required by the hospital where you intern.)
  • Patient logs recording 45 hours of actual playing at the bedsides of inpatients in hospital and hospice environments, normally 30 in a hospital and 15 in hospice*
  • Patient logs and hours summary for all internship hours
  • Internship Supervisor’s Report, verifying your hours and providing feedback
  • Book reports on required reading**
  • A recording of yourself playing one pulse-tempo improvisation, one non-tempo improvisation, and a composition of your own. These can be as simple or as complex as you wish, but should be in a normal scale or mode. Written notation of your composition is not required.

* If you are not already playing in a supervised clinical setting, please do not begin internship without approval from the course office.

**Detailed instructions regarding book report and recording requirements will be provided with your course materials upon registration.

Retention of Active Graduate Status

The National Standards Board for Therapeutic Music (NSBTM) Code of Ethics that you have agreed to as a graduate includes a commitment to strengthening your abilities as a Clinical Musician through continuing practice, education and mentoring. Your graduation from this program indicates your willingness and intention to meet the requirements of the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Music, which includes acquiring 40 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU) every four years. Graduates must meet the CEU requirement in order to remain on the Graduate Listing on the program’s web site.

Topics included in the course curriculum:

  • Composing Therapeutic Music
  • Improvising Therapeutic Music
  • Presentation Support
  • Cymatics
  • Monitoring Equipment and Data Charting
  • Standing Waves, Harmonics and Overtones
  • Advanced improvisation, continuous playing and playing without music
  • Corporate Compliance Required in Hospitals
  • Basic Pythagorean Studies Related to Music
  • Safety Issues
  • Integrative Anatomy and the Resonant System
  • Creating Research Proposals; Doing Research
  • How to Start a Therapeutic Music Program in Your Local Hospital or Hospice
  • Bodymind Studies and Psychoneuroimmunology

Tuition: $575

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