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OVERVIEW

Transform your passion for helping others into a compelling career that puts you at the center of a rewarding profession as a music therapist.

Music therapists are health professionals who utilize music within a therapeutic relationship to address the physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs of individuals.

鲍德温华莱士的音乐治疗欧博allbet将帮助你获得知识, skills, 技术能力和专业观点,为有意义的职业生涯做准备.

你的学习将包括全面、严谨的课程和实践经验. 该计划符合美国音乐治疗协会制定的指导方针.

Real-world experience is key. 在BW,你将在大二开始参加实地体验. 你将有四个学期的一对一和小组直接接触客户. 你学习的高潮是一个为期六个月的全职音乐治疗实习.

Small classes, personalized attention and faculty mentoring are at the forefront of the program. BW表演艺术学院的师生比例是7:1.

BW的教师都是具有实际经验的专业人士, 令人印象深刻的证书和网络联系. 他们将几十年的经验带到课堂、工作室和临床环境中.

  • 音乐治疗学生在教授旁边弹吉他

    小班授课、个性化关注和教师指导是治疗方案的关键部分. BW表演艺术学院的师生比例是7:1.

  • photo of Steinway piano

    BW is among an elite list of conservatories worldwide boasting an All-Steinway School classification. This distinction elevates a student's learning experience by having lessons and performance opportunities be on the same quality instruments that are the standard in concert halls.

  • Photo of Boesel Musical Arts Center

    Striking Boesel Musical Arts Center is a four-building complex that houses 50 soundproofed practice rooms, instructional space, practice studios and impressive rehearsal halls that can accommodate the latest technologies for teaching and performance.

  • Photo of Lalene Kay instructing

    BW的本科音乐学院为学生提供了宝贵的教学机会. perform, compose, conduct, and manage. 校友可以在顶尖的研究生院找到,并受雇于知名组织.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Board-certified (MT-BC) music therapists may work in a variety of clinical and independent settings that include:

  • Hospitals
  • Nursing homes
  • Group homes
  • Rehabilitation center
  • Public schools
  • Mental health institutions
  • Hospice

EQUIVALENCY PROGRAM

Baldwin Wallace offers the option of an equivalency program in music therapy to individuals already possessing a music degree (at least at the bachelor's level) from a recognized institution. In this non-degree program, a student completes all music therapy core courses as well as non-music courses required by the American Music Therapy Association. 在完成所有课程和六个月的实习之后, the equivalency student is then eligible to sit for the national certification exam administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.

CLEVELAND MUSIC THERAPY CONSORTIUM

Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Performing Arts and The College of Wooster comprise the Cleveland Music Therapy Consortium. This association was the first music therapy degree offered in Northeastern Ohio and was the first in the nation involving a cooperative arrangement among educational institutions.

ALL-STEINWAY SCHOOL

The Baldwin Wallace Conservatory is one of just 16 conservatories worldwide that has achieved classification as an All-Steinway School. The 88 Steinway pianos in the Conservatory elevate the student learning experience by having lessons and performance opportunities on the same quality instruments that are the standard in concert halls worldwide.

VIBRANT FACILITY ENGAGES STUDENTS

Striking Boesel Musical Arts Center 是一个风景如画的四栋建筑综合体,里面有BW音乐学院. 它是历史建筑和现代设计的完美结合. 该设施有50间隔音练习室, instructional space, practice studios and impressive rehearsal halls that can accommodate the latest technologies for teaching and performance.

EXCEPTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Innovation, excellence and outstanding hands-on learning and performance opportunities make the BW Conservatory a proven choice for students nationwide. The undergraduate-only Conservatory provides an exceptional learning environment for students to take lead roles in performing, conducting, managing and teaching. 我们可以在顶尖的研究生院找到校友,并与最好的管弦乐队合作, operas and theatres. Other alumni are employed in rewarding positions in teaching, arts management and music therapy.

CURRICULUM

作为一名音乐治疗专业的学生,你将获得音乐学士学位.

BW's music therapy major offers an outstanding foundation for students interested in immediate employment as well as graduate school. 它可以作为一个单一的专业学习,也可以作为一个双专业的配套研究领域.

你将学习音乐理论、历史和文学、调性和声、唱腔等等. 你还将学习心理学、社会学、教育学和其他相关课程. Outside the classroom, you'll take private lessons and participate in a major ensemble and other performance activities.

As a music therapy student, you'll complete four semesters of direct client contact in one-to-one and group settings at approved practicum sites - hospitals, nursing homes, adult day care centers, public schools, nonprofit agencies and other facilities.

你学习的高潮是一个为期六个月的全职音乐治疗实习. 在完成规定的实习并授予学位后, you can take the national certification exam administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.

After successful completion of the national certification exam, you will gain your certification.

The music therapy major prepares students to:

  • Demonstrate ability to design referrals, assessments and treatment plans for client populations
  • 展示在客户工作中执行处理和终止流程的能力
  • 有能力提供准确的治疗记录和评估
  • 展示专业发展责任和继续教育的知识
Course Catalog

Course Descriptions

Course descriptions, requirements for the major and additional information can be found in the University Catalog.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

Student success is a top priority. Small class sizes, individual attention and faculty mentoring are at the core of BW Conservatory of Performing Arts programs.

每年有超过325场活动,音乐学院提供令人印象深刻的一系列 performance opportunities.

IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

The Conservatory has outstanding campus performance traditions and collaborations with regional and national organizations. A few examples include:

  • Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival
    为期三天的校园活动是全国最古老的大学巴赫节. It features lectures, BW performance groups, 教师和著名的专业独奏家和音乐家. 鲍德温华莱士的学生考虑参加的不寻常的机会, as colleagues, 与世界级的专业人士一起,在他们的表演经验中达到高潮. 该节日正在演变为包括全年活动, such as Bach Haus, 探索巴赫对广泛音乐领域的影响.
  • FOCUS Festival of Contemporary Music
    The biennial festival features the music of a contemporary composer who visits Baldwin Wallace for a week-long residency. 在一周的排练和专题讨论会结束时, 这位作曲家的作品在一系列的音乐会上演出, including large ensembles and chamber groups.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Personally and professionally rewarding, 学生组织和活动培养职业技能, leadership and teamwork. 音乐治疗专业的机会包括:

  • Cleveland Student Music Therapists
    The purpose of this organization is to provide a forum in which students may share their ideas about music therapy. 它对克利夫兰音乐治疗联盟的所有音乐治疗专业开放.
  • 俄亥俄州大学音乐教育协会(OCMEA)
    This association prepares pre-service teachers to be holistic educators by arranging professional development, 旨在帮助会员成功的领导和网络机会.

LEARNING RESOURCES

At Baldwin Wallace, student learning experiences are enhanced by exceptional resources that include:

  • Riemenschneider Bach Institute
    The institute houses rare items related to J.S. Bach and his circle, as well as historical reference materials, scores and a collection of classic recordings. 它拥有全国最令人印象深刻的巴洛克手稿和初版之一. It attracts scholars from around the world.
  • Ferne Patterson Jones Memorial Music Library
    A valuable campus resource, the library offers 18,000 scores, 7,000 books, and more than 10,000 sound and video recordings. Online resources to which the library subscribes include over one million tracks of streaming audio and video. 研究方面的帮助可以通过预约、上门或通过电子邮件提供.

ALUMNI SUCCESS

At Baldwin Wallace, you'll experience personal and professional growth in a supportive community that challenges and inspires you to succeed.

Recent music therapy graduates can be found working in a variety of settings as music therapists and have been accepted to top graduate programs.

Portrait of Katherine MooreKatherine Moore '19 是印第安纳州韦恩堡主流音乐疗法的认证音乐治疗师. 从BW毕业后,她在MusicWorx Inc .完成了临床实习. in San Diego, California, 她利用音乐疗法教育与患有帕金森病的成年人建立联系, military veterans, medically fragile children and the elderly.

Claire SchadClaire Schad '17 starts a six-month internship at St. 2016年秋天在费城的伊丽莎白医院. 实习一结束,她就毕业了. While at BW, she traveled abroad to Jamaica, Germany, the Netherlands and Austria to gain insights into the study of music therapy through different cultures.

Jaclyn FordJaclyn Ford '16 她在纽约州阿什维尔的CarePartners临终关怀医院实习.C. 与绝症患者和他们的亲人一起工作. 实习一结束,她就毕业了. While at BW, she attended lectures at Heidelberg University in Germany and the World Congress of Music Therapy in Austria and met music therapists whose research she studied.

Photo of Kim HaffeyKimberly Haffey '13 是一名认证的音乐治疗师,有私人诊所, Dynamic Music Therapy Services, LLC. She has a B.M. 在音乐治疗和低音提琴演奏从BW和M.A. in music and health sciences, with a neurologic music therapy concentration, from the University of Toronto. She is a freelance singer, bassist and guitarist, 并且正在录制原创歌曲的EP.

Photo of Hannah BronsonHannah Bronson '12 正在丹佛大学攻读临床心理学博士学位. She provides music therapy, 在丹佛几家诊所进行心理治疗和心理评估, 并监督牙买加现场服务欧博allbet的音乐治疗学生. Bronson piloted music therapy programs on two military installations for Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network.

Sam SinaiSamantha Sinai '12 是独立的大提琴老师和认证的音乐治疗师吗. 她曾在许多管弦乐队担任专业演奏, 包括惠德比岛的萨拉托加管弦乐团. 她还创作、演奏和合作制作了一张大提琴放松CD. Samantha is from Detroit.

FACULTY

Kara Caine

Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
M.M.E., University of Kansas

Kara Caine

Lisa Gallagher

Lecturer of Music Therapy
Ph.D., Health Psychology, Northcentral University

Lisa Gallagher

Alicia Hrubey

Lecturer of Music Therapy
M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music

Alicia Hrubey

Full-Time Faculty

Kara Caine
Director, Music Therapy Consortium
Assistant Professor in Music Therapy
M.M.E., in Music Therapy, University of Kansas

Adjunct Faculty

Lisa Gallagher
Lecturer
Ph.D. in Health Psychology, Northcentral University

Alicia Hrubey
Lecturer
M.M. 克利夫兰音乐学院声乐表演专业