UG Course Descriptions

Students become familiar with army supply management operations and procedures focusing on inventory and requisitioning procedures.

An overview of the music therapy field. Areas addressed include educational and training requirements in music therapy; historical underpinnings of music therapy; and an introduction to major orientations to clinical practice.

Private instruction for one-half hour weekly. This course concentrates on learning clinical music skills in piano, voice, and guitar and is a requirement for all Music Therapy majors. Course must be repeated until all levels of competency is achieved as assessed in MTR 104, 105, and 106. Additional fee applies.

An evaluation of musical competence in which the student prepares 10 songs (5 children and 5 adults) on piano and guitar, and performs a selection of these in a jury. These music skills are evaluated using competency criteria that include tunefulness of singing, quality of accompaniment, and overall musical integration. In addition, the student is required to transpose one of the prepared songs at sight and provide a simple accompaniment for a melody line provided during the jury using I, IV and V chords. Students must pass this evaluation in order to be admitted into MTR300 Music Therapy Practicum. Pass/Fail.

An evaluation of musical competence in which the student prepares 20 songs (5 children and 15 adult) on piano and guitar, and performs a selection of these in a jury. The student demonstrates a range of accompaniment styles on both piano and guitar, including folk, jazz, Latin and Blues. In addition, students transpose 4 and 5 chord songs at sight and provide an accompaniment to a notated melody that includes I, ii, IV, V, V7 and VI chords. Students must pass this evaluation in order to continue in music therapy practicum (MTR300). Pass/Fail.

An evaluation of musical competence in which the student prepares 30 songs (5 children and 25 adult) on piano and guitar, and performs a selection of these in a jury. Students demonstrate a range of accompaniment styles on both piano and guitar, accomplished during level I and II evaluations, as well as Travis picking, pentatonic improvisations on piano, and 12-bar Blues in at least three keys, In addition, students transpose 4 and 5 chord songs at sight and provide an accompaniment to a notated melody that includes I, ii, IV, V, V7 and vi chords. Students must pass this evaluation in order to be eligible for MTR400 Music Therapy Internship. Pass/Fail.