1. Music impacts the whole brain and whole body.

Why Music?

2. Music changes mechanical energy into electrochemical energy in the central nervous system.

3. Music releases endorphins and other neurotransmitters affecting behavior, physiology and emotion.

EGG SHAKER PASS

What are the non-musical goals?

Music Therapy Populations Special Education (hearing, visual and speech

impaired, learning disabled, early childhood, autism) Developmental & intellectual disabilities Behavioral disorders and emotional disturbances Substance abuse, eating disorders Medical/Surgical (cancer, AIDS, chronic pain,

Parkinsons, rehabilitation, NICU) Forensic, psychiatric disorders Traumatic brain injuries / strokes Elderly, terminally ill, Alzheimer’s disease, dementias Mental health, PTSD, wellness

Music Therapy Settings

Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, by permission

hospitals mental health facilities hospices gerontology care rehabilitation centers prisons schools private practice estimated 21,230 facilities in 2010

Music Therapy Education and Credentials

Entry-level Bachelors (plus 1,020-hour internship), Masters, and Doctoral levels at 65 institutions

MT-BC, Music Therapist-Board CertifiedNational exam-based credential administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, NCCA Accredited

Licensed as Music Therapists in NV, ND, and GA; and, as Creative Arts Therapists in NY

Stress Management

FREE Online Self-Assessmentwww.Music4Life.us

UCLArts and Healing

Mission: To facilitate the use of the arts for mind-body wellness and healing as a vehicle

for empowerment and transformation.

www.uclartsandhealing.org