Musical Skills
Category of CMTE Classes
Beginner Ukulele
for
Music Therapists
Learn basic ukulele skills, chords, strumming patterns, and ways to confidently incorporate ukulele into clinical session
3 CMTE Credits
$75
Crystal Singing Bowls 101: Foundations of Sound Healing and Scientific Applications in Music Therapy from a Transpersonal MT
Equips you with science-based techniques and holistic approaches, including the use of crystal singing bowls, to enhance client healing. Learn to integrate sound, mindfulness, and transpersonal techniques for emotional regulation, stress reduction, and overall well-being.
4 CMTE Credits
$100
Engaging Seniors
Through
Song
Learn how to use music and singing activities to engage seniors with cognitive disabilities, depression, and anxiety. Get practical tools and a playlist of popular songs to enhance socialization, emotional expression, and self-esteem while fostering connection and play in senior music .
8 CMTE Credits
$200
Engaging Seniors
through
Musical Improvisation
Learn how to use Orff and other instruments to build trust, reduce stress, and encourage self-expression, while integrating movement to improve communication and self-esteem in seniors.
7 CMTE Credits
$175
Guitar:
Tips and Tricks
for the Advancing Guitarist
Improve guitar skills and optimize its use in clinical settings, with practical tips and clinical insights for both beginners and experienced players.
8 CMTE Credits
$200
Guitar:
Song Introductions
& Endings
Learn useful song introduction & endings to perform more diverse, musical interpretations of songs when playing live guitar in your music therapy work i.e., for pre-composed songs, original compositions or improvisation.
8 CMTE Credits
$200
Guitar: Rhythm
and Accompaniment
for Stylistic Playing
Learn a variety of strumming and accompaniment techniques to enhance your guitar skills and bring more stylistic diversity to your music therapy sessions.
10 CMTE Credits
$250
Intro to Banjo
for Music Therapists
and Teachers
Learn basic skills on banjo in order to use the banjo to achieve therapeutic & educational goals.
5 CMTE Credits
$125
Music Improvisation
through a Unique
Psychodynamic Lens
This course explains the healing impacts of music improvisation on the human psyche and addresses the value of maintaining a multicultural lens in viewing one’s emotional response to music.. Engage in group work activities during the class.
3 CMTE Credits
$75
Using the Microphone (Mic) Looper for Music Making and Clinical Music Therapy Work
Learn how to use a microphone looper to layer live vocals and instruments for clinical work and music-making fun!
7 CMTE Credits
$175
Songwriting Strategies
for
Therapeutic Impact
In this class, you will learn about how to use songwriting in music therapy sessions using lyric replacement/parody. This is an experiential workshop, where you not only will see the techniques demonstrated, but will also learn how to apply this to your population.
2 CMTE Credits
$50
The Holistic Voice:
Embodying and Embracing the
Instrument You’re Born With
You will deepen your understanding of the voice as an instrument and as a tool that can be used for assessing both your own well being as well as that of your clients.
4 CMTE Credits
$100
The Voice as a Tool
for Healing
Emotional Wounds
Therapists and Clients alike will go on a journey of self discovery and possible healing through singing. We will explore melodies, dissonance, soaring, connecting and playing with sound through voicing together.
4 CMTE Credits
$100
The Art of Improvisation
for Use in
Music Therapy
This online course will expand the improvisational skills, knowledge and expertise of participants within a therapeutic or musical context.
6 CMTE Credits
$150
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