Music Therapy Supplemental Requirements

1. A video recording of you singing and accompanying yourself using piano. Demonstrate your vocal ability and piano accompaniment skill with twocontrasting song styles from popular music (e.g., Country Roads by John Denver and Let it Be by Paul McCartney; Shake it Off by Taylor Swift and Lean on Me by Bill Withers).
2. A video recording of you singing and accompanying yourself using another harmonic instrument, other than piano (e.g., guitar, ukulele, accordion).  Demonstrate your vocal ability and accompaniment skill with twocontrasting song styles from popular music (e.g., Country Roads by John Denver and Let it Be by Paul McCartney; Shake it Off by Taylor Swift and Lean on Me by Bill Withers).
3. Provide a 3-5 minute video-recording of you performing on your primary instrument.

1. Personal Statement, included in the on-line application. Answer sections 1, 2, and 3. 
   1. Explain why you want to pursue graduate studies in music therapy.  Describe your life experiences that have brought you to this decision.
   2. What do you plan to do after obtaining your advanced degree?
   3. Choose one of the items below to answer for the final part of your Personal Statement.  Please indicate which of the questions you are answering using a sub-heading (e.g., My Research Interests).
      • What are your research interests? Include a summary and a rationale to support this area of work.
      • In what ways have your previous experiences (personal, academic, and/or professional) prepared you for graduate study? Further, how do you anticipate graduate study might be different than your undergraduate experience?
      • What clinical and/or leadership positions have you held? Describe the position, the frequency of time spent (i.e., months, years, and hours per week) committed to the position, and a challenging situation you encountered and how you handled it.
      • What do you see as major trends in the music therapy profession?
      • What are your self-care routines? What are the benefits of your self-care routines? 

2. Formal paper: The second sample should consist of a more substantial example of your writing, such as a research paper from a previous course, or a professional document from a work setting. This paper should demonstrate your ability to utilize and appropriately cite reputable references.  In addition, this paper should showcase your capacity for synthesizing information from various sources and creating new interpretations of that information.

NOTE: For both writing samples, your writing will be assessed for content, organization and clarity of thought, as well as the mechanics of your writing, including: sentence structure, word choice, sentence and paragraph length, punctuation and spelling.

Faculty will conduct an interview either in person or virtually/remote with applicants. The interview will address your educational background, goals, and readiness to pursue graduate studies.

• A video recording of you singing and accompanying yourself using piano. Demonstrate your vocal ability and piano accompaniment skill through a popular song (e.g., Country Roads by John Denver and Let it Be by Paul McCartney; Shake it Off by Taylor Swift and Lean on Me by Bill Withers).
• A video recording of you singing and accompanying yourself using another harmonic instrument, other than piano (e.g., guitar, ukulele, accordion). Demonstrate your vocal ability and accompaniment skill through a popular song (e.g., Country Roads by John Denver and Let it Be by Paul McCartney; Shake it Off by Taylor Swift and Lean on Me by Bill Withers).
• Provide a 3-5 minute video-recording of you performing on your primary instrument.

1. Personal Statement, included in the on-line application. Answer sections 1, 2, and 3.
   1.   Explain why you want to pursue graduate studies in music therapy.  Describe your life experiences that have brought you to this decision.
   2. What do you plan to do after obtaining your advanced degree?
   3. Choose one of the items below to answer for the final part of your Personal Statement.  Please indicate which of the questions you are answering using a sub-heading (e.g., My Research Interests).
      • What are your research interests? Include a summary and a rationale to support this area of work.
      • In what ways have your previous experiences (personal, academic, and/or professional) prepared you for graduate study? Further, how do you anticipate graduate study might be different than your undergraduate experience?
      • Have you shadowed a music therapist? If so, what did you observe and what did you learn about the use of music in the music therapy session?
      • What volunteer and/or leadership positions have you held? Describe the position, the frequency of time spent (i.e., months, years, and hours per week) committed to the position, and a challenging situation you encountered and how you handled it.
      • What are your self-care routines? What are the benefits of your self-care routines?
      • Describe any experience you’ve had working with people of different age groups (i.e., preschool-age children, older adults, etc.), and/or people with medical conditions or disabilities.  What was your role in this situation, and what was your comfort level working with this population? 
2. Formal paper: The second sample should consist of a more substantial example of your writing, such as a research paper from a previous course, or a professional document from a work setting. This paper should demonstrate your ability to utilize and appropriately cite reputable references.  In addition, this paper should showcase your capacity for synthesizing information from various sources and creating new interpretations of that information.

NOTE: For both writing samples, your writing will be assessed for content, organization and clarity of thought, as well as the mechanics of your writing, including: sentence structure, word choice, sentence and paragraph length, punctuation and spelling.

Faculty will conduct an interview either in person or virtually/remote with applicants. The interview will address your educational background, goals, and readiness to pursue graduate studies.