Music Therapy

Music Therapy at NYU Steinhardt provides  graduates with an advanced specialization in psychotherapeutic music therapy. The curriculum emphasizes clinical musicianship in its various facets, the development of the student’s individualized approach, and self-experience courses that support each student’s growth as a music therapist working in creative and improvisational modes of practice. Specialized courses – such as those in cultural humility, verbal methods, and technology – ensure that graduates of the program are prepared to meet the demands of the contemporary music therapy profession.