Graduate students are eligible to participate with the Center through a year-long academic internship. Running from September through June, these students: 

1. Attend weekly training seminars in clinical theory and practice, improvisational resources and techniques, and group music therapy.
2. Participate in group and individual music therapy sessions and documented analysis of these sessions.
3. Obtain weekly supervision from experienced internship supervisors.
4. May assist in recording sessions. 

Only those students undergoing Master's level music therapy programs are eligible for participation in the Graduate level internship program. Enrollment will be limited. 

Interview 

An interview is required for prospective Graduate internship candidates. The interview will take place at the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University. Under certain circumstances a Zoom option may be accommodated.

During the interview, we wish to get a sense of you as a musician, especially your receptivity and ability to be responsive in the moment, your ability to hear musical potential as you play with another person, and your ear training and harmonic knowledge. Please be prepared to:

1. Play the piano and/or guitar and sing.
2. Prepare music in a variety of styles, i.e., classical, popular songs, jazz, original music, etc.
3. Improvise music on piano or guitar and voice as the interviewer plays various instruments and workshops clinical scenarios.

The interview is also an opportunity for us to get to know you as a person and to sense your potential to do this work. We encourage you to discuss your previous clinical experiences and your desire to train at the Nordoff-Robbins Center. We will leave time to answer any questions you might have about the internship program.