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Neurologic Music Therapy services for Southern California

Mission Statement
Metric Music Therapy's (MMT) mission is to provide the best practices in neurologic music
therapy services for individuals with special needs in Southern California. This mission will be
upheld through the use of scientifically founded theories, research, and standardized clinical
techniques to meet the functional skills and needs of individuals within our community.
Educational outreach and promotion of neurologic music therapy services will be included
through the continued development of clinicians, scholarship of clients, families, and
community members through training and presentations.

Neurologic Music Therapy
def:
NMT is defined as the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, sensory, and motor dysfunctions due
to neurologic disease of the human nervous system.

NMT is based on a neuroscience model of music perception and production and the influence of music on
non-musical brain and behavior functions.
(Thaut, 2005)

NMT utilizes a research-based system of Standardized Clinical Techniques for movement, speech &
language, and cognitive training.

Neurologic Music Therapy Training
In order to become a Board Certified Music Therapist, completion of at least a bachelor’s degree in music
therapy, completion of a 6-month clinical internship, and successful completion of the national
certification exam is required to receive the MT-BC (Music Therapist-Board Certified) credentials.

To gain the NMT (Neurologic Music Therapist) designation, a Board Certified Music Therapist must
complete advanced training and education in neurosciences and clinical techniques and maintain this
training every 5 years. Fellowship requires a peer review of each participant's understanding of current
research and practice via clinical video review and discussion.

All training and education is based out of the Center for Biomedical Research in Music (CBRM) at
Colorado State University.

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