Music Therapy
Music has the power to change lives. At Wartburg, you will use your love of music to support a diverse range of people, helping them reach their emotional, physical, cognitive, and even spiritual goals through music therapy. From hospitals and schools to mental health settings, music therapists make a real difference every day.
At Wartburg, you’ll develop your skills as a clinician and musician. Through five hands-on clinical placements, you’ll work directly with clients under the guidance of board certified music therapists, gaining real-world experience before you graduate. You’ll also have opportunities to conduct original research, get involved in the Wartburg Student Music Therapy Association, and build leadership skills that will set you apart in the field.
As an accredited program of the National Association of Schools of Music and the American Music Therapy Association, Wartburg prepares you to become a board certified music therapist ready to combine your passion for music with a purpose-driven career.
100%
PLACEMENT RATE IN MUSIC THERAPY
100 percent of Wartburg music therapy graduates find jobs.
First Year
Clinical experience
Music therapy students start the curriculum, along with clinical experience, in their first year.
EXPERIENCED
FACULTY
Wartburg’s music therapy faculty and staff have a combined 30+ years of experience in the field and continue to be practitioners. They hold elected positions within all levels of the American Music Therapy Association.
ONLY PRIVATE
WITH MUSIC THERAPY
Wartburg is the only private college in Iowa with a music therapy degree.
Degree Options
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy
This degree includes coursework in psychology, anatomy, and physiology as well as the music core. It leads to credentialing as a board certified music therapist (MT-BC).
Bachelor of Music Education/Music Therapy
Students who transfer in with at least seven required credits and demonstrate musical proficiency can pursue a Bachelor of Music Education/Music Therapy (BME-MT), which leads to licensure in K-12 music education in the state of Iowa and becoming a board certified music therapist.
View degree requirements by using the links in the navigation bar at the top of this page.
Music Therapy Services
Our mission in the Wartburg music therapy clinic program is to provide exceptional, evidence-based music therapy sessions to clients of all ages and abilities. Music therapy optimizes the abilities of our clients through interactive music-making in areas of communication, socialization, rehabilitation, speech, stress management, memory care, and emotional expression. Our approach is individualized to each client.
These services are coordinated by Wartburg music therapy faculty, and all student-led sessions are supervised by experienced music therapists who are board certified (MT-BC). Sessions are held in the music therapy clinic on the Wartburg campus or in the community in designated therapy spaces. Our clients can be referred by medical professionals, family, community facilities, and schools, but many are self-referred.
For further information on how music therapy may be appropriate for you or for someone you know, please contact the clinical coordinator at kyle.fleming@wartburg.edu or use the session information form on this page.
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