MU 686 - Music Therapy Practicum

Prerequisite

Information provided in MU 590N (Workshop - Neurologic Music Therapy) and MU 648 (Neuroscience/Music Foundations in Therapy) will be necessary for this clinic-based course.

Description

This course is designed to further the working Neurologic Music Therapist's clinical skills. Students practice NMT techniques while working in their selected populations. Students also correspond with the course instructor regarding the implementation of NMT techniques to meet functional goals.

This course is not delivered by distance media; it is driven by an agreement between the instructor and the student. Typical examples are thesis, research, internship, and other courses where the objectives and activities are determined jointly by the instructor and the student. In most cases, the agreement on course activities and objectives is reached with the student and advisor or instructor before enrollment in the course. During the course, the instructor and student communicate by any convenient means, usually phone and email.

This course can be applied towards:

• Music Therapy (M.M.)

Important Information

Information provided in the NMT Training Workshop and MU 648 (Neuroscience/Music Foundations in Therapy) will be necessary for this clinic-based course.

Students are required to have access to a video camera and a clinical population in which they can videotape for this course.

Textbooks and Materials

No textbooks are required for this course.

Instructors

Blythe LaGasse
(970) 491-4042
Blythe.LaGasse@colostate.edu

Blythe LaGasse is Assistant Professor of Music Therapy at Colorado State University. Dr. LaGasse received a Bachelor of Music in music therapy from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Music in music therapy from Colorado State University. She completed her doctorate in music therapy at the University of Kansas. She teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses and is Director of Music Therapy Clinical Practicum.

Her clinical background includes working with persons with autism and developmental disabilities, with an emphasis in speech and language communication. She has contributed to several music therapy texts including "An Introduction to Music Therapy: Theory and Practice" (3rd ed.) and "Introduction to Approaches in Music Therapy" (2nd ed.). Dr. LaGasse’s research interests include the effect of auditory stimuli for motor synchronization in children and the use of music therapy for development of speech in children with neurological and developmental disabilities.