MUSIC 2MT3 FINAL COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Music is a universal language. For this reason, an individual's cultural
background is irrelevant when engaging in a Music Therapy session..
Answer: False
◍ What other musical instruments have been dated back 30,000 years?.
Answer: Flutes, rattles, whistles, and percussion instruments made from
ivory or bones
◍ Ernst Anton Nicolai (Circa 1745) - German physician.
Answer: Mind-body Dualism - psychological experiences of music will
exert physiological effects on the rest of the body.- works on the psyche >
affect physiological state of the body
◍ In a music therapy session, a music therapist can support a client to self -
express through improvising on the piano, even if a client does not have
previous experience playing on the piano..
Answer: True
◍ Music therapists only work as part of a health care team. Not private
practice..
Answer: False
◍ Which of the following is an example of a playing rule that may be
implemented in a music therapy session when improvising?a) there are no
rules when improvisingb) only playing notes on the piano that have a sticker
on themc) using sheet music and reading what notes to playd) none of the
above.
Answer: b) only playing notes on the piano that have a sticker on them
,◍ Music in Babylonian culture - Mesopotamia.
Answer: Included in healing ceremonies to appease gods - illness
punishment from the gods
◍ Songwriting is an effective intervention in music therapy because:a) it
provides an opportunity of self-expressionb) it can feel safe/externalc) it can
provide a tangible productd) all of the above.
Answer: d) all of the above
◍ Neurological Music Therapy Definition.
Answer: the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, sensory, and
motor dysfunctions due to neurologic disease of the human nervous system.
It is a the ONLY MT APPROACH that is standardized and the outcomes are
measurable. - Post-music therapy training (3 days) - open to other
professions
◍ How does one become an MTA?.
Answer: • approved undergraduate or postgraduate music therapy
program•1000hrs internship•Complete supervision hours > under
MTA•Complete Board Certification Exam
◍ Which of the following best describes Dementia?a) declining language and
memoryb) a result of ageingc) the experience of confusiond)all of the above.
Answer: a) declining language and memory
◍ It is not likely that an individual with autism would be referred to music
therapy to facilitate speech and communication.
Answer: False
◍ It is imperative that the music therapist is more accomplished as a musician
than the client..
Answer: False
◍ Jenna is a music therapist working in a mental health community support
setting. Which of the following is (Are) key aspect(s) to achieving mental
health goals through music therapy?a) regular engagementb) desire /
, motivation to engagec) assessing the five dimensionsd) all of the above.
Answer: a) regular engagement
◍ Professional Training in music therapy began in the 1960s in the USA.
Answer: False
◍ Athanasius Kircher circa (1684) German Jesuit scholar and polymath.
Answer: - Book(Phonurgia Nova),laid out the foundation for a therapeutic
music style that he called in German Iatromusik that bring the concepts of
musica mundana and musica humana together.
◍ What/when/where was the oldest confirmed musical instrument?.
Answer: 45,000 yr-old bone flute found in Southwest Germany
◍ In the article by Jampel, what did the music therapy space for Music
Therapy Performance Group look like?a) a classroomb) a clinical spacec) a
performance spaced) a typical music therapy space.
Answer: c) a performance space
◍ Fran Herman.
Answer: Music therapist who worked independently in Toronto, Canada in
the mid-1950s
◍ Starting the song writing process as a music therapy intervention should
NEVER happen on the first session with a client with TBI.
Answer: False
◍ What does MTA stand for?.
Answer: Music Therapist Accredited
◍ What does a session look like?.
Answer: hello/greeting song music therapy interventionsgoodbye song
◍ What does CAMT stand for & what is its main purpose?.
Answer: Canadian Association of Music TherapistsFederally incorporated,
self-regulated non-profit professional association. aims to create strong
certified music therapists and bring awareness
◍ Due to the university of music, music therapists can work with individuals
, from any culture without need for any concern. If the music therapist and
client do not share the same culture, music will bridge the gap.a) This
statement is true as long as both the client and music therapist speak the
same languageb) This statement is falsec) This statement is trued) This
statement is true because music therapists are proficient musicians who can
create and facilitate music from around the glove.
Answer: b) This statement is false
◍ A client wishes to use a favourite song as the template for his own
songwriting process within a music therapy session. He changes a few key
words to make the song relevant to what he wants to express. This is an
example of:a) song parody techniqueb) song collage techniquec) fill in the
blanksd) relevant composition technique.
Answer: c) fill in the blanks
◍ Improvising - Dialoguing.
Answer: Musical conversation- practice turn taking for socialization &
social cues
◍ The music therapist in the article about the 5 dimensions is using the act of
psychotherapy in his work. For this reason, he must meet the mandates of
the CRPO as well as the music therapy regulatory body.
Answer: False
◍ Where did Mts historically train & what effect did this have on the
practice?.
Answer: USA & England. MT profession heavy influenced by western
music & cultural lens > lack of cultural diversity in training/techniques
◍ Alzheimer's disease was only discovered recently as a result oft he advances
in technology, such a s the MRI (magnetic Resonance imaging) which
allows the brain to be studied..
Answer: True
◍ When did the British government recognize MT? & what was it called?.
Answer: 1976 - Association of Professional Music Therapy - Now BAMT
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Music is a universal language. For this reason, an individual's cultural
background is irrelevant when engaging in a Music Therapy session..
Answer: False
◍ What other musical instruments have been dated back 30,000 years?.
Answer: Flutes, rattles, whistles, and percussion instruments made from
ivory or bones
◍ Ernst Anton Nicolai (Circa 1745) - German physician.
Answer: Mind-body Dualism - psychological experiences of music will
exert physiological effects on the rest of the body.- works on the psyche >
affect physiological state of the body
◍ In a music therapy session, a music therapist can support a client to self -
express through improvising on the piano, even if a client does not have
previous experience playing on the piano..
Answer: True
◍ Music therapists only work as part of a health care team. Not private
practice..
Answer: False
◍ Which of the following is an example of a playing rule that may be
implemented in a music therapy session when improvising?a) there are no
rules when improvisingb) only playing notes on the piano that have a sticker
on themc) using sheet music and reading what notes to playd) none of the
above.
Answer: b) only playing notes on the piano that have a sticker on them
,◍ Music in Babylonian culture - Mesopotamia.
Answer: Included in healing ceremonies to appease gods - illness
punishment from the gods
◍ Songwriting is an effective intervention in music therapy because:a) it
provides an opportunity of self-expressionb) it can feel safe/externalc) it can
provide a tangible productd) all of the above.
Answer: d) all of the above
◍ Neurological Music Therapy Definition.
Answer: the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, sensory, and
motor dysfunctions due to neurologic disease of the human nervous system.
It is a the ONLY MT APPROACH that is standardized and the outcomes are
measurable. - Post-music therapy training (3 days) - open to other
professions
◍ How does one become an MTA?.
Answer: • approved undergraduate or postgraduate music therapy
program•1000hrs internship•Complete supervision hours > under
MTA•Complete Board Certification Exam
◍ Which of the following best describes Dementia?a) declining language and
memoryb) a result of ageingc) the experience of confusiond)all of the above.
Answer: a) declining language and memory
◍ It is not likely that an individual with autism would be referred to music
therapy to facilitate speech and communication.
Answer: False
◍ It is imperative that the music therapist is more accomplished as a musician
than the client..
Answer: False
◍ Jenna is a music therapist working in a mental health community support
setting. Which of the following is (Are) key aspect(s) to achieving mental
health goals through music therapy?a) regular engagementb) desire /
, motivation to engagec) assessing the five dimensionsd) all of the above.
Answer: a) regular engagement
◍ Professional Training in music therapy began in the 1960s in the USA.
Answer: False
◍ Athanasius Kircher circa (1684) German Jesuit scholar and polymath.
Answer: - Book(Phonurgia Nova),laid out the foundation for a therapeutic
music style that he called in German Iatromusik that bring the concepts of
musica mundana and musica humana together.
◍ What/when/where was the oldest confirmed musical instrument?.
Answer: 45,000 yr-old bone flute found in Southwest Germany
◍ In the article by Jampel, what did the music therapy space for Music
Therapy Performance Group look like?a) a classroomb) a clinical spacec) a
performance spaced) a typical music therapy space.
Answer: c) a performance space
◍ Fran Herman.
Answer: Music therapist who worked independently in Toronto, Canada in
the mid-1950s
◍ Starting the song writing process as a music therapy intervention should
NEVER happen on the first session with a client with TBI.
Answer: False
◍ What does MTA stand for?.
Answer: Music Therapist Accredited
◍ What does a session look like?.
Answer: hello/greeting song music therapy interventionsgoodbye song
◍ What does CAMT stand for & what is its main purpose?.
Answer: Canadian Association of Music TherapistsFederally incorporated,
self-regulated non-profit professional association. aims to create strong
certified music therapists and bring awareness
◍ Due to the university of music, music therapists can work with individuals
, from any culture without need for any concern. If the music therapist and
client do not share the same culture, music will bridge the gap.a) This
statement is true as long as both the client and music therapist speak the
same languageb) This statement is falsec) This statement is trued) This
statement is true because music therapists are proficient musicians who can
create and facilitate music from around the glove.
Answer: b) This statement is false
◍ A client wishes to use a favourite song as the template for his own
songwriting process within a music therapy session. He changes a few key
words to make the song relevant to what he wants to express. This is an
example of:a) song parody techniqueb) song collage techniquec) fill in the
blanksd) relevant composition technique.
Answer: c) fill in the blanks
◍ Improvising - Dialoguing.
Answer: Musical conversation- practice turn taking for socialization &
social cues
◍ The music therapist in the article about the 5 dimensions is using the act of
psychotherapy in his work. For this reason, he must meet the mandates of
the CRPO as well as the music therapy regulatory body.
Answer: False
◍ Where did Mts historically train & what effect did this have on the
practice?.
Answer: USA & England. MT profession heavy influenced by western
music & cultural lens > lack of cultural diversity in training/techniques
◍ Alzheimer's disease was only discovered recently as a result oft he advances
in technology, such a s the MRI (magnetic Resonance imaging) which
allows the brain to be studied..
Answer: True
◍ When did the British government recognize MT? & what was it called?.
Answer: 1976 - Association of Professional Music Therapy - Now BAMT
