Eastern Michigan University

These notes are based on the introduction of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. The introduction focuses on the importance of music therapists having effective basic verbal skills, the four categories of verbalization, and the three levels of skill-building. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me ...

These notes are based on Chapter 11 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 11 focuses on specifically verbal interventions, which are use words and spoken language as the primary agent of change by therapist and client. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after comp...

These notes are based on Chapter 10 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 10 focuses on specifically verbal interactions--verbalizations that have a greater therapeutic purpose, shifting discussion from external events to a focus on self and relationships. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporti...

These notes are based on Chapter 9 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 9 focuses on specifically verbal exchanges, used as a two-way connection between therapist and client to share information. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after completing undergraduat...

These notes are based on Chapter 8 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 8 focuses on specifically verbal framing--using words to direct or inform the client. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go towards supporting me as I begin internship after completing undergraduate coursework and take the CBMT exam.

These notes are based on Chapter 7 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies at Eastern Michigan University. Chapter 7 focuses on the four basic constructs: connection between words, spoken language, and cognition; listening in verbal exchange; place of words and language in social and cultural identity; and, complexity in determining communicative intent. I am se...

These notes are based on Chapter 6 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a text that is required for all music therapy majors at Eastern Michigan University to read in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 6 focuses on the four basic categories of verbalizations in sessions--verbal framing, verbal exchanges, verbal interactions, and verbal interventions--and the ethics of using words as treatment. I am selling these notes for $2.50. All proceeds go to...

Notes from Chapter 5 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a required reading for the course MUTH 428L4 at Eastern Michigan University, which music therapy majors must take in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 5 focuses on words and music as agents of change in the therapeutic process, including frameworks from many influential music therapists. I am selling these notes for $2.50. Every purchase will support me as I continue onto internship from underg...

Notes from Chapter 4 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a required reading for the course MUTH 428L4 at Eastern Michigan University, which music therapy majors must take in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 4 focuses on Wheeler's levels of verbal skills and Bruscia's four levels of practice. I am selling these notes for $2.50. Every purchase will support me as I continue onto internship from undergraduate studies and take the CBMT exam.

Notes from Chapter 3 of Schwartz' "Basic Verbal Skills for Music Therapists", a required reading for the course MUTH 428L4 at Eastern Michigan University, which music therapy majors must take in their senior year of undergraduate studies. Chapter 3 focuses on the AMTA/CBMT scope of practice and professional and advanced competencies. I am selling these notes for $2.50. Every purchase will support me as I continue onto internship from undergraduate studies and take the CBMT exam.