Course
CourseAs a musician, music educator or music therapist, you have experienced first-hand that music can make a difference. Music can have a healing effect. The need for music therapy and/or music-based interventions in healthcare and communities is increasingly growing; new areas for the application of music therapy are being investigated and developed. The ArtEZ Master of Music Therapy provides you with the advanced knowledge and skills to be at the forefront of this promising field at the intersection of music and (health)care.
What will you learn at the Music Therapy Master’s programme?
During the Music Therapy Master's, you will deepen and advance your clinical, musical and research expertise. Starting from a personal study plan, you will investigate the role and impact of music on clinical and non-clinical settings, contribute to building evidence and innovating the discipline. The ArtEZ Master's in Music Therapy rests on three main pillars: musical competences, advanced music therapy skills, and research.
The Master of Music Therapy at ArtEZ offers weekly music therapy sessions for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Our students actively participate in the sessions, while training their advanced clinical skills.
Thanks to the Master's, I now speak the language of the people in my professional field, such as doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. I am now better able to see the interconnections and produce the reasoning to support my ideas. That improves collaboration.
Curriculum: full-time and part-time route
You can choose to follow the course in the creative environment of the ArtEZ Academy of Music in the 1-year full-time ‘on campus’ modality. Alternatively, you can decide to study from your own country or city in the 2-year part-time ‘blended’ modality.
Unique music therapy community
The ArtEZ Master of Music Therapy is part of a well-established and unique community, composed of a number 1 ranked Bachelor’s in music therapy in the Netherlands, an equivalency Pre-Master course, the Master programme, and a professorship in music therapy and music-based interventions. You will share hands-on project weeks and activities with fellow students from different artistic and cultural backgrounds: students from the different programmes in the Conservatory and other Master programmes at the ArtEZ Graduate School. The diversity of partners and opportunities for collaboration provide a dynamic and versatile setting, a perfect place to grow as a professional.
Music therapists are advocates for creating a better world through their passion towards music, humanity and sciences.
(Per)forming identity
The ArtEZ Master’s in Music Therapy programme is characterized by its focus on musicianship, professional and personal growth, scientific and innovative thinking, professionalism, collaboration, and cultural sensitivity. It is designed as an international course taught by local and international faculty members who are leaders in their field of expertise. Throughout the programme, you elaborate your leadership skills and reflect on your own identity as a music therapist. Which aspects reflect you?
Connect by Music
Since the beginning of 2018, the ArtEZ Master of Music Therapy cooperates with Connect by Music, an organization that arranges music projects for (mainly child) refugees in the camps on Lesvos. The addition of music therapists to the existing permanent staff of Greek professional music teachers, creates the possibility to offer even more tailored support to the children. On some of the locations, Connect by Music only works with music therapists.
The results after several sessions are really remarkable. Children are able to open themselves up again and connect with each other. By now music therapists from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, have joined the Connect by Music team on a temporary basis. In the past period, several students and alumni of ArtEZ Music Therapy were active at Lesvos.