Music Therapy Major Application

Application Form

Applicant Information
Enter your full name
For USU students only
*Class Rank
Educational Background
List all, beginning with the most recent including dates attended
*Major Performing Instrument

Please describe your musical background in each of the following areas.

*Piano Level of Ability
*Voice Level of Ability
*Guitar Level of Ability
List any additional instruments you have studied including ability level and years of private instruction

Writing Sample/Essay

Writing sample – Prepare a 500-word essay to include the following content:

  1. Current understanding of the profession of music therapy
  2. Personal motivation to pursue a career as a music therapist
  3. Past experiences with specific clinical populations (i.e., geriatrics, special needs, mental illness, developmental disabilities, etc.); share how these experiences have impacted you personally
  4. Personal qualities and skills which will enable you to become an effective music therapist

Please upload your essay as a word doc or PDF by the date of the in-person auditions.

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Transcript

Applicants with at least one year of college attendance do not need to send their high school transcript ~ the college transcript will be sufficient. If you have personal access to these records, an Unofficial Transcript or copy (scanned PDF file) of the original is acceptable.

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Recommendation Letter

Please use the form below to provide the name and email address of an individual who can speak to your work ethics, tenacity, and interpersonal skills. In the definition of music therapy provided by the American Music Therapy Association, it states that music therapy is provided “within a therapeutic relationship.” Your academic and musical skills are documented through your audition and transcript(s), but we also want to know that others believe you are capable of establishing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship with another individual. Please choose your recommender carefully!

Alert the Provider of Your Letter of Recommendation
Please alert the person you are asking to provide a letter of recommendation that they will receive an email from noreply@usu.edu with instructions on how to submit their letter. If they don't see it in their inbox, they will want to check their spam folder.

Include your name so that the person being asked to provide a letter of recommendation knows who the request is referencing.
Please provide your email so we can send you a confirmation email of your form submission.
Provide the name of the person who will be asked to recommend you.
Make sure you have entered this information accurately since it will be used to contact your recommender.

By submitting this request for a letter of recommendation, I am waiving my right to view the recommendation.