AMTA School Directory

American Music Therapy Association, Inc.
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email: school@musictherapy.org


The Colleges and Universities listed below offer degree programs approved by the American Music Therapy Association, Inc. as of May 7, 2008. Each of them awards the baccalaureate degree. Graduate degrees are also available. These programs are denoted with the *. For specific information, contact the Director of Music Therapy at the academic institions listed below.

School Name
Address
Telephone
Director

Canada

University of Windsor The Music Therapy Centre, School of Music
401 Sunset Ave.
Windsor, Ontario,
(519) 253-3000 ext 2796 Sandra Curtis, PhD, MTA, MT-BC

Alabama

University of Alabama School of Music
P.O. Box 870366
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0366
(205) 348-1432 Carol Prickett, PhD, MT-BC

Arizona

*Arizona State University School of Music
Box 870405
Tempe, AZ 85287-0405
(480) 965-7413 Barbara Crowe, MMT, MT-BC

California

Cal State Northridge 18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8314
(818) 677-3174 Ronald Borczon, MM, MT-BC

California

Chapman University College of Performing Arts - Conservatory of Music
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
(714) 532-6032 Helen Dolas, MT-BC

California

*University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music - 3601 Pacific Ave.
Department of Music Therapy
Stockton, CA 95211
(209) 946-2419 Therese West, PhD, FAMI, MT-BC

Colorado

*Colorado State University School of the Arts
Dept. of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-5888 William Davis, PhD, RMT

District of Columbia

Howard University Dept. of Music/Div.of Fine Arts/College of Arts & Sciences
Childers Hall, Room 3030, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20059
(202) 806-7136 Donna Washington, MCAT, MT-BC

Florida

*Florida State University School of Music
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180
(850) 644-4565 Jayne Standley, PhD, MT-BC

Florida

*University of Miami Frost School of Music, Music Therapy Program
P.O. Box 248165
Coral Gables, FL 33124
(305) 284-3943 Shannon de l'Etoile, PhD, MT-BC

Georgia

*Georgia College & State University GCSU - Dept. of Music Therapy
CBX 067
Milledgeville, GA 31061
(478) 445-2645 Chesley Mercado, EdD, MT-BC

Georgia

*University of Georgia School of Music
250 River Rd.
Athens, GA 30602-3153
(706) 542-2801 Roy Kennedy, PhD, MT-BC

Illinois

*Illinois State University 5660 School of Music
Normal, IL 61790-5660
(309) 438-8198 Marie Di Giammarino, EdD, MT-BC

Illinois

Western Illinois University School of Music
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 298-1187 Jennifer Jones, PhD, MT-BC

Indiana

*Indiana University-Purdue U-Indianapolis School of Music, IT 379
535 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 278-2014 Debra Burns, PhD, FAMI, MT-BC

Indiana

Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne Department of Music, 2101 Coliseum Blvd. East
Classroom Medical Buidling
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
(260) 481-6716 Nancy Jackson, MMT, MT-BC

Indiana

*St. Mary of the Woods College Department of Music Therapy
SMWC Conservatory - 3301 St. Mary's Rd.
St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
(812) 535-5154 Tracy Richardson, MS, MT-BC

Indiana

University of Evansville Department of Music
1800 Lincoln Ave.
Evansville, IN 47722
(812) 488-2754 Mary Ellen Wylie, PhD, MT-BC

Iowa

*University of Iowa School of Music
1006 Voxman Music Bldg.
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 335-1643 Mary Adamek, PhD, MT-BC

Iowa

Wartburg College School of Music
222 9th Street
Waverly, IA 50677
(319) 352-8401 Marjorie O'Konski, PhD, MT-BC

Kansas

*University of Kansas MEMT Division, Room 448 Murphy Hall
1530 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, KS 66045-3102
(785) 864-9635 Cynthia Colwell, PhD, MT-BC

Kentucky

University of Louisville School of Music
Cardinal Blvd.
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 852-2316 Barbara Wheeler, PhD, MT-BC

Louisiana

*Loyola University College of Music
6363 St. Charles Avenue; Box 8
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 865-2142 Victoria Vega, PhD, MT-BC

Massachusetts

Anna Maria College Music Therapy Program, Box 45
50 Sunset Lane
Paxton, MA 01612-1198
(508) 849-3454 Lisa Summer, MCAT, MT-BC

Massachusetts

Berklee College of Music Chair Music Therapy Department
1140 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215-3693
(617) 747-2639 Suzanne Hanser, EdD, MT-BC

Massachusetts

*Lesley University Division of Expressive Therapies
29 Everett St
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
(617) 349-8166 Michele Forinash, DA, LMHC, MT-BC

Michigan

Eastern Michigan University Dept. of Music
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734) 487-0292 Michael McGuire, MM, MT-BC

Michigan

*Michigan State University Assoc. Dir. Grad Studies/Chair M. T.
School of Music
East Lansing, MI 48824-1043
(517) 353-9856 Frederick Tims, PhD, MT-BC

Michigan

*Western Michigan University School of Music
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-3834
(000) 026-9387 ext 4724 Brian Wilson, MM, MT-BC

Minnesota

Augsburg College 2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612) 330-1273 Roberta Kagin, MME, MT-BC

Minnesota

*University of Minnesota School of Music
2106 4th Street S. - 100 Ferguson Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-5740 Michael Silverman, PhD, MT-BC

Mississippi

Mississippi University for Women Assistant Professor of Music/Director of Music Therapy Program
Fine & Performing Arts Division, Box W-70
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 241-7897 Carmen Osburn, MA, MT-BC

Mississippi

William Carey University 498 Tuscan Ave.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 318-6416 Paul Cotten, PhD, RMT

Missouri

Drury University Director of Music Therapy
900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 873-7370 Michael Cassity, PhD, MT-BC

Missouri

*Maryville University School of Health Professions
13550 Conway Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 529-9441 Cynthia Briggs, PsyD, MT-BC

Missouri

*University of Missouri-KC UMKC - Conservatory of Music
4949 Cherry, 316 Grant Hall
Kansas City, MO 64110-2229
(816) 235-2920 Robert Groene, II, PhD, MT-BC

New Jersey

*Montclair State University Music Department
1 Normal Ave.
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
(973) 655-5268 Karen Goodman, MS, LCAT, RMT

New York

Molloy College Music Department
1000 Hempstead Ave - PO Box 5002
Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
(516) 678-5000 x6367 Evelyn Selesky, MA, LCAT, MT-BC

New York

Nazareth College 4245 East Ave.
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 389-2702 Bryan Hunter, PhD, MT-BC

New York

*New York University 777 Educ. Bldg Music Therapy Program
35 W 4th St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-5452 Barbara Hesser, MA, CMT

New York

SUNY - Fredonia School of Music
Mason Hall
Fredonia, NY 14063
(716) 673-4648 Joni Milgram-Luterman, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC

New York

SUNY - New Paltz New Paltz Music Therapy Program
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY 12561
(845) 257-2709 Mary Boyle, EdD, LCAT, MT-BC

North Carolina

*Appalachian State University Hayes School of Music
813 Rivers St. - P.O. Box 32096
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-6444 Cathy McKinney, PhD, MT-BC

North Carolina

*East Carolina University 212 Fletcher Music Center
Greenville, NC 27858
(252) 328-6343 Barbara Memory, PhD, MT-BC

North Carolina

Queens University of Charlotte Music Department
1900 Selwyn Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28274
(704) 337-2301 Frances McClain, PhD, MT-BC

North Dakota

University of North Dakota Department of Music
P.O. Box 7125
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7125
(701) 777-2828 Therese Costes, MA, MT-BC

Ohio

Baldwin Wallace College Cleveland Consortium
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017
(440) 826-3176 Lalene DyShere Kay, MM, ACC, MT-BC

Ohio

*Ohio University School of Music
440 Music Bldg.
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 593-4249 A. Louise Steele, MMEd, MT-BC

Ohio

The College of Wooster Department of Music
Wooster, OH 44691
(800) 877-9905 Lalene Dyshere Kay, MM, ACC, MT-BC

Ohio

University of Dayton Department of Music
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-0290
(937) 229-3908 Susan Gardstrom, PhD, MT-BC

Oklahoma

SW Oklahoma State University Department of Music
100 Campus Drive
Weatherford, OK 73096
(580) 774-3218 ChihChen Sophia Lee, PhD, MT-BC

Oregon

Marylhurst University 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy 43)
P.O. Box 261
Marylhurst, OR 97036-0261
(800) 634-9982 x3361 Christine Korb, MM, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

*Drexel University Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy Program-Music Therapy
245 North 15th Street, MS 905
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
(215) 762-6927 Paul Nolan, MCAT, LPC, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

Duquesne University School of Music
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
(412) 396-6086 Donna Marie Beck, PhD, FAMI, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

Elizabethtown College Dept. of Fine and Performing Arts
One Alpha Drive
Elizabethtown, PA 17552
(717) 361-1991 Gene Ann Behrens, PhD, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

*Immaculata University Department of Music
PO Box 654 - 1145 King Rd.
Immaculata, PA 19345
(610) 647-4400 x3490 Brian Abrams, PhD,FAMI, LPC, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

Marywood University 2300 Adams Ave.
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 348-6211 x2527 Sr. Mariam Pfeifer, MA, LCAT, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

Seton Hill University Assistant Professor of Music Therapy
Art, Music, Theatre, Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601-1599
(724) 830-1062 Laurie Beth Jones, MMT, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock University Dept. of Music, 1 Morrow Way
Swope Music Building
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
(724) 738-2447 Susan Shuttleworth, EdD, FAMI, MT-BC

Pennsylvania

*Temple University Music Therapy, TU-012-00
E. Boyer Coll. of Music - 2001 N 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-8314 Kenneth Bruscia, PhD, MT-BC

South Carolina

Charleston Southern University 9200 University Blvd.
P.O. Box 118087
Charleston, SC 29423-8087
(843) 863-7782 Jennifer Whipple, PhD, MT-BC

South Carolina

Converse College Petrie School of Music
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302-0006
(864) 596-9166 Elizabeth York, PhD, MT-BC

Texas

Sam Houston State University School of Music
SHSU Box 2208
Huntsville, TX 77341
(936) 294-1376 Karen Miller, MM, NMT, MT-BC

Texas

Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts - PO Box 750356
Dept. of Music Therapy/Div. of Music
Dallas, TX 75275
(214) 768-3175 Robert Krout, EdD, RMTh, MT-BC

Texas

*Texas Woman's University P.O. Box 425768 TWU
Denton, TX 76209
(940) 898-2514 Nancy Hadsell, PhD, MT-BC

Texas

University of the Incarnate Word Music Therapy Dept.
4301 Broadway Ave - Box 340
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 829-3856 Janice Dvorkin, PsyD, ACMT

Texas

West Texas A&M University Department of Music & Dance
WTAMU Box 60879
Canyon, TX 79016-0001
(806) 651-2822 Edward Kahler II, PhD, MT-BC

Utah

Utah State University Music Therapy Program
4015 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-4015
(435) 797-3009 Maureen Hearns, MaEd, MT-BC

Virginia

*Radford University Department of Music
Radford, VA 24142
(540) 831-5024 James Borling, MM, FAMI, MT-BC

Virginia

*Shenandoah University 1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601-5195
(540) 665-4560 Michael Rohrbacher, PhD, MT-BC

Wisconsin

Alverno College 3400 South 43 St.
Milwaukee, WI 53235-3922
(414) 382-6135 Diane Knight, MS, MT-BC

Wisconsin

University of WI-Eau Claire Department of Allied Health Professions - HFA 146
School of Human Sciences and Services
Eau Claire, WI 54701
(715) 836-4260 Lee Anna Rasar, MME, WMTR, MT-BC


Created: January 1, 1998; Updated: May 7, 2008