Providing space for authenticity & identity through music.

Music therapy is a fluid, organic process where the therapist and client expand wellness through intentional music experiences.

People are the experts of their own lives. At Attune Music & Wellness, the therapist and client explore, affirm, and become — TOGETHER.

To be a participant in music therapy requires no prior experience or formal training in music. The music therapy process is individualized and co-constructed to address your needs through the use of various musical experiences (i.e. songwriting, music improvisation, receptive music listening).

The purpose of music therapy is not to aim for musical perfection, but rather to promote holistic healing and acceptance of self.

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ABOUT ATTUNE MUSIC & WELLNESS

Providing safe and affirming spaces that seek to amplify the voices of queer folx, especially queer people of color.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Music therapists assess emotional well-being, physical health, social functioning, communication abilities, and cognitive skills through musical responses; design music sessions for individuals and groups based on client needs using music improvisation, receptive music listening, song writing, lyric discussion, music and imagery, music performance, and learning through music; participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning, ongoing evaluation, and follow up.

Persons who complete one of the approved college music therapy curricula (including an internship) are then eligible to sit for the national examination offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Music therapists who successfully complete the independently administered examination hold the music therapist-board certified credential (MT-BC).

The National Music Therapy Registry (NMTR) existed from 1998-2019 to maintain a list of individuals who met accepted educational and clinical training standards and were awarded the designations RMT, CMT, ACMT, prior to the formation of AMTA in 1998. The sunset of the NMTR was December 31, 2019 and these designations are no longer recognized.

AMTA promotes a vast amount of research exploring the benefits of music as therapy through publication of the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives and other sources. A substantial body of literature exists to support the effectiveness of music therapy. Online publications such as Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy and Barcelona Publisher’s Qualitative Inquiries in Music Therapy also provide peer reviewed music therapy research.

That the client or patient has to have some particular music ability to benefit from music therapy — they do not.

That there is one particular style of music that is more therapeutic than all the rest — this is not the case.

All styles of music can be useful in effecting change in a client or patient’s life. The individual’s preferences, circumstances and need for treatment, and the client or patient’s goals help to determine the types of music a music therapist may use.

Since music therapists serve a wide variety of persons with many different types of needs there is no such thing as an overall typical session. Sessions are designed and music selected based on the individual client’s treatment plan.

If you wish to see and hear some examples of how music therapy is used in clinical settings, watch this video: Partnerships in Care: Uses of Music Therapy in Medical Settings. 

Music therapy can also be used in many other settings. You can explore the resources from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), including their fact sheets on Music Therapy with Specific Populations and their press release, Setting the Record Straight: What Music Therapy Is and Is Not.

Currently, in the state of North Carolina, music therapy is not reimbursed through private insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid.

Services

Individual Music Therapy

For queer folx and queer people of color (teens to adult) with a focus on identity formation and authenticity.

Group & Contract Music Therapy

Small groups focused on building community and self expression.

Supervision for Music Therapists

Developing your clinical confidence with curiosity and exploration.

The logo for Attune Music & Wellness. The word 'Attune' is in dark teal cursive lettering and is accompanied by the words 'Music & Wellness.' The words overlay five light brown lines that resemble a music staff.

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