International Training Institutes in Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® 2025

International Neurologic Music Therapy® (NMT) Training Institute

A Certification Course for Music Therapists & other Neurologic Rehabilitation Professionals

Speakers: Michael Thaut, PhD; Corene Hurt-Thaut, PhD; Suzanne Oliver, MT-BC; Ruth Rice, PT, DPT;

Amy Marroquin, MT-BC; Ann Morrow, MT-BC

General Info

Open to:	This 4-day, 30-hour workshop will provide participants with clinical training and scientific knowledge to practice within the NMT system within their professional scope of practice. This training is open to all professionals and students who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® and music therapists interested in utilizing Neurologic Music Therapy® methodology and techniques.
Course Date:	Thursday, March 27 – Sunday, March 30, 2025
Time:	Registration at 8:00a.m., Course begins daily (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) at 8:30 a.m.
Location:	Memorial Hermann The Woodlands 9250 Pinecroft Drive The Woodlands, TX 77380
Parking:	Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
Registration:	Click here to Register
Travel:	Training begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning and ends at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Please make sure that your travel arrangements allow you adequate time to get to/from the airport. Completion of the training in its entirety is expected to gain the Neurologic Music Therapy® credential and certificate.
Hotel:	RESERVE YOUR FLIGHTS & ROOMS NOW!
Pre-Course & Handouts:	An electronic copy of the required training materials is covered under your registration fee. It will be essential to have this with you during the training. Three weeks prior to the training, you will receive a final schedule of lectures as well as a link to the training materials. There will be around 4 hours of work to complete prior tot he start of training.

Course Description: Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® is an evidence-based clinical treatment system of 20 techniques that is driven by the advances in neuroscience and the understanding of music perception, production, and cognition, and the influence of music on non-musical brain and behavior function. Neurologic Music Therapy® is defined as the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, affective, sensory, language, and motor dysfunction due to disease or injury to the human nervous system. It addresses a broad scope of motor, cognitive, and speech and language goals as well as psychosocial function. Populations served by NMT® include, but are not limited to: stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease, cerebral palsy, developmental disorders, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and mental health disorders.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course participants will:

Be able to demonstrate a basic definition and introductory knowledge about neurologic music therapy (NMT), including the taxonomy of techniques used in NMT
Demonstrate an increased knowledge of current research supporting NMT techniques.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Transformational Design Model; a model to assist in treatment selection based on functional goals.
Identify current clinical assessments that can be used by NMT’s for treatment evaluation.
Be able to answer basic neuroanatomy and pathology questions related to a variety of neurologic disorders

Assessment of Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course and a written test, a certificate of completion in advanced Neurologic Music Therapy training will be issued by the Academy for Neurologic Music Therapy.

Completion of the NMT training allows the board-certified music therapist to practice and use the credential of NMT for five years.

This training is open to other students and professionals outside the field of music therapy; however, completion of the NMT training does NOT allow one to practice outside their professional licensure-training-certification.

There are no required prerequisites to take this training.

Course Curriculum

Scientific Foundations of NMT
Neuropathology/ Disease Review
Sensorimotor Techniques: Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation®, Pattern Sensory Enhancement®, Therapeutic Instrumental Playing®
Speech Techniques: Melodic Intonation Therapy, Musical Speech Stimulation®, Rhythmic Speech Cueing, Vocal Intonation Therapy®, Therapeutic Singing, Oral Motor and Respiratory Exercises®, Developmental Speech and Language Training through Music, Symbolic Communication Training through Music®
Cognitive Techniques: Music Neglect Training®, Auditory perception Training, Musical Attention Control Training®, Musical Mnemonics Training®, Echoic Memory Training®, Associative Mood and Memory Training®, Musical Executive Functions Training®, Music Psychosocial Training®