Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) Tests Bundle Set

A music therapist completes an assessment of a 3 year old with a profound developmental disability. The child responds to music by turning their head towards the sound consistently. The overall goal identified by the treatment team is to increase the child's responsiveness to the environment. What ...

A hospice patient communicates to the music therapist concerns about how the family will cope in bereavement. While the patient is talking, the music therapist leans toward the patient and occasionally nods. After the patient finishes speaking, the music therapist waits for a moment and then says, ...

What are the 5 criteria for music therapy CORRECT ANSWER 1. must be prescribed 2. music or music activities must be in the session 3. must be directed by a specially trained music therapist 4. be received by a client 5. have a defined therapy goal list the process of memory CORRECT ANSWER 1. enco...

A child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) starts pacing during a music therapy session. Which of the following is the music therapist's MOST effective response to redirect the child? A. Tap on the chair. B. Play sol-do on xylophone. C. Sing a melodic phrase "sit down." D. Chant a rhyt...

What type of music was used in the baroque time period? CORRECT ANSWER Diatonic What instrument should be used as the melody so everyone can hear it over the other instruments playing? CORRECT ANSWER Glockenspiel Contraindication for MT? CORRECT ANSWER Musicogenic epilepsy Twins/Brothers do...

A client who only knows guitar chords in the first position wants to learn a song with the tablature for the following chords: E, B7, A, c# and f#. Which of the following transpositions BEST ensures successful playing of the song? A) F, C7, Bb, d, g B) D, A7, G, b, e C) A, E7, D, f#, b D) G, D7,...

1. A 17 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased unexcused absences, and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial affect has changed from friendly to flat. When approached, the student states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to music, so a music therapy...

An 11 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased unexcused absences, and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial affect has changed from friendly to flat. When approached, the student states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to music, so a music therapy re...

What is music therapy as defined by the CBMT? CORRECT ANSWER Music therapy is defined as the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals for people of all ages and ability levels within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has co...

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) CORRECT ANSWER Originally passed by Congress in 1975 and reauthorized several times, most recently in 2004, the IDEA specifies the procedures for insuring that all children with disabilities receives a free appropriate education in the l...