MUSIC-THANATOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM

Lane Community College

Students receive over 600 contact hours through this two year, non-degree training program, which includes 20 didactic weekend intensives in Portland, Oregon, and clinical internships.

The Clinical Internship provides students with over 300 hours of one-on-one experience working alongside an MTAI certified music-thanatologist in hospitals and hospices throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The program is designed to prepare students to meet the Standards and Competencies of Music-Thanatology Association International (MTAI), the independent certification body for music-thanatology worldwide.

Areas of study include, but are not limited to:

Prescriptive properties of sound
Anatomy and physiology
Palliative Medicine
Prescriptive music analysis
Clinical narrative writing
Vital signs practicum
The nature of suffering
Medical terminology/pharmacology
History of music and medicine
Harp and Voice Instruction
History of death and dying
Contemplative studies
Ethics
Schola Cantorum
Establishing an M-Th practice
Monthly clinical discussions

Students will also have opportunities to participate in annual concerts throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The next class begins January 2010—Application deadline is August 28, 2009. To apply, or for more information, visit http://lanecc.edu/ce/music/ or email SacredFlight.