Established in 1994, the Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc. (MHTP), is one of the oldest organizations that trains and certifies musicians in the art and science of providing therapeutic music for body, mind, and spirit. MHTP recognizes the transformative power of music as a therapeutic enhancement to the healing process and the life/death transition. MHTP is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is funded solely from tuition and donations.
A graduate of MHTP’s extensive, scientifically-based program is called a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP). CMPs provide live acoustic therapeutic music, one-on-one, as a service at the bedside of patients, for the purpose of creating a healing environment for the ill and dying. CMPs serve all people regardless of religion, age, race, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. CMPs range from professional musicians to healthcare workers who are amateur musicians to simply musicians wishing to be of service. MHTP has always accepted and certified many types of instrumentalists and singers.
From the MHTP webiste
To find out more about the certification and how it differs music therapy, go to the MHTP.org website
