Music Therapy & Music for Worship

Music Therapy:
Approximate Salary Ranges:	Hospitals, Psychiatric Facility $20,000–$62,000/year Special Education Facility $22,000–$42,000/year Clinic for Disabled Children $15,000–$70,000/year Mental Health Center $21,000–$65,000/year Nursing Home $17,000–$65,000/year Private Practice $18,000–$77,000/year

Personal Qualifications:	Ability to work with people with disabilities Compassion Emotional stability Musical talent Physical stamina

Knowledge and Skills:	Facility on piano, guitar, or other instrument Knowledge of behavioral and physical sciences Skilled and versatile musician

Precollege Training:	Ability to read music Keyboard skill Participation in music ensembles Private instruction in piano and one other instrument or voice

College Education & Other Training:	Bachelor’s degree in music therapy, including six-month internship

Music for Worship:
Approximate Salary Ranges:	Organist $9,000–$57,000/year Choir Director $5,200–$70,000/year Cantor/Hazan $75,000–$150,000/year

Personal Qualifications:	Ability to work with people Commitment to religion and religious music Musical talent Organizational skills

Knowledge and Skills:	History of music and liturgy Keyboard transposition and improvisation Knowledge of languages, especially Latin and German

Precollege Training:	Ability to read music Foreign language study Participation in music ensembles Private instruction in piano

College Education & Other Training:	Choral and instrumental techniques Foreign language study Degree in organ or sacred music not always required but equivalent training and professional certification necessary