The National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM) consists of leaders in
the therapeutic music field who have joined together to develop and maintain standards for therapeutic musician training
programs and their graduates.
A therapeutic musician is a musician that plays live music at the bedside of persons who
are faced with physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges. Their interaction generally occurs in the person’s home,
a hospice or in a clinical setting.
The practice of a therapeutic musician is not to be confused with the practice of a music
therapist. For more information on Music Therapy go to http://www.musictherapy.org/.
The NSBTM defines the Courses of Study, Scope of Practice, Code of Ethics and other rules
of conduct for the certified therapeutic musician.
