MUSIC 2MT3 MIDTERM TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A music therapist needs to be a proficient & flexible musician. T/F - Answers true
Music therapy goals and interventions should reflect developmental age opposed to
chronological age. T/F - Answers true
What is required to become an accredited music therapist?
a. completion of a BA music therapy or MA in music therapy
b. Completion of 1000hr internship approved b the CAMT
c. Be an accomplished musician
d. All listed options - Answers d. All listed options
other health care professionals can provide music therapy as long as...
a. They know what music therapy is
b. they have permission from the client
c. only an accredited music therapist can provide MT
d. they can play an instrument - Answers c. only an accredited music therapist can provide MT
During the Baroque period, it was believed that certain personality characteristics were
associated with certain styles of music. This theory is still followed today. T/F - Answers false
What is the aim of MT? - Answers To reach health care goals
MTs in Canada carry the title MTA (Music therapist accredited) if they are recognized by the
CAMT. T/F - Answers true
Classical music has the greatest impact on pain relief. T/F - Answers false
Which of the following is a reason to refer somebody to MT?
a. to improve communication
b. to develop perfect pitch
c. to learn an instrument
d. to feel happy - Answers a. to improve communication
another common answer: to facilitate self expression
,Which of the following statements is true of preliterate cultures?
a. it was believed that music affects mental health & well-being.
b. music held no value in relation to health.
c. music was used as preventative medicine.
d. medicine was based on the 4 humors. - Answers a. it was believed that music affects mental
health & well-being.
Which of the following is NOT a MT intervention?
a. lyric analysis
b. composing
c. listening to an iPod alone
d. singing - Answers c. listening to an iPod alone
Which organization regulates music therapy in Canada? - Answers CAMT
MT was used in educational institutions in the USA as early as the 1830s. T/F - Answers true
What can instrumental playing as a MT intervention do?
a. help a client to learn an instrument
b. help a client to learn musical concepts
c. improve range of motion, dexterity & muscle strength
d. instrumental playing is not a MT intervention - Answers c. improve range of motion, dexterity
& muscle strength
ALL MTs in Ontario, must also be recognized by the CRPO. T/F - Answers false
According too Piaget, one of the following is not a primary stage of child development.
a. concrete operational
b. communication operations
c. formal operations
d. sensorimotor - Answers b. communication operations
Music and speech use the same areas of the brain. This is why music can activate speech and
communication. T/F - Answers false
,In the early 20th century, MT research could be found in scientific publications. T/F - Answers
true
Why is improvisation an effective intervention in MT?
a. offers a creative, nonverbal means of expressing thoughts & feelings.
b. there are no mistakes.
c. provides control.
d. all listed options. - Answers d. all listed options.
Music entertainment differs from MT because...
a. entertainment is not therapeutic
b. entertainment is not a health care discipline
c. entertainment requires an audience relationship
d. all of the above - Answers b. entertainment is not a health care discipline
Some MT approaches are psychoanalytically informed. T/F - Answers true
What was the purpose of the study "MT in parkinsons"
a. to explore the efficacy of improvising on motor functions in patients with PD
b. to explore the efficacy of active MT on motor & emotional functions in patients with PD
c. to explore the efficacy of passive MT on motor & emotional functions in patients with PD
d. to explore the efficacy of listening to music on motor functions in patients with PD - Answers
b. to explore the efficacy of active MT on motor & emotional functions in patients with PD
A MT begins session with "Hello Song". He encourages self expression with improvisation &
uses precomposed music to facilitate coordination of movement. Sometimes client changes
words to song. Which approach describes MT's way of working most?
a. improvisation informed approach
b. psychodynamically informed approach
c. behaviour approach
d. eclectic approach - Answers d. eclectic approach
What MT approach aims to replace irrational thinking?
, a. eclectic
b. behavioural
c. psychodynamic
d. cognitive behavioural - Answers d. cognitive behavioural
MT in a medical setting promotes "normalization" T/F - Answers true
Parkinson's disease is a motor system disorder. T/F - Answers true
NMT is an example of a biopsychosocial model. T/F - Answers false
NMT would be an appropriate approach for a MT working with a client toward the following
goal...
a. supporting social skills
b. processing bereavement
c. improving gait
d. managing depression - Answers c. improving gait
Pain is best described as
a. a physical experience
b. an emotional experience
c. a subjective experience
d. a fight or flight experience - Answers c. a subjective experience
(i think emotional was also correct, but on our quiz emotional was replaced with something else,
so only subjective was correct)
It is effective for MTs to use a biopsychosocial approach to pain management because...
a. Music can address the physical, emotional & social aspects of pain.
b. Music can evoke relaxation, memories & movement.
c. Music can address the physical, emotional & mental aspects of pain.
d. MT is not an effective intervention for pain. - Answers a. Music can address the physical,
emotional & social aspects of pain.
A music therapist needs to be a proficient & flexible musician. T/F - Answers true
Music therapy goals and interventions should reflect developmental age opposed to
chronological age. T/F - Answers true
What is required to become an accredited music therapist?
a. completion of a BA music therapy or MA in music therapy
b. Completion of 1000hr internship approved b the CAMT
c. Be an accomplished musician
d. All listed options - Answers d. All listed options
other health care professionals can provide music therapy as long as...
a. They know what music therapy is
b. they have permission from the client
c. only an accredited music therapist can provide MT
d. they can play an instrument - Answers c. only an accredited music therapist can provide MT
During the Baroque period, it was believed that certain personality characteristics were
associated with certain styles of music. This theory is still followed today. T/F - Answers false
What is the aim of MT? - Answers To reach health care goals
MTs in Canada carry the title MTA (Music therapist accredited) if they are recognized by the
CAMT. T/F - Answers true
Classical music has the greatest impact on pain relief. T/F - Answers false
Which of the following is a reason to refer somebody to MT?
a. to improve communication
b. to develop perfect pitch
c. to learn an instrument
d. to feel happy - Answers a. to improve communication
another common answer: to facilitate self expression
,Which of the following statements is true of preliterate cultures?
a. it was believed that music affects mental health & well-being.
b. music held no value in relation to health.
c. music was used as preventative medicine.
d. medicine was based on the 4 humors. - Answers a. it was believed that music affects mental
health & well-being.
Which of the following is NOT a MT intervention?
a. lyric analysis
b. composing
c. listening to an iPod alone
d. singing - Answers c. listening to an iPod alone
Which organization regulates music therapy in Canada? - Answers CAMT
MT was used in educational institutions in the USA as early as the 1830s. T/F - Answers true
What can instrumental playing as a MT intervention do?
a. help a client to learn an instrument
b. help a client to learn musical concepts
c. improve range of motion, dexterity & muscle strength
d. instrumental playing is not a MT intervention - Answers c. improve range of motion, dexterity
& muscle strength
ALL MTs in Ontario, must also be recognized by the CRPO. T/F - Answers false
According too Piaget, one of the following is not a primary stage of child development.
a. concrete operational
b. communication operations
c. formal operations
d. sensorimotor - Answers b. communication operations
Music and speech use the same areas of the brain. This is why music can activate speech and
communication. T/F - Answers false
,In the early 20th century, MT research could be found in scientific publications. T/F - Answers
true
Why is improvisation an effective intervention in MT?
a. offers a creative, nonverbal means of expressing thoughts & feelings.
b. there are no mistakes.
c. provides control.
d. all listed options. - Answers d. all listed options.
Music entertainment differs from MT because...
a. entertainment is not therapeutic
b. entertainment is not a health care discipline
c. entertainment requires an audience relationship
d. all of the above - Answers b. entertainment is not a health care discipline
Some MT approaches are psychoanalytically informed. T/F - Answers true
What was the purpose of the study "MT in parkinsons"
a. to explore the efficacy of improvising on motor functions in patients with PD
b. to explore the efficacy of active MT on motor & emotional functions in patients with PD
c. to explore the efficacy of passive MT on motor & emotional functions in patients with PD
d. to explore the efficacy of listening to music on motor functions in patients with PD - Answers
b. to explore the efficacy of active MT on motor & emotional functions in patients with PD
A MT begins session with "Hello Song". He encourages self expression with improvisation &
uses precomposed music to facilitate coordination of movement. Sometimes client changes
words to song. Which approach describes MT's way of working most?
a. improvisation informed approach
b. psychodynamically informed approach
c. behaviour approach
d. eclectic approach - Answers d. eclectic approach
What MT approach aims to replace irrational thinking?
, a. eclectic
b. behavioural
c. psychodynamic
d. cognitive behavioural - Answers d. cognitive behavioural
MT in a medical setting promotes "normalization" T/F - Answers true
Parkinson's disease is a motor system disorder. T/F - Answers true
NMT is an example of a biopsychosocial model. T/F - Answers false
NMT would be an appropriate approach for a MT working with a client toward the following
goal...
a. supporting social skills
b. processing bereavement
c. improving gait
d. managing depression - Answers c. improving gait
Pain is best described as
a. a physical experience
b. an emotional experience
c. a subjective experience
d. a fight or flight experience - Answers c. a subjective experience
(i think emotional was also correct, but on our quiz emotional was replaced with something else,
so only subjective was correct)
It is effective for MTs to use a biopsychosocial approach to pain management because...
a. Music can address the physical, emotional & social aspects of pain.
b. Music can evoke relaxation, memories & movement.
c. Music can address the physical, emotional & mental aspects of pain.
d. MT is not an effective intervention for pain. - Answers a. Music can address the physical,
emotional & social aspects of pain.
