CBMT EXAM 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
A 17 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased unexcused absences,
and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial affect has changed from friendly to flat.
When approached, the student states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to
music, so a music therapy referral is requested. To assess possible causes of the change in
behavior, a music therapist should FIRST
A. Observe the student in other classes
B. Discuss concerns with the guidance counselor
C. Identify current stressors in the student's life
D. Review the student's individualized education plan (IEP)
C. This is the only choice that allows the music therapist to determine potential causal
factors
A music therapist is using ballroom dancing to facilitate intimacy in a relationship between
a client, who has dementia, and his wife. During a session, the client's favorite big-band
music is played, but he is having difficulty standing up and dancing with his wife. The BEST
intervention would be to recommend that the wife
A. watch a big-band dance video with her husband.
B. sing to her husband as they sit facing one another.
,C. hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music.
D. sit silently next to her husband while they listen to the music.
C. Having the wife hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music with him is an
intervention that brings both partners together in an active interaction that approximates
dancing and facilitates intimacy.
"Since her admission, Mary has spent most of her time in her room and has not
participated in unit activities." Under which assessment domain would this statement
MOST likely be found?
A. psychosocial
B. emotional
C. communicative
D. sensorimotor
A. Psychosocial refers to quantity and quality of interpersonal interaction.
When playing a familiar song with a young client, which of the following therapeutic
exercises will MOST effectively increase sustained attention?
A. altering note order
B. varying key signature
C. changing note duration
,D. modifying time signature
C. This is a strategy to address attention control. This focuses on the basic auditory
attention function of making the exercise increasingly longer by lengthening/augmenting
the notes.
The last portion of a music therapy SOAP note discusses which of the following?
A. progress summary
B. physician's recommendations
C. plan for treatment
D. provider's assessment
C. The four components of a SOAP note are Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan
with the last component being plan for how to continue to treat the client.
A song on the guitar in the key of C needs to be transposed to the key of Eb. Using first
position fingering in the key of C, the therapist needs to place the capo on the
A. 2nd fret.
B. 3rd fret.
, C. 5th fret.
D. 7th fret.
B. Placing the capo on the 3rd fret would transpose the song to Eb major.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) principles require music therapists to take which of the
following into account when planning treatment?
A. best available research; patient characteristics, culture and preferences; and clinical
expertise
B. evidence of past treatment success; therapist knowledge and skills; and treatment
length
C. published music therapy program descriptions; therapist expertise; and assessment
outcomes
D. reviews of past research literature; patient history; and principle of beneficence
A. The following statement was approved as a policy of the American Psychological
Association (APA) August, 2005: "Evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) is the
integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient
characteristics, culture, and preferences." The AMTA adopted the following definition of
evidence-based music therapy practice in 2010: "Evidence-based music therapy practice
integrates the best available research, the music therapists' expertise, and the needs,
values, and preferences of the individual(s) served."
A 17 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased unexcused absences,
and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial affect has changed from friendly to flat.
When approached, the student states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to
music, so a music therapy referral is requested. To assess possible causes of the change in
behavior, a music therapist should FIRST
A. Observe the student in other classes
B. Discuss concerns with the guidance counselor
C. Identify current stressors in the student's life
D. Review the student's individualized education plan (IEP)
C. This is the only choice that allows the music therapist to determine potential causal
factors
A music therapist is using ballroom dancing to facilitate intimacy in a relationship between
a client, who has dementia, and his wife. During a session, the client's favorite big-band
music is played, but he is having difficulty standing up and dancing with his wife. The BEST
intervention would be to recommend that the wife
A. watch a big-band dance video with her husband.
B. sing to her husband as they sit facing one another.
,C. hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music.
D. sit silently next to her husband while they listen to the music.
C. Having the wife hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music with him is an
intervention that brings both partners together in an active interaction that approximates
dancing and facilitates intimacy.
"Since her admission, Mary has spent most of her time in her room and has not
participated in unit activities." Under which assessment domain would this statement
MOST likely be found?
A. psychosocial
B. emotional
C. communicative
D. sensorimotor
A. Psychosocial refers to quantity and quality of interpersonal interaction.
When playing a familiar song with a young client, which of the following therapeutic
exercises will MOST effectively increase sustained attention?
A. altering note order
B. varying key signature
C. changing note duration
,D. modifying time signature
C. This is a strategy to address attention control. This focuses on the basic auditory
attention function of making the exercise increasingly longer by lengthening/augmenting
the notes.
The last portion of a music therapy SOAP note discusses which of the following?
A. progress summary
B. physician's recommendations
C. plan for treatment
D. provider's assessment
C. The four components of a SOAP note are Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan
with the last component being plan for how to continue to treat the client.
A song on the guitar in the key of C needs to be transposed to the key of Eb. Using first
position fingering in the key of C, the therapist needs to place the capo on the
A. 2nd fret.
B. 3rd fret.
, C. 5th fret.
D. 7th fret.
B. Placing the capo on the 3rd fret would transpose the song to Eb major.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) principles require music therapists to take which of the
following into account when planning treatment?
A. best available research; patient characteristics, culture and preferences; and clinical
expertise
B. evidence of past treatment success; therapist knowledge and skills; and treatment
length
C. published music therapy program descriptions; therapist expertise; and assessment
outcomes
D. reviews of past research literature; patient history; and principle of beneficence
A. The following statement was approved as a policy of the American Psychological
Association (APA) August, 2005: "Evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) is the
integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient
characteristics, culture, and preferences." The AMTA adopted the following definition of
evidence-based music therapy practice in 2010: "Evidence-based music therapy practice
integrates the best available research, the music therapists' expertise, and the needs,
values, and preferences of the individual(s) served."
