CBMT COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ You are working with a client and you experience
countertransference. MT should..
Answer: MT should acknowledge if feelings will be disruptive
◉ You only have a metronome. What string would you tune your
guitar?
Answer: 440hz: A
◉ What is this an example of?
THe MT asked the client what day it was? Client replies yesterday
the cow was rolling on the hill
Answer: Loose Association
◉ The therapist stated in the chart that client said: "I want to kill my
wife" What kind of writing is this?
Answer: Objective
◉ What form would you use for a drum circle with challenges?
, Answer: Solo tutti
◉ Best music for breaks?
Answer: Minuet and trio
◉ You have a multicultural group that you are seeing for the first
time? What is best rhythm to start on?
Answer: African drumming
◉ You are in the key of C and your client is playing a Bb instrument?
To play a C scale. What note do they start on?
Answer: D
◉ Interval between 6th and 7th interval harmonic minor?
Answer: Minor third
◉ The wife and husband, husband kept answering. The wife is the
patient. The wife is not talking and she tells the music therapist to
just let him answer when asked what kind of music she likes:
Answer: Pick a song that will elicit dialogue
◉ Client started crying and having trouble with language. What is
the best response to help client express their needs?
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ You are working with a client and you experience
countertransference. MT should..
Answer: MT should acknowledge if feelings will be disruptive
◉ You only have a metronome. What string would you tune your
guitar?
Answer: 440hz: A
◉ What is this an example of?
THe MT asked the client what day it was? Client replies yesterday
the cow was rolling on the hill
Answer: Loose Association
◉ The therapist stated in the chart that client said: "I want to kill my
wife" What kind of writing is this?
Answer: Objective
◉ What form would you use for a drum circle with challenges?
, Answer: Solo tutti
◉ Best music for breaks?
Answer: Minuet and trio
◉ You have a multicultural group that you are seeing for the first
time? What is best rhythm to start on?
Answer: African drumming
◉ You are in the key of C and your client is playing a Bb instrument?
To play a C scale. What note do they start on?
Answer: D
◉ Interval between 6th and 7th interval harmonic minor?
Answer: Minor third
◉ The wife and husband, husband kept answering. The wife is the
patient. The wife is not talking and she tells the music therapist to
just let him answer when asked what kind of music she likes:
Answer: Pick a song that will elicit dialogue
◉ Client started crying and having trouble with language. What is
the best response to help client express their needs?
