Registration is closed for this webinar.

Four Sundays: October 17, 24, 31, and November 7; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, EST

This webinar is comprised of four, three-hour, weekly workshops and assignments of two-hours of homework each week, designed for CMPs, MHTP students and graduates of other therapeutic music training programs. to explore opportunities for employment as a therapeutic musician. Through each three-hour interactive workshop, assignments, and individualized feedback, participants will develop a detailed vision of their ideal job and a path to bring it to life.  Participants will employ the essential elements of a therapeutic musician into these sessions, allowing for deep listening, open-hearted discussion, and belief that we each are on a healing journey to wholeness. 

"I got a gig at a dayhab for disabilities for $60.00 an hour. What I am enthused about is, I’ve never made close to $60.00. This is due to my recent confidence from the workshop."

CMPs earn 20 CEUs. Participants must complete all aspects of the course to earn the 20 hours, including full attendance, and satisfactory completion of all assignments and individual discussions as determined by the instructor. 

Cost is $210.00. Class size is limited.

Each week’s workshop will: 

• begin and end with live music and centering exercises

• include full group-discussion 

• involve break-out groups

• provide individualized guidance on the topic of the week

• Workshop 1: Envisioning Your Ideal Job

• Workshop 2: Facing Your Obstacles and Fears 

• Workshop 3: Discovering the Authentic You 

• Workshop 4: Reaching Out

NOT́E: Workshops are not offered separately, rather this is an integrated experience, with each week’s session building on those that came before. 

""Rebecca is an excellent teacher.  She has the ability to inspire and challenge students to take on tasks they don’t even realize they can do!"

Your instructor is Rebecca Strauss, CMP, Violist, Certified Life Coach
Through many years as a freelance musician, director of Riverview Chamber Players, and creator of programs for healing, Rebecca has learned key elements in cultivating collaborators, creating opportunities, and getting paid work in her field.

As a teacher, Rebecca is compassionate and kind, allowing students time to embrace and embody the subject and skills being taught. She is on the faculty of Longy School of Music of Bard College where she teaches the Music as a Healing Art course.

She honed her life coaching skills with Tara Baldwin of Believe Life Coaching, a Tony Robbins trained coach, and readily incorporates life coaching elements into her teaching.

Important notices you agree to:

1. Webinar registration form and payment must be received by MHTP at least 7 days prior to each webinar.

2. I must participate in the webinar discussion.

3. I will set up a free Zoom account for the webinar (Facilitator will send instructions).

4. I must complete the class evaluation form at the end of the webinar to receive the take-home information.

Cancellation: If MHTP cancels this webinar because of too few participants or any other reason, all participants will be notified via email and will receive a full refund ($210). If a participant must cancel, that participant should immediately notify MHTP. If a participant cancels more than one week in advance of the first workshop, a full refund will be given. If a participant cancels less than one week in advance (after 3:00pm EDT Oct 10), no refund will be given, because last-minute cancellations could make the number of participants too small for a webinar to be viable.

This series is only available for MHTP students, CMPs and graduates of other therapeutic music training programs.