Date of Award
4-2018
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Edward A, Roth, M.M.
Second Advisor
David S. Smith, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Jennifer M. Fiore, Ph.D.
Keywords
Music therapy, academic lineage, academic fecundity, professorship
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Abstract Only
Restricted to Campus until
4-15-2028
Abstract
Academic standards for the field of music therapy have changed since the beginning of academic music therapy programs in the 1940s. In the profession of music therapy, a full-time professor can teach with a master’s degree, as the master’s degree is still considered the terminal degree. Previous studies have traced academic lineages, or mentor-mentee relationships, in multiple academic fields, specifically mentees who have gone on to become professors. The current study examines and illustrates academic mentor-mentee relationships in a format much like that of a genealogical family tree. One way in which to measure these relationships is through fecundity, or how productive a mentor is. Since an academic lineage does not currently exist for the field of music therapy, the purpose of this project was to begin constructing a Music Therapy Tree in order to trace these relationships and measure fecundity in the profession.
Music therapists with master’s level or doctorate degrees were surveyed in order to begin creating the Music Therapy Tree. This paper describes the process of constructing the Music Therapy Tree, as well as to provide recommendations for adjustments to method of data collection, data analyses, and continued growth of the tree.
Recommended Citation
Skodack, Bernadette F., "The Academic Lineage of Music Therapy: Examining Fecundity Through University and College Professorships" (2018). Masters Theses. 3399.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3399