Mentioned below is the history of Ohio University's Music Therapy program as it stands today. OUr History |
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Neal Glenn, a music education professor in 1951, initiated the first courses at Ohio University on music therapy. He had students gain experience at the nearby Athens Mental Hospital. At that time music therapy was a specialty in music education and the courses were electives in the music education degree leading to a B.F.A. William Sears joined the music education faculty in 1958. He added additional courses, including courses in the Psychology of Music and Clinical Experience, and music therapy became a distinct major, which required 138 semester hours to complete. Sears wrote the Processes in Music Therapy before he left for Indiana University in 1964, when Roth Boxberger joined the faculty. She made several curriculum changes, which included adding courses on the Influence of Music on Behavior, Social and Recreational Instruments, Background in Music Therapy (history & trends) and a course giving credit for the internship. She served as a national officer in NAMT and published two chapters in the 1961 and 1962 Music Therapy annuals on the history of music in therapy and the early development of music therapy in the U.S. and the National Association for Music Therapy.
Richard Gray replaced Ruth Boxberger, who left for East Carolina University in 1968. He added an additional clinical experience course and a keyboard proficiency test as requirements for the degree, which was changed to a B.M. After Gray left for Duquesne University in 1971 and Brian Wilson joined the faculty. He added an Introduction to Music Therapy course, and courses in music education, behavioral sciences, special education, and dance. Practicum courses were expanded to cover the junior and senior years and students were required to write and carry out treatment plans, which were based on behavioral assessments and observations. In 1975 Wilson joined the faculty at Western Michigan University and was replaced by Michael Kellogg. Practicum sites and clinical population choices were expanded, leading to a total hands on practica experience over three years... Admission and retention standards for students were also initiated. Major curricular changes occurred in 1980 in consort with new NAMT guidelines, which resulted in a separate Recreational Instruments course, a Music Therapy Activities course, and an Administration and Program Development course. Kellogg facilitated meetings of Ohio music therapists in 1976 leading to the first state association and later his election as the first President in 1978. In the 1980s additional curricular options were developed with music education, special education, and Honors Tutorial College leading to additional certifications. The music therapy program also initiated and ran 13 Southeastern Ohio Very Special Arts Festivals, which were held from 1980 2003.
Evey Adelmann joined the faculty in 1983 as the second music therapy faculty member and as Director of Music Therapy. She added several new dimensions to the program including Orff-Schulwerk and other holistic approaches. She left in 1985 to pursue a doctorate in counseling and was replaced by Dr. Peggy Codding, who chaired the music therapy area of Professional Studies (MT & MusEd). She coordinated further development of the first music therapy masters degree program in Ohio, leading to the first graduate with an M.M. degree in 1991. Codding brought her interest in research into fruition with frequent poster session displays of research by her and her students at state, regional, and national music therapy conferences. She also served on and chaired the Ohio University Research Committee, which resulted in increased research funding for the arts. Codding was elected President of the Ohio Association for Music Therapy and Ohio University hosted the 1995 conference of OAMT.
In 1998, Kellogg became the Director of Music Therapy. Codding left for Berkee College of Music in 1999. Several visiting faculty members (Rosemary Hakes, Jim Hiller, Sharon Boyle, and Judy Belland) held music therapy positions or served as adjunct faculty from 1999 2003. These faculty members provided the students with exposure to their special areas of expertise in counseling (Hakes), improvisatory music therapy (Hiller), vocal music therapy (Boyle) and psychiatric music therapy (Belland). After 28 years at OU, Kellogg retired in 2003, but continued to teach one quarter each year. Under his leadership, both as faculty member and as director, Ohio University established no less than 20 practica pre-internship training sites in the Athens area a short distance from the university. Kellogg also took the lead in developing the Very Special Arts Festival program in Ohio with yearly events held in the School of Music in which both music therapy and other faculty and students participated.
Anita Louise Steele
In 2003 Anita Louise Steele was appointed as Associate Professor and Director of Music Therapy and Kamille Geist, as an Assistant Professor of music therapy. Undergraduate and graduate research was expanded under Louise Steeles leadership and graduate student recruitment increased. Liaisons between the music therapy department and other Health and Human Service programs increased resulting in joint professional presentations and a study abroad program in music therapy. A strong affiliation with OBleness Memorial Hospital was initiated as a site for both undergraduate and graduate practica and research. The Music Therapy Clinic was established in the School of Music, offering music therapy services to the community delivered by faculty and Board Certified graduate assistants. Clients access services through the Athens Community Music School under the auspices of the School of Music. A grant was obtained which made possible the use of video conferencing technology to bring outstanding professors, clinicians, and researchers into music therapy classes.
For current faculty, see our faculty page or check out Ohio University's Music Therapy Information Page (link on the faculty page).
Richard Gray replaced Ruth Boxberger, who left for East Carolina University in 1968. He added an additional clinical experience course and a keyboard proficiency test as requirements for the degree, which was changed to a B.M. After Gray left for Duquesne University in 1971 and Brian Wilson joined the faculty. He added an Introduction to Music Therapy course, and courses in music education, behavioral sciences, special education, and dance. Practicum courses were expanded to cover the junior and senior years and students were required to write and carry out treatment plans, which were based on behavioral assessments and observations. In 1975 Wilson joined the faculty at Western Michigan University and was replaced by Michael Kellogg. Practicum sites and clinical population choices were expanded, leading to a total hands on practica experience over three years... Admission and retention standards for students were also initiated. Major curricular changes occurred in 1980 in consort with new NAMT guidelines, which resulted in a separate Recreational Instruments course, a Music Therapy Activities course, and an Administration and Program Development course. Kellogg facilitated meetings of Ohio music therapists in 1976 leading to the first state association and later his election as the first President in 1978. In the 1980s additional curricular options were developed with music education, special education, and Honors Tutorial College leading to additional certifications. The music therapy program also initiated and ran 13 Southeastern Ohio Very Special Arts Festivals, which were held from 1980 2003.
Evey Adelmann joined the faculty in 1983 as the second music therapy faculty member and as Director of Music Therapy. She added several new dimensions to the program including Orff-Schulwerk and other holistic approaches. She left in 1985 to pursue a doctorate in counseling and was replaced by Dr. Peggy Codding, who chaired the music therapy area of Professional Studies (MT & MusEd). She coordinated further development of the first music therapy masters degree program in Ohio, leading to the first graduate with an M.M. degree in 1991. Codding brought her interest in research into fruition with frequent poster session displays of research by her and her students at state, regional, and national music therapy conferences. She also served on and chaired the Ohio University Research Committee, which resulted in increased research funding for the arts. Codding was elected President of the Ohio Association for Music Therapy and Ohio University hosted the 1995 conference of OAMT.
In 1998, Kellogg became the Director of Music Therapy. Codding left for Berkee College of Music in 1999. Several visiting faculty members (Rosemary Hakes, Jim Hiller, Sharon Boyle, and Judy Belland) held music therapy positions or served as adjunct faculty from 1999 2003. These faculty members provided the students with exposure to their special areas of expertise in counseling (Hakes), improvisatory music therapy (Hiller), vocal music therapy (Boyle) and psychiatric music therapy (Belland). After 28 years at OU, Kellogg retired in 2003, but continued to teach one quarter each year. Under his leadership, both as faculty member and as director, Ohio University established no less than 20 practica pre-internship training sites in the Athens area a short distance from the university. Kellogg also took the lead in developing the Very Special Arts Festival program in Ohio with yearly events held in the School of Music in which both music therapy and other faculty and students participated.
Anita Louise Steele
In 2003 Anita Louise Steele was appointed as Associate Professor and Director of Music Therapy and Kamille Geist, as an Assistant Professor of music therapy. Undergraduate and graduate research was expanded under Louise Steeles leadership and graduate student recruitment increased. Liaisons between the music therapy department and other Health and Human Service programs increased resulting in joint professional presentations and a study abroad program in music therapy. A strong affiliation with OBleness Memorial Hospital was initiated as a site for both undergraduate and graduate practica and research. The Music Therapy Clinic was established in the School of Music, offering music therapy services to the community delivered by faculty and Board Certified graduate assistants. Clients access services through the Athens Community Music School under the auspices of the School of Music. A grant was obtained which made possible the use of video conferencing technology to bring outstanding professors, clinicians, and researchers into music therapy classes.
For current faculty, see our faculty page or check out Ohio University's Music Therapy Information Page (link on the faculty page).