Help Our Students Shine!

We take applications throughout the year for Board Certified Music Therapists and those who are soon to be certified. We’ll get back to you right away and let you know if we currently have any openings. If we don’t, we’ll keep your information on file and will connect as soon as a position opens up. Check out our job description below and reach out if it looks like a perfect fit or if we can help answer any questions. 

Position Opening:  IEP-Based Special Education Music Therapist
Position Type: Full Time, 10-month salaried position with benefits
Start Date: Reach out and we’ll let you know if we have any current openings.
Location: San Diego, California
Who We Support: A diverse spectrum of students in grades PreK-12
Contact: Michelle Lazar, MA, MT-BC here

Become an IEP expert while supporting neurodivergent students who learn best through music.  Enjoy big time benefits and over six weeks of paid time off during the 10-month school year.

Be an integral and respected part of the educational team while enjoying a self-made schedule and LOTS of variety between direct sessions, consultation, developing new songs, IEP meetings, documentation, and bonding with our crew. You’ll also have a chance to hone your collaboration skills alongside teachers, paraprofessionals, SLPs, OTs, and PTs.
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The new school year is around the corner!  Help special learners soar, while becoming an IEP expert in our unique school-based position (don’t worry there’s on the job training too).  Join our close-knit, inspired team of Board Certified Music Therapists in sunny San Diego starting August 19, 2019.  This full time salaried 10-month position, follows the school year calendar with big time benefits and tons of time off.

This is an ideal position for adventure-bound therapists who like to travel, those of you have your own kiddos on a school year schedule, or the daring among you who enjoy diving into your own personal projects over the summer.  We often have additional work available during summer school (mid-July through mid-August) for those of you staying in town.  Download our job flier here to share or post.
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The new school year is around the corner!  Help special learners soar, while becoming an IEP expert in our unique school-based position (don’t worry there’s on the job training too).  Join our close-knit, inspired team of Board Certified Music Therapists in sunny San Diego starting August 20, 2018.  This full time salaried 10-month position, follows the school year calendar with big time benefits and tons of time off.

This is an ideal position for adventure-bound therapists who like to travel, those of you have your own kiddos on a school year schedule, or the daring among you who enjoy diving into your own personal projects over the summer.  We often have additional work available during summer school (late July and August) for those of you staying in town.  Download our job flier here to share or post.
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Sita Rose (aka our very own Laura Anderson) teamed up with some of the Coast Music Therapy staff for her July Sacred Song Series. This month’s chant entitled “Open Your Ears” is a direct reflection of the work we do with children who have special needs and the importance of listening to them. When it comes to communication, many of our students express their needs non-verbally or through behaviors. “Open your Ears” is about awakening our senses as therapists, teachers, parents and as a community to effectively listen to our children who do not communicate conventionally.

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Coast Music Therapy team member Talia Morales, who is also a co-founder of The Songstream Project recently traveled to Utah with local San Diego musician and songwriter, Reid Moriarty and his extraordinary mom and author of Autism Unplugged, Andrea Moriarty.  Andrea wrote this blog to share the empowering and inspiring experience they had presenting together at Utah Valley University’s conference for autism in April.
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A new year with a new vision!  In honor of Music Therapy Social Media Advocacy Month 2015, we’ve reflected on some little known facts about music therapy in our “Did You Know?” Music Therapy Infographic.   Did you know you can get a Ph.D. in music therapy??  Did you know there are over 6000 Board Certified Music Therapists in the United States??  Discover more below that may just surprise you!

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We are so proud of our longtime student Luke DeRoche for a recent donation he made to help a child in need benefit from music therapy.
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It’s Official! Music therapy has been formally added as a related service to California special education law. While not all students in special education require music therapy, the new regulations will help provide clarification for parents and professionals who are considering music therapy as part of a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). Read More

January is music therapy advocacy month, with the theme “We are… Music Therapists!” In the realm of special education, with increasing focus on professional qualifications, it’s important that we, as music therapists, educate the community about our field and qualifications. To help with the cause, we’ve developed this free music therapy advocacy poster for special education. 

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Need a little boost to help you keep whistling a happy tune? Here are five positive music quotes to put the beat in your feet and some inspiration to uplift your spirit.

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