TWO-YEAR SPECIALISATION COURSE IN
VOCAL MUSIC THERAPY
The Specialisation Course in Vocal Music Therapy (Corso di Specializzazione in Musicoterapia Vocale - CSMV) is a course that offers concrete and exhaustive answers
on the use of the voice and vocality in the field of music therapy, where sound becomes a contact and communication tool.
It supplies a specific and adequate preparation on the subject, allowing music therapists to deepen the knowledge and development
of their own vocality in a professional perspective.
WHO CAN APPLY
The SCVMT is for music therapists holding a qualification issued in accordance with the CONFIAM (the Italian Confederation of Music Therapy Associations and Schools) protocol and UNI 11592 standard or that have completed an academic degree.
Any applications from students about to complete their training in music therapy will be assessed individually.
ATTENDANCE AND NUMBER OF HOURS
The course extends over two academic years. It includes 12 in‑person weekends and 4 online meetings between October 2026 and May 2028, for a total of 200 teaching hours.
A minimum attendance of 70% of the hours is required. If attendance is lower than 70%, a certificate will be issued only for the hours and modules attended.
During the two‑year period, there will be assessments of the knowledge and skills acquired. At the end of the programme, participants will be required to prepare a thesis demonstrating their scientific knowledge as well as the organisational and managerial skills involved in a project dedicated to vocal music therapy.
WHERE
Lessons take place in Trieste.
The teaching venue is the Auditorium of Casa della Musica, in Via dei Capitelli 3.
The administrative and educational office is located at the headquarters of APS Aulòs, in Strada di Rozzol 12, Trieste.
WHEN
Cycle 2026–2028
First year
Classroom lessons (Sat 9:00–18:00; Sun 9:00–17:00): 24–25 October 2026; 21–22 November 2026; 16–17 January 2027; 13–14 February 2027; 13–14 March 2027; 8–9 May 2027.
Second year
Dates will be announced later.
OBJECTIVES AND GOALS
The main objective of the course is to supply knowledge and insight into music therapy competences with, regards to vocal communication in clinical preventive and rehabilitative fields.
The goals are to achieve specific and adequate professional preparation in vocal music therapy.
The course focuses on the first instrument available to humans that, in music therapy training, is essential, delicate and little explored.
The SCVMT offers appropriate attention and training on the vocal topic in individual and group relationship, encouraging and intensifying listening, relational, expressive and creative skills, thus enriching the music therapist’s personal and professional resources.
PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTS
The SCVMT training allows to improve listening and comprehension of one’s own and client’s vocal production in order to implement the music therapist’s competences. This training is applicable to all areas of intervention (preventive, therapeutic and rehabilitative). The course will supply the music therapist with tools to operate more effectively even when there are specific needs related to the client’s voice and vocality.
ORGANIZATION
The SCVMT is a two-year course that offers a series of theoretical and experiential modules and provides global training and preparation in the fields of music therapy, medicine, psychology and music with the purpose of offering a wide and in-depth training on vocal music therapy.
The modules offer the possibility of assessing voice and vocality through different approaches so as to deepen/develop the vocal topic and consequently improve the application methods in the different fields of intervention.
ORGANISATIONAL CHART
Course coordination
Director: Antonella Grusovin
Scientific coordinator: Chiara Maria Bieker
Secretariat: Lisa Savio
INSTRUCTORS
The course is held by specialists with long-standing national and international experience. Each instructor deals with a specific subject related to voice and vocality, contributing to the development of the professional skills of the music therapist.
The training includes both experiential and theoretical lessons, in order to offer adequate and comprehensive training. Each instructor will provide the participants with a complete programme of his/her module together with an updated bibliography.
FEES AND APPLICATION
Annual participation fee
The annual participation fee is €990 (€1,980 in total for the two‑year programme). The final deadline for enrolment is 31 July 2026. Payment for each academic year is made in three instalments of €330 (31 July 2026, 31 December 2026, 31 March 2027). For payments made by 30 June 2026, a reduced fee of €930 is available for the current year, to be paid in a single instalment. To complete enrolment, it is necessary, in the following order: 1. to send a brief CV to musicoterapiavocale@aulosmusicoterapia.com 2. to attend an online suitability interview with the course management 3. to pay the participation fee. Participation in the course is reserved for members of APS Aulòs. The membership fee of €15, to be paid at the time of enrolment in the SCVMT, is valid for 12 months from the payment date.
WITHDRAWAL OR WAIVER
The course will start with a minimum of 12 and maximum of 18 participants.
If the course does not start due to the insufficient number of participants, the SCVMT application fee already paid will be refunded. The A.P.S. Aulòs membership fee will not be refunded.
No refund for the fees already paid will apply in the case of waiver or voluntary withdrawal from the course, exception made to the possibility for the course management to consider a pro rata temporis refund in specific individual cases in the event of serious reasons supported by documentation.