MUSY​/MUSMusic & Health-Clinical​/Research Practicum

MUS
4112Y/MUS
7407H Music & Health-Clinical Performance/Research Practicum Date Posted

08/24/2026

49966

Faculty of Music

Faculty of Music

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Yes

MUS
4112Y/MUS
7407H Music & Health-Clinical Performance/Research Practicum

Corene Thaut

This course is designed to give the students an opportunity to practice and apply what they are learning in class to real clinical populations. Clinical practicum placements will take place in community centres, hospitals, senior residences, nursing homes, Alzheimer’s and memory clinics, Parkinson’s research and treatment centres as well as the UofT Music and Health Research Collaboratory (MaHRC). Examples of activities include performing music, teaching music, leading singing and instrumental improvisation activities, and using music to enhance speech or mobility.

15

September 8, 2026-April 30, 2027

140

TBA

Sessional Instructional Assistant. Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Graduate degree in music therapy or equivalent background and PhD in Music and Health Sciences or equivalent background.

This course will be delivered in-person. Sessional Instructional Assistants duties will include: supervision and mentorship of clinical placements, small group discussions and assignments; grading written assignments and giving feedback; video-taping student clinical work and processing therapeutic skills with students; maintain records; set up and maintain email lists; distribute email communication.

08/27/2026, 11:59PM EDT

Daphne Tan

Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs

Associate Professor, Music Theory

Faculty of Music

University of Toronto

80 Queen’s Park

Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2

SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

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