Our Master of Music Therapy is a two-year, masters-level programme validated by Goldsmiths, University of London. It is rooted in the Nordoff Robbins approach, which emphasises practical, collaborative music making. The MMT is one of a handful of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) approved qualifications that allow graduates to apply to register as a music therapist. This is a legal requirement for working in the profession.
We have three training bases in London, Manchester, Newcastle. Our next intakes will be 2026 for London and 2027 for Manchester and Newcastle. Applications are currently open for our 2026 London cohort – click below to apply.
For an overview of the MMT course, including the Nordoff Robbins approach, how we teach, course content and who we’re looking for, read the MMT prospectus.
For detailed information about the MMT course, including entry requirements, placement, tuition fees and other costs, read the programme specification.
We welcome people from a wide range of musical backgrounds onto the MMT programme and see musical diversity in our cohorts as a source of strength. You don’t need to be classically trained or able to read musical notation. Most important are some experience of working with people who might come to music therapy, a good ear, being musically imaginative and able to provide another person with a real sense of musical companionship, plus an ability to work academically at Masters level.
The MMT focuses on music therapy both as a practice (something you learn to do) and a discipline (something you learn to think critically about). It explores the complex connections between music, health and society. Students develop their awareness of what is happening in the moment during a musical interaction, and the deeper relevance of these interactions to people’s lives.
If we aren’t informed by a longing for social change within our music making, then what are we working for?
Oli, music therapist
We and the wider music therapy community understand that it is important to support the development of newly qualified music therapist. The BAMT run a newly qualified music therapist development programme and we run our Graduate Employment Scheme (GES), which offers new MMT graduates an opportunity to take a paid role for one year within the charity.
The exact number of available roles (and their geographical locations) varies from year to year, and interested graduates are invited to apply competitively for the roles that are available that year. GES decision making is completely separate from the training programme, and a place on the training programme does not guarantee a place on the GES.
We’d love to welcome you to an MMT Open Evening, where you can learn more about training with Nordoff and Robbins.
Download our simple guide to applying for the MMT. We’re also very happy to answer any questions, either by phone or by email.
To apply, you need to fill in an electronic form on our website. Once you begin the application, you have 30 days to complete it.