CBMT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM EACH EXAM CONTAINS 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

CBMT EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM 2023-2024

ACTUAL EXAM EACH EXAM CONTAINS 150

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES (100% CORRECT AND VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

2023 CBMT EXAM

A music therapist with basic guitar skills wants to accompany a song written in the

key of Ab major, using Ab, Db, and Eb7 chords. To allow for the use of all first

position chords and only minimally affect the song's vocal register, the song should

be transposed to the key of

A. B major.

B. D major.

C. F major.

D. G major.

D. Rationale: G major contains chords easily played on the guitar and only

changes the vocal register by a half step.

A music therapy intern is considering referring a client to her clinical supervisor

because the client demonstrates behaviors reminiscent of the intern's own

domineering older sister. The client's behaviors are eliciting reactions in the intern

that are reflective of her own relationship with her sister. In order to assist the

intern's professional development, the clinical supervisor should suggest that

A. the intern is over-identifying with the client's pathology.

B. the client's transference toward the intern provides insight into the client's

relationship problems.

C. the intern examine how her countertransference is limiting her therapeutic

objectivity.

D. this experience challenges the intern's adequacy to treat this client.

Rationale: C. Countertransference refers to the therapist's reaction to the client

based on past personal experience. It is important that therapists are aware of their

countertransferences and examine how they may interfere with effective

therapeutic interactions with the client.

A music therapist is conducting a group of clients playing a I-IV-V chordal

accompaniment on tone bars. The music therapist arranges the clients in three

groups, one for each chord. Which of the following is the MOST important

conducting gesture?

A. tempo

B. dynamics

C. meter

D. phrasing

Rationale: A. Tempo provides the necessary group cohesion for a successful

group music experience.

An adult with severe, chronic asthma receives individual music therapy in an

outpatient rehabilitation clinic. Treatment goals include increasing breath support

and developing intercostal muscle strength to improve voice quality. When

selecting song material, which of the following is the MOST crucial aspect to

consider?

A. client preference

B. phrase length

C. tessitura

D. song duration

Rationale: B. Phrase length is most crucial because it requires regulated and

sustained breath support.

During a music therapy assessment, a client with late-stage dementia changed her

facial expression several times, hummed parts of a familiar melody, made eye

contact with the therapist, and attempted to play a hand drum. She was

unresponsive to other stimuli in the environment. Which of the following is the

BEST treatment recommendation for this client?

A. individual sessions emphasizing sensory awareness and stimulation

B. a small rhythm group emphasizing group cohesiveness

C. a music appreciation group emphasizing reminiscence and life review

D. individual sessions emphasizing reality orientation

Rationale: A. Sensory awareness and stimulation should be targeted for music

therapy because this client is unresponsive to stimuli other than music.

While completing an assessment on a patient who is 10 days post-stroke, a music

therapist interviews the spouse to get more information. The spouse reports that the

patient does not enjoy music and is not a good candidate for music therapy. Which

of the following is the music therapist's BEST action?

A. Discontinue the music therapy assessment and make recommendations to

another type of therapy.

B. Continue the assessment to determine if music can be used effectively with the

patient.

C. Use only non-musical assessment tools to avoid agitating the patient.

D. Discuss the spouse's comment with the treatment team and make a team

decision on how to continue.

Rationale: B. Recommendations should not be made until an assessment has been

completed.