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About Suzanne Sorel

I am Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Music Therapy at Molloy University, where I have been teaching for over 30 years. I practiced clinically as a senior music therapist and supervisor for 13 years at the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University achieving Level III Certification (trainer status) in the approach. During my music therapy career, I have worked with a variety of client groups including autistic children and adults, people with developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, speech and language delays, and psychiatric disorders. I developed the Nordoff-Robbins training at Molloy and oversee the training at our on campus clinic,The Rebecca Center for Music Therapy. I completed undergraduate music therapy training at State University of New York at New Paltz and received music therapy master’s and doctoral degrees from New York University. I have been an invited lecturer at regional, national, and international conferences and workshops sharing my areas of study and interest: Clinical improvisation and developing humanistic music-centered treatment plans that are evidence-based. I am the author of Becoming a Music-Centered Therapist (Barcelona, 2022), as well as several chapters in music therapy textbooks. I have also composed and published seven musical compositions used in music education and therapy. 

Positions

2015 - Present Coordinator, Nordoff-Robbins Training Program, Molloy University
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2008 - Present Associate Dean & Director of Graduate Music Therapy, Molloy University ‐ Music Therapy
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1991 - Present Professor, Molloy University ‐ Music Therapy
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July 2015 - July 2018 Chairperson, Molloy University ‐ Music
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2010 - 2015 Director, Nordoff-Robbins Training Program, Molloy University
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2002 - 2015 Director of Education and Training, Molloy University ‐ Rebecca Center for Music Therapy
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September 2012 - December 2012 Interim Director, Molloy University ‐ Rebecca Center for Music Therapy
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1990 - 2003 Senior music therapist and supervisor, New York University ‐ Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy
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1990 - 1991 Music Therapist, School for Language and Communication Development
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1987 - 1990 Senior Music Therapist, United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2022 - Present Co-Chair Academic Program Approval Committee, American Music Therapy Association
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Courses

  • Nordoff-Robbins Clinical Improvisation
  • Internship I & II
  • Clinical Piano Improvisation

Education

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BS, State University of New York College at New Paltz ‐ Music
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MS and DA, New York University ‐ Music
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Publications and Compositions (9)

Videos and Performances (2)

Professional Presentations (68)