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Music Therapist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what music therapists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most music therapists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am a Registered Music Therapist with experience across hospital, aged care, disability, and mental health settings. I design and facilitate individual and group sessions that use singing, instrument playing, improvisation, and songwriting to support clients' communication, mobility, and emotional wellbeing. I am committed to evidence-based practice, collaborative care, and ongoing professional supervision.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Clinical assessment and treatment
- Care planning and coordination
- Counselling and support work
- Rehabilitation and therapy
- Electronic health records
- Digital audio workstations
- Adaptive instruments
- Telehealth platforms
- Music notation software
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Assessed clients' functional needs and strengths through musical and non-musical methods, identifying goals that informed individualised therapy plans and improved client engagement.
- Designed and facilitated individual and group music therapy sessions for clients in aged care and disability settings, using singing, instrument playing, improvisation, and songwriting to achieve therapeutic outcomes.
- Documented client progress in electronic health records and collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to adjust care plans, ensuring consistent and coordinated support across services.
- Used adaptive instruments and digital audio workstations to enable clients with limited mobility to participate in music-making, increasing their active involvement in sessions.
- Provided telehealth music therapy sessions to remote clients, maintaining continuity of care and supporting wellbeing during periods of isolation.
Education
Bachelor degree in Music Therapy, or a postgraduate qualification for those with a prior degree, accredited by the Australian Music Therapy Association and leading to registration as a Registered Music Therapist (RMT).
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA)
- Registered Music Therapist (RMT)
- NDIS
- Aged Care Quality Standards
- electronic health records
- digital audio workstations
- adaptive instruments
- telehealth
- music notation software
- multidisciplinary team
- care planning
- clinical documentation
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.