nternship Experience of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Korea: Consensual Qualitative Research Study

The purpose of this study was to examine Korean music therapy students’ internship experience in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy (NRMT). Eight cases were analysed using a consensual qualitative research method. The results of cross-analysis indicated four domains, within which there were a total of twelve categories: (a) Class experience in NRMT internship (cultivating clinical musicianship, feeling a lack of self-confidence, opportunity for advanced education); (b) Clinical experience in NRMT internship (moments of musical connection, difficulties due to incompetence as a clinician, learning through teamwork); (c) Supervision experience during NRMT internship (clinical analysis, increasing self-awareness, evaluation anxiety); (d) Growth through NRMT internship (becoming more accepting, becoming more confident as a clinician, expanding musical resources). Study findings suggest that participants developed both professionally and personally during NR internship programs. They also learned music-centered interventions, a distinctive feature of the NRMT approach. However, perspective of experiential learning during NRMT internship should be re-examined in a Korean cultural context.