Table 1.

Expertise and experience of music therapist (MT) participants (n=18).

MT number	Self-described expertise	Years of MT experience	Work settings and client populations
1	Intermediate	4	Emergency care, intensive care, detox
2	Expert	20	Children
3	Expert	13	Hospice care, cancer care
4	Expert	12	Adolescents from limited-resource communities, mental health
5	Expert	10	Cancer care, dementia care
6	Intermediate	26	Children, adolescents, elder care, mental health
7	Expert	12	Children, adolescents, elder care
8	Intermediate	8	Cancer care, burn care, bereavement
9	Expert	25	Children, mental health
10	Expert	38	Mental health
11	Expert	16	Elder care, hospice care, children, mental health
12	Expert	32	Mental health, cancer care
13	Expert	23	Mental health, substance use disorder, dementia care
14	Novice	>1	Children, adolescents, rehab patients
15	Expert	30	Mental health, elder care, hospice care, children
16	Expert	20	Dementia care, elder care, hospice care
17	Expert	19	Children, adolescents, hospice care
18	Expert	30	Children, adolescents, cancer care