Professional Background

 

  

James Hiller, MMT, MT-BC

(937) 229-3985
107 Music /Theatre Building
University of Dayton
300 College Park Ave.  Dayton, OH 45469-0290
James.Hiller@notes.udayton.edu

Jim Hiller began his professional career with a BM degree in jazz guitar performance from the Conservatory of Music at Capital University. Following ten years as a full time guitarist/singer/songwriter, he received his Master of Music Therapy degree at Temple University in 1994.

Following 3 years working in a private psychiatric facility in Philadelphia, Jim spent five years as the Clinical Program Director for the Columbus Music Therapy Center of the Institute for Music and Human Potential, Inc., a large music therapy practice providing service to a variety of educational, rehabilitation, geriatric, medical, and mental health institutions in the Columbus area. Jim's clinical experience includes extensive work in child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric psychiatry, brain trauma and neurological disorders, developmental disabilities, and oncology. Jim's clinical approach is toward "active" music therapy methods and his clinical area of expertise is with clinical improvisation-based models of music therapy.

Jim taught in the Music Therapy programs of Temple University, the College of Mount St. Joseph, and Ohio University before coming to the University of Dayton. His professional presentations include such topics as Clinical Improvisation Assessment and Treatment, Neurologic Music Therapy, Music in the Development of Therapeutic Relationships, Community Based Music Therapy Programming, and Marketing of Music Therapy Programs. Jim's research areas of interest include clinical improvisation, the role of music in development of therapeutic relationships, and music in medicine. Jim is a regular presenter at national, regional, and statewide music therapy conferences.

Jim continues to perform as a guitarist and singer around the Columbus and Dayton areas focusing on swing/jazz styles and popular acoustic guitar music.

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