Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy

News

Statewide Partnership To Provide Music Therapy Services To Frontline Healthcare Workers

BIG NEWS FOR MUSIC THERAPY IN PENNSYLVANIA WOLF ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES TO FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS Kudos and congratulations to the Pennsylvania State Task Force for working so hard to make this happen! It truly is BIG NEWS! Read the press release here: https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/council-on-the-arts_details.aspx?newsid=19&fbclid=IwAR3Dtf8AtNvLOcKL50v_dYYMLSwOnjFLDoOOq66C5pejRw5-FuKiYJzXDjg

June 14, 2021 | By MARAMTA More

Membership Spotlight

Membership Spotlight: Kevin Leong, MA, MT-BC

MAR Membership Spotlight Kevin Leong, MA, MT-BC This quarter, the spotlight shines on MAR member Kevin Leong! Describe your career as a music therapist—education, populations served, etc. I have worked with various populations over of the course of my career as a music therapist so far. During my internship, I worked at the pediatric oncology […]

February 14, 2019 | By MARAMTA More

Continuing Education

NYSTF Workshop

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and New York University in conjunction with The New York State Task Force on Occupational Regulation of the Mid-Atlantic Region of AMTA are pleased to present A Dialogue on Current and Future Music Therapy Practice in NYS TWO DATES: Monday, February 22, 2021 6:30 – 9:30 pm Saturday, February 27, 2021 […]

January 31, 2021 | By MARAMTA More

Students

Commission on the Education and Clinical Training of 21st Century Music Therapists News

News from the Commission on the Education and Clinical Training of 21st Century Music Therapists On November 22, 2020, members of the Commission presented at the AMTA online national conference. They reviewed the history of the Commission and the themes that emerged from the feedback received on the two key questions and shared emerging themes […]

December 3, 2020 | By MARAMTA More

Big News: Music Therapy Licensure in Maryland!

Maryland SB 82 was enacted into law on June 2, 2021. This bill creates a music therapy license, which will be overseen by the newly expanded Board of Audiologists, Hearing-Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists. Congratulations and thank you to the members of the Maryland Task Force (Tatyana Martin, co-chair, Niki Delk Runge, co-chair, […]

June 14, 2021 | By MARAMTA More

FT Music Therapist (Instructor) – College of Creative Arts/School of Medicine at West Virginia University

The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center and the School of Medicine seek applicants for the position of Instructor in the expanding Music Therapy Program, which is a collaboration between the School of Music in the College of Creative Arts and the School of Medicine. This is a full-time, 12-month non-tenure track position. The successful […]

June 13, 2021 | By MARAMTA More

MAR-AMTA 2021-2023 Election Candidates

The MAR-AMTA Nominating Committee is proud to present the slate candidates for MAR-AMTA Executive Board and Assembly of Delegates for the 2021-2023 term. Candidate information can be found at this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GcejQAc2lh_FvFL5AAObqF-eyYhyzwJb?usp=sharing Here you will find each candidate’s biographical information, as well as motivation and interest in running. In addition, audio versions of each candidate’s […]

April 25, 2021 | By MARAMTA More