Hello music therapists of the Mid-Atlantic Region! The new executive board was seated at the end of June, and we are looking for those who may be interested in holding various appointed positions on the board and also for representatives to national committees within AMTA including: Executive Board Positions (non-voting) Historian Newsletter Editor Parliamentarian AMTA […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our conference will be held April 7th-9th, 2022 IN PERSON at the Hilton Harrisburg (1 N 2nd St, Harrisburg, PA 17101) in Harrisburg, PA. The “Call for Papers” is OPEN and we will only accept online submissions. Before filling out the online form, please review the following documents: The 2022 Conference Proposal Review Information provides […]
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
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, […]
