Category: News
NJ General Assembly Passes A2183
NJ General Assembly Passes A2183!!! On our way! New Jersey music therapists are celebrating passage of A2183, the Music Therapist Licensing Act, in the General Assembly on April 12, 2018. The New Jersey State Task Force (NJSTF) is pleased that this was accomplished so quickly. Starting on January 29th and culminating with the April 12th […]
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CMTE Waiting List
For some CMTE topics, a certain course size is a must. Can you imagine trying to learn piano improv in a group of 30? Or have a good, interactive course about anything with more than 60 people? This year, we offered presenters the opportunity to tell us how many people is too many to provide […]
2018 Proposed Changes to Constitution and Bylaws
The Constitution and Bylaws Committee (members: Beth Deyermond, Chair, Julie Neal, Tara O’Brien, Donna Polen, Gary Verhagen, and Becki Warren) has been busily working on updating the MAR Constitution and Bylaws to reflect the most up to date practice. There are a number of changes to both documents and we are asking the membership to […]
Annual MAR Yard Sale Information
Great opportunity for MAR members! We are organizing the ANNUAL YARD SALE of music therapy books and equipment, to occur on Thursday night at the regional conference from 6-7pm. Professional members of AMTA are invited to sell items that you no longer need or want! There will be a limited number of tables available on […]
Conference App Information
The conference app goes live on Friday, 3/16, first thing in the morning! This means that, starting Friday, you can download the app on your device and begin planning your conference events. You can do so using the below QR code, searching for “MAR Events” in your device’s app store, or downloading it from this website by clicking […]
Hotel Discount Extension
Good news! The Sheraton has agreed to extend the hotel discount until 3/21! Please take advantage of the discounted hotel rate and reserve ASAP. We also want to apologize for the discrepancy between the MAR and hotel websites regarding the hotel discount that occurred earlier this week. Thank you to all who caught that and reached out, […]
NJ Bill Needs Support!!
The New Jersey Bill Needs Support! Please check out the link below to help us advocate! Click here for a PDF version. Please Support Bill A2183/S1687 Music Therapist Licensing Act What is Music Therapy? Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals for people of all ages and ability levels […]
New Jersey Off to a Promising Start
New Jersey Off to a Promising Start Submitted by Paula Unsal, Chair NJSTF The New Jersey Music Therapist Licensing Act bills have been re-introduced in the 2018-2019 session and are now known as A2183 and S1687 in the General Assembly and Senate respectively. After a disappointing pocket veto by outgoing Governor Christie in the last […]
Two CMTE Courses at Radford University, March 15-17, 2018
Radford University is happy to announce the Spring 2018 Annual Music Therapy Symposium, March 15-17, 2018, with 2 courses that offer 9 CMTEs each. Both courses are offered free of charge, and neither course has any prerequisites. We are very excited to host Elizabeth (Beth) Schwartz, MA, LCAT, MT-BC and Annette Whitehead-Pleaux, MA, MT-BC. Beth […]
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