Conference 2024 Registration is Open! We can’t wait to see you all virtually April 4th-6th. Register here. See more info here. Stayed tuned here or on our social media for more info. FB IG

Thank you to AMTA for supporting our conference with additional CMTE’s! These courses and the MAR CMTE’s are included with conference for AMTA members.

Conference will be available live and Asynchronous (watch on your own later).

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Announcing the MAR AMTA Conference Keynote Speaker
Dear Community,The MAR AMTA Conference Keynote Presentation will take placeThursday April 4th, at 7:00pm. We are thrilled to have Kerry Devlin, MMT, LPMT, MT-BC, presenting: What Matters to Us: Cripping Music Therapy Values.The presentation will include:Introduction of disability values emphasizing interdependence, liberation, and care.Stories from Kerry’s work as a music therapist in an adult medical context that illustrate these valuesOpportunities for audience reflectionKerry Devlin (she/her) is senior music therapist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Music & Medicine, where she has the honor of co-constructing music therapy encounters in adult neurology and critical care. She is an adjunct associate professor of music therapy at Shenandoah University, a doctoral student at Aalborg University, and a proud dog parent. As a disabled clinician and human, Kerry understands the unique experience of moving through the healthcare system as both a patient and a provider. You can see more of Kerry’s work on instagram @liberatedlearning @jhmusicmedicine.


MAR-AMTA Virtual Conference CMTE Offerings. April 4-6th.

CMTE’s are included in the price of conference for AMTA members. They can be purchased for an additional fee for non-members. The MAR-AMTA thanks the AMTA and symposium presenters for making their courses accessible to MAR conference attendees. 

Register now: https://whova.com/portal/registration/maram_202404/

MAR-AMTA CMTEs

These courses will be virtual and live and recordings will be available for self study. 

  • Beyond Beats: Exploring Digital Music the Music Therapy Way (3 CMTE approval pending)
    • Presenter: Al Hoberman, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, Nicki Gelfand, MS, MT-BC
  • Resistance Music: Exploring Righteous Rage, Political Anthems, Liberation Movements and Implications for Music Therapy (3 CMTE approval pending)
    • Presenter: Zein Hassanein, MA, MT-BC, LPC
  • Engaging with Songs for Self Care in the Music Therapy Student Supervision  (Montclair State University Music Therapy Supervisor Workshop) (5 CMTE approval pending)
    • Presenters:Brian Abrams, PhD, LCAT, MT-BC; Amy Clarkson, MMT, LCAT, MT-BC, PAT, CP

AMTA-U Regional CMTEs

These courses are available courtesy of AMTA. They are pre-recorded for self study.  

  • Developing a Pre-Internship Supervision Program (5 CMTE, 5 LCAT)
    • Presenters: Joy Allen, PhD, MT-BC &  Brenda Ross
  • Tapping Into Your Inner Ethics (5 CMTE, 1 LCAT)
    • Presenters: Members of the AMTA Ethics Board: Cheryl Stephenson, MM, MT-BC, Jan Schreibman, MM, MT-BC, CCLS, Kevin Hahn, MT-BC, Rachelle Morgan, MA, MT-BC, Beth-Ann Kimura, MA, LPC, MT-BC, Adreinne Steiner-Beck, PhD, MT-BC, Justine Marsh, MA, MT-BC, Maxwell Thompson, MT-BC.
  • A Framework for Understanding and Using Music-Centered Music Therapy Assessments (3 CMTE, 3 LCAT)
    • Presenter: Elizabeth K. Schwartz, MA, LCAT, MT-BC

Full Conference Schedule Coming Soon!


2024 MAR-AMTA Annual Virtual Conference Call for Papers is open!
April 4th-6th, 2024 

One month for submissions left! Final Deadline November 4th!

Hello MAR-AMTA! The Conference Planning Committee is so excited to be having another virtual conference! The 2024 “Call for Papers” for our conference is officially open, and information for submitting a proposal is below! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Allison Broaddrick, VPCP at her email address below. Thank you all and we look forward to receiving your proposals and hosting you VIRTUALLY in 2024!! 

  • Our virtual conference will be held April 4th-6th, 2024 
  • 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 2024 Conference Proposal Review Information provides information on items that reviewers will be paying attention to, and provides more information on the proposal question related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
    • The 2024 Call For Papers PDF is a document that includes all of the questions so you can have a hard copy to refer to.  Please DO NOT use this to turn in your call for papers.  It must be submitted electronically through the link below. You may use this document for preparing to submit your proposal. 
  • The Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association seeks to acknowledge and repair the oppressive structures placed upon our historically marginalized music therapy colleagues and students. With this in mind, we are providing compensation in the form of free conference registration for historically marginalized music therapy members. We recognize the emotional labor required in both constructing and presenting these sessions. To receive this free conference registration:
    • Individuals must be from a historically marginalized community (e.g. Asian, Black, Disabled, Indigenous, Latinx, LGBTQIA2+, North African, South-West Asian).
      • MAR-AMTA recognizes Affinity Groups as those who represent historically marginalized and oppressed community members.
    • Individuals must submit their presentation within the “Call for Papers” call period.
      • Presentations must undergo the anonymous review process and receive a passing score. 
    • In the “Call for Papers,” individuals must select “yes” in the corresponding section for this compensation.
      • The Vice-President for Conference Planning will have sole access to this identifying information and will not question or police individuals identity. 

PROPOSAL DEADLINES:
SEPTEMBER 29th, 2023 (by 11:59pm): $25.00 registration discount
NOVEMBER 4th, 2023 (by 11:59pm): Final submission deadline.  (No registration discount.)
(Discounts are for concurrent sessions ONLY. Both CMTE’s and Pre-Conference Institutes receive a stipend)

Last but not least, please follow THIS LINK to submit your proposal. We are excited for your submissions and hope to host you at the 2024 Virtual Conference! 

If you have any questions please contact Allison Broaddrick at vpconferenceplanning@maramta.org

In service, 

Allison Broaddrick, MT-BC 
Vice-President of Conference Planning MAR-AMTA
vpconferenceplanning@maramta.org 

MaryClaire Holliday, MS, LCAT, MT-BC 
Continuing Education Coordinator, MAR-AMTA
continuingeducation@maramta.org 


Conference Updates and Announcements

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Past MAR Conferences

More information about previous Mid-Atlantic Region Music Therapy Conferences is available in the conference archives. Click here to access the archives.