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Nov 16, 2012 06:20 PM
The National Endowment for the Arts, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Department of Defense, partner to support wounded warriors and their families by creating a music therapy program at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence.
 
Nov 06, 2012 04:00 PM
The AMTA National Office will be closed for renovations as of Monday, November 19th and will reopen Wednesday, November 28th. Staff will not be accessing email or voice mail while the office is closed. In addition, there will be limited access to email and voice mail as of Wednesday, November 14th through Friday, November 16th. Thanks in advance for your patience and cooperation.
 
The Art of Securing Funding: A Grant Writing Workshop is scheduled to take place November 3 at the Redmond Library in Redmond, WA from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Registration has been open for a week to Washington State Music Therapists. Limited Registration is now open to all MT-BCs, RMTs, and CMTS interested in participating. This program is sponsored by AMTA as part of the Wilson Trust Music Therapy Project technical assistance activities to advance music therapy services in the Puget Sound Region.
 
Oct 17, 2012 08:31 PM
You are invited to participate in a survey study entitled, “Evaluating Current Music Therapy Practices and Trends in Working with Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders.”
 
Oct 11, 2012 03:19 AM
Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston is marking 10 years of its music therapy program. The program involves the clinical use of music in a medical setting to accomplish therapeutic goals such as pain management, anxiety reduction and physical rehabilitation. At Shriners in Boston, the focus is on burn care for children.
 
Oct 02, 2012 04:33 PM
The Opening Session of the AMTA Annual Conference begins Oct. 11th. For a sneak preview of the Conference Program before then, click to view it online.
 
Oct 02, 2012 03:52 PM
The "AMTA Member Survey & Workforce Analysis," a benefit of current membership in AMTA, provides a detailed descriptive statistical narrative about demographics, employment, salaries, and other helpful information to draw a snapshot of the music therapy profession.
 
Oct 02, 2012 02:54 AM
The American Music Therapy Association invites you to the 2012 Annual Conference, Opening Celebration where will celebrate our theme: Changing Winds: Innovation in Music Therapy. The doors open at 7:00pm October 11. Be a part of the action and join us and music therapist, Christine Stevens as you become a part of our soundscape during warm up to the Opening Celebration. Feel free to download the sound clips onto your smartphone, iPad, tablet or portable player!
 
Sep 21, 2012 07:59 PM
AMTA has been working very diligently to find our conference participants the best possible deal for airport transportation. Read on for some low-cost options for getting to and from the conference hotel.​
 
Sep 13, 2012 02:55 PM
AMTA staff held a conference call with 4 fabulously talented singer-songwriters known as “The Bitchin’ Babes.” The “Babes” will perform for the Opening Session at the AMTA annual conference next month. The “Babes” were fascinated to see videos depicting music therapy in action and to learn about the many populations with whom we work. They asked great questions and expressed their admiration for the valuable work of music therapists. Don’t miss what promises to be the show of a lifetime!
 
Sep 11, 2012 07:35 PM
Reminder: The 2012 AMTA Conference Hotel Is Filling Up Fast. Make your reservations before rooms are gone or rates go up September 18th.
 
Sep 04, 2012 04:05 PM
For the first time, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Academy of Sciences will co-host a public workshop that will explore the benefit of the arts to the health and well-being of older adults. The workshop is expected to help inform the NEA and the NIH of potential opportunities for research in this area.
 
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Aug 31, 2012 04:00 AM
The 2012 Conference Addendum is available now and contains complete descriptions, goals and objectives for additional courses and CMTE credits you can earn at the 2012 AMTA Conference. You can still add CMTE courses, Institutes, and Pre-Conference Trainings, but space is limited, so sign up today!
 
SILVER SPRING, MD – August 30, 2012 – The American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) and the Editors of AMTA’s peer-reviewed journals, the Journal of Music Therapy (JMT) and Music Therapy Perspectives (MTP), are pleased to announce a publication enhancement with the launch of PeerTrack™. The customized software supports online article submission and peer review.
 
Aug 22, 2012 06:48 PM
"One of the moments that taught me the most about the power of the inner music happened when I was working with a young child in a healing center for the wounds of war."
 
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