Dear colleagues, It’s finally here! In place of our annual conference this year, NER-AMTA will be hosting NER Day, a virtual event for networking, socializing, business, and music! We are so excited to have this opportunity to connect with everyone. NER Day will be hosted on April 17th, 2021, from 9:00 AM – approximately 4 PM via Zoom. There is NO cost for this event; come as you are and enjoy a virtual day with…
I would like to invite you to a FREE event IAMM With You: In Conversation with Maya Artis “Understanding Unconscious Bias” which will happen on March 17th at 9am EDT. Notice that EDT goes into effect on March 14th, so calculate the time change in your part of the world. This event will be free and open to the public. Please register on our website. Maya Artis is a board-certified music therapist who specializes in working with children from…
The NER-AMTA DEI Committee invites you to the next Community Music Gathering. Come together to explore discussions on establishing inclusive practice, approached through a music lens. Copy this link into your browser to sign up: https://forms.gle/8VZGvif8WNM5JMY57 Date and Time: Sunday March 21st from 6-7pm (space held after 7pm for additional support/processing) Image Description: White text on grey background, with a progress pride flag banner at the bottom with a treble clef in the center. Text…
The NER-AMTA DEI Committee invites you to the next Community Music Gathering. Come together to explore discussions on establishing inclusive practice, approached through a music lens. Copy this link into your browser to sign up: https://forms.gle/9nMqPUmoTTkGaFKJ6 Date and Time: Sunday February 21 from 6-7pm (space held after 7pm for additional support/processing) Image Description: White text on purple background, with a progress pride flag banner at the bottom with a treble clef in the center. Text…
The AMTA-DEI committee would like to invite you in conversation! Come and share with us your thoughts and visions about enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our field. Please fill out the google form DEI Concurrent Session/Meeting Interest Form https://forms.gle/HVC1xV4HhK6GB1ZS6 for Zoom meeting information.
To our dear members, friends, and colleagues: As we head into this new year, we bring with us continued hope and changed perspectives. Together and separately, we have navigated uncharted waters, mourned lives lost to racial violence and systemic oppression, and grieved losses brought on by the pandemic. We have witnessed the NER music therapy community rise up in creativity and come together as a force for change and motivation. Our eyes have been opened,…
The NER-AMTA DEI Committee invites you to the next Community Music Gathering. Come together to explore discussions on establishing inclusive practice, approached through a music lens. Copy this link into your browser to sign up, or click the link in the bio: https://forms.gle/7CzvC6C1A4RNFDsq8 Date and Time: Sunday January 17th from 6-7pm (space held after 7pm for additional support/processing) Image Description: White text on purple background, with a progress pride flag banner at the bottom with…
The NER-AMTA DEI Committee invites you to Community Music Gathering! Come together to share music and reflect on clinical music repertoire, holding space to talk about how we can support each other in building a community guided by diversity, equity, and inclusion. This will be a community event and participants are welcomed to bring a song to share (live or recorded) that relates to the topic. For this event, the DEI Committee has selected the…
Save the date! The NER business meeting will be on Monday, November 16 from 8-9:30pm on AMTA’s Zoom account. Zoom info to follow.
Hello Members and Colleagues! We would like to extend the invitation to join us Monday June 22nd, 2020, 7-8pm EDT, in a discussion with members of the Commission on the Education and Clinical Training of 21st Century Music Therapists. In which they will highlight information, including charges from the AMTA Board; share responses to two key questions presented to the MT community; review previous work and next steps; and emphasize the importance of connecting with the Commission.…
Music Therapy Association of Minnesota presents…You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup: Sustainable Self-Care Strategies for the Real World Presented by: Jennifer Hicks, MT-BC, E-RYT Distance Learning via Zoom3-50 minute online workshops May 16, 2020 9:00 am – 9:50 amJune 13, 2020 9:00 am – 9:50 amJuly 18, 2020 9:00 am – 9:50 amThese sessions will be recorded and available for further access until August 15.Number of CMTE Credits: 3 Description: While researchers and clinicians alike…
March 13, 2020 Dear NER Music Therapists: The wellness and safety of community is our top priority. With that in mind and given the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19, we have had to make the difficult decision to suspend the 2020 conference. If you have registered for the 2020 NER conference, you will receive a full refund for your conference registration fees. Each attendee is responsible for cancelling their own hotel reservation, and we…