Category: NER Regional Conference
Call for papers
Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder that SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 is the last day to submit your concurrent session and CMTE proposals for the NER-AMTA conference. Please visit http://www.musictherapynewengland.org/2019-conference/ to submit those proposals! In service, Courtney R. Biddle, MMT, MT-BC Vice President NER-AMTA Channing Shippen, MA, MT-BC Vice President Elect NER-AMTA
2018 call for papers
Dear Colleagues, We want to remind you that the call for papers for next year’s annual NER-AMTA conference: 42,000: Embracing Our Impact, at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in North Falmouth, March 28th – 30th, 2019. Last year we had an amazing turnout of 213 attendees. We compared this information with the results for AMTA’s 2017 workforce survey and surmised that the average NER music therapist sees an estimated 196 clients per year. From this…
Call for Papers
Dear Colleagues, We are so excited to announce the call for papers for next year’s annual NER-AMTA conference: 42,000: Embracing Our Impact, at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in North Falmouth, March 28th – 30th, 2019. Last year we had an amazing turnout of 213 attendees. We compared this information with the results for AMTA’s 2017 workforce survey and surmised that the average NER music therapist sees an estimated 196 clients per year. From this…
Urgent: early bird deadline approaching
Dear membership, To take advantage of the early bird membership discount, please renew your with AMTA membership no later than Friday before noon. This ensure that your membership number is active in our system by Sunday. There will be significant latency in responding to registration issues on Sunday 4/1 due to the holiday. With Gratitude, Cassandra Cassandra Mulcahy, MMT, MT-BC NER-AMTA Technology Committee Rep, Solutionist and Volunteer Webmistress http://www.musictherapynewengland.org/
2018 Preliminary Program
NER-AMTA 2018 Conference Program: Preliminary Program 2018
Conference hotel rate expires tomorrow!
Dear Colleagues, Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow, MARCH 18, is the FINAL DAY to get the special rate of $129/night at the Water’s Edge. Please call 860-399-5901 and mention our conference to get the discount. Please visit our conference website at http://www.musictherapynewengland.org/2018-conference/conference-hotel-information/ for more information about the hotel and reservation process. We are looking forward to seeing you all at The Water’s Edge. Sincerely, Courtney Biddle, MMT, MT-BC Vice President Conference Chair Channing Shippen,…
CALLING ALL SONGWRITERS!!!!!!
(Please click here for the Songbook Agreement) This year’s conference will feature a brand new fundraiser: a collection of songs written by our own New England Region members. Contribute a song(s) that you would like to share with others. You can e-mail them written on manuscript or share the sound file to Erin Boardman @ emurphy.sings@gmail.com by April 7th. Along with your song, please indicate what population the song would best be used as well…
Hotel Information 2018
Dear Colleagues, We wanted to update you with the hotel information for this year’s NER-AMTA Conference. Many people have been asking about hotel arrangements with the Water’s Edge. You will be glad to know that we were able to negotiate a very reasonable room price for the duration of conference. Here is the important information for making your reservations. Room Cost $129.00 per night (even on Friday when rates tend to go up!) The way…
Level 1 GIM Training Institute
Dear Colleagues, Conference preparations are in full swing! We are so excited to bring to you this Level I GIM training Institute. This 25 CMTE institute, which will take place April 16-19 2018, is sure to fill up quickly, so reserve your space today! If you are interested in registering early, please email vicepresident@musictherapynewengland.org.
2018 Conference Announcement
Dear Colleagues, The preparation for the NER-AMTA 2018 conference has begun, and we hope that you are as excited as we are to be back in Westbrook, CT at the gorgeous Water’s Edge Resort and Spa. Our conference is titled: Uniting in Diversity: Bringing Together the Individuals of the Music Therapy Community, and we look forward to a time of growth, rejuvenation, learning, and connecting with our friends and colleagues. We hope that you will…
PLENARY SESSION: THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF MULTICULTURALISM: MUSIC THERAPY WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN 2017 AMERICA
We invite you to attend a plenary session at the NER-AMTA Conference on Friday, from 5:15-6:15 pm. The following questions will be part of a panel and audience discussion as we reflect on our profession, our personal biases and our desire to be effective and inclusive Music Therapists. In your ideal world, what does diversity look like in music therapy?(consider yourself, your colleagues, your clients, NER-AMTA, AMTA) Please describe a music therapy experience in which…
Conference Program and App Announcement
Hello NER! There is a tingling of excitement in the air as we arrange the final touches on this year’s conference. This year we will have released our conference program via PDF. Our VP elect did a BEAUTIFUL job creating this for us. I recommend downloading this to your device in a program such as iBooks (for apple devices) or Adobe Acrobat PDF (for Android Devices). If you require a print version, I suggest downloading it…