Hello Colleagues! Happy New Year! We hope you are staying The NER-AMTA Board has voted to move our 2022 regional conference to a virtual format due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic. We are sensitive to the risks a large gathering poses to our communities, our colleagues, and our clients, and feel that a virtual event will be a safer option moving into the upcoming months. The conference will remain on April 9th & 10th, 2022.…
What is the #PayitForward initiative? The Membership Support Initiative and the “Pay It Forward” Campaign is designed to welcome all professional music therapists who want to be part of the New England Region and the AMTA to become a full member! Applications are now open! Copy and paste this link into your internet browser to start applying https://forms.gle/6zPtpsnK72SJK7Gv6 The goal of this program is to welcome as many new professional members to the region as we can. Don’t overthink it,…
Dear NER-AMTA Community, Our national and regional organizations are in a time of deep reflection. This is long overdue. In response to the recent alleged harm done to members by AMTA leadership, some of which is under investigation and remains confidential, NER and other regions have been considering the best path forward, including asking for specific resignations. NER Assembly Delegates and Board members have worked tirelessly this past week on statements, letters, and action plans…
We are gearing up for our annual “Pay it Forward” initiative beginning Monday October 25th. Looking for financial support for your AMTA membership this year? Apply for Pay It Forward! If you are interested, visit our website to learn more at https://www.musictherapynewengland.org/membership-support/ Stay tuned as we provide weekly information on #PayitForward Image: Yellow and Blue background with yellow arrows on left and white box on right with NER-AMTA logo centered in a text box.
“Save the date! The NER business meeting will be on Monday, October 18 from 8-9:30pm on AMTA’s Zoom account. All current NER members will be emailed later this week with Zoom meeting information. AMTA conference attendance is not required for this meeting. We invite non-members interested in attending to email president@neramta.org by Sunday (10/17) in order to gain meeting access.”
Dear Colleagues, students, and professionals, We are SO excited to be looking ahead to 2022 for our regional conference. We are finally making our way to Stowe, VT on April 7th, 2022, at the beautiful Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa. The Call for Papers for concurrent sessions and CMTEs is officially OPEN and we hope you will join us! The Call for Papers closes on December 10th, 2022. Please read the application carefully for more information…
Save the date! The NER business meeting will be on Monday, October 18 from 8-9:30pm on AMTA’s Zoom account. Zoom link will be shared in October
Congratulations to the new NER-AMTA Executive Board 2021-2023 (1)
Hello NER AMTA community, the upcoming election is your opportunity to make your voice heard. AMTA membership is required to vote. NER BIOS for slate 2021-2023
Hello, New England Region Music Therapists: The nominating committee is excited to share that 2021 is an election year for the NER Executive Board. We are currently accepting self-nominations for all voting Executive Board positions which include: President-Elect: 6 year commitment Vice President-Elect: 4 year commitment Treasurer: 2 year commitment Secretary: 2 year commitment Assembly Delegate: 2 year commitment (note: a total of 6 candidates are needed to fill 3 primary and 3…
AMTA 3.23.2021 Statement on Recent Acts of Violence
Hello, New England Region Music Therapists: The nominating committee is excited to share that 2021 is an election year for the NER Executive Board. We are currently accepting self-nominations for all voting Executive Board positions which include: President-Elect: 6 year commitment Vice President-Elect: 4 year commitment Treasurer: 2 year commitment Secretary: 2 year commitment Assembly Delegate: 2 year commitment (note: a total of 6 candidates are needed to fill 3 primary and 3…
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,…
Dear Regional Presidents, AMTA is pleased to inform you that our 2020 Annual Conference Platform will be reopening soon for individuals who did not have a chance to participate in the November 19-22, 2020 event live and requested the ability to purchase the recorded conference sessions later. Individuals who did not register for the conference in November may purchase the recorded sessions from the conference from January 25 through May 1st in the AMTA…
Dear NER Community, As we all process the violent attack on the Capitol Building by a largely white mob of people this week, we wish to make it clear that we condemn this violent behavior and the leaders who contributed to it. The glaring racism that is present in the jarring discrepancies between the violent treatment of Black Lives Matter activists in 2020 versus the treatment of a predominantly white group of armed, violent…