The University of Rhode Island and NER-AMTA invite students to register to present poster sessions at the 2025 NER Conference in Portland, ME. The registration form can be found here: https://forms.gle/JF7bhGJbzfht18Tv7
Instrument Yard Sale for Music Therapists! Calling all music therapists! Find affordable, high-quality instruments to enhance your sessions at our Instrument Yard Sale. Stock up on versatile, expressive tools to enrich your practice without breaking the bank – perfect for engaging clients of all ages. Saturday, April 5, 2025 7:30 am to 9 am, Vendor Hall, Come early for the best selection—see you there! NER Conference 2025 Instrument Yard Sale docs.google.com
Dear colleagues and friends, There is a lot to process in this new year. I trust that many of you have seen the posts and video message from AMTA regarding the president’s executive orders and their potential impact on our organization, our field, and our clients and care partners. AMTA President Angie Snell and Government Relations chair Judy Simpson (as well as many others) have been working tirelessly to get answers for us and we will continue…
Dear Music Therapists in the New England Region, In preparing for our NER Spring Conference in Portland this April, the Nominating Committee is happy to share that 2025 is an election year for NER Executive Board positions. Please self-nominate or nominate a peer if they are willing! The positions are: President-Elect: 6-year commitment (2025-2031) The President-Elect serves two years in each of the following roles: President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past President. They assist…
Final call and extension! Don’t forget to submit your Pay It Forward application, open for submissions through January 11th for discounted AMTA membership. The goal of this program is to welcome and encourage new professional members of the AMTA, and further reduce financial burden for those in our region. The NER-AMTA Board has committed to using donations and budgeted funds to help you be part of your professional organization. Scan the QR code pictured on the…
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Dear NER-AMTA community, members, and colleagues, Our Fall General Membership (Business) Meeting will be held via Zoom (link here) on Tuesday, 12/10/24 from 8-10 PM. The entire community is invited to this meeting. Membership will vote to approve the meeting minutes from the Spring Business Meeting (at the conference in RI), and will receive updates on our 2025 conference and committee/board activity. We hope to see you there!
Applications are now OPEN for the NER Pay It Forward initiative, running through January 5th. The goal of this program is to welcome and encourage new professional members, and further reduce financial burden for those in our region. The New England Region AMTA Board has committed to using donations and budgeted funds to help you be part of your professional organization. Scan more to apply, or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/PayItForward2025 …
The NER Conference Team is excited to share the dates and location for our 2025 Conference! It’s been some time since we’ve gathered in the beautiful state of Maine, and we are looking forward to holding our conference in Portland, ME at The Westin Portland Harborview, April 3rd-5th, 2025. We hope you can join us! Our 2025 Call for Papers is officially OPEN! Please see the submission links on our website for Concurrent and CMTE sessions if you’re interested in being…
Hello, NER-AMTA members! In the next few months, we’re going to expand our strategic plan, which will define who we are and what our vision is, and will delineate steps we’ll take to get to those conclusions. We intend to present a high-level version of our plan at the NER-AMTA conference in the spring, and we’re asking for volunteers to help realize this goal. The time commitment is just 4-5 hours per month: two 90-min zooms…
Dear friends and colleagues, Thank you to all of you who attended our Spring conference on March 7-9, 2024, at the Hotel Viking in Newport, Rhode Island! We are delighted to report that we had 181 attendees, and offered 28 concurrent sessions and 7 CMTE courses. We also had 6 vendors and 2 sponsors! The conference was planned and implemented by Vice President Mary Reinsch and Vice President-Elect Emily Hawley, with early support from Nancy Skaliotis-Perkins and…
Hello Colleagues, We are just one month out from our 2024 NER-AMTA Conference: Harmonizing Communities Across Generations. We are excited to share that our Draft Schedule is available as a PDF on our website. Please look it over to see what each day’s offerings look like at this time. A finalized schedule will be updated on the website at least 1 week prior to the event. In addition to the PDF on our website,…