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Celebrate a music therapist today!

Don’t forget to register for the virtual CMTE opportunities and business meeting. This Saturday !

What a great time to be a music therapist in Virginia! Thank you to those who have been appointed by Governor Northam. Your service to the Commonwealth is much appreciated.

This Friday, Oct 30th, is the deadline to submit papers for the 2021 online conference! Looking forward to offering a high quality program! mar-amta.org/conference/

Are you a Virginia music therapist? Become a member of VMTA!

Save the date for Unmuted: A Virtual Open Mic* event on Saturday, November 21st, 8:30-9:30pm Eastern Time. If you have a song, rap, poem, lyrics, instrumental, or digital piece that you’d like to share, unmute yourself and join us! Zoom Link to follow.

In less than 3 weeks, we host our first virtual event!

MAR-AMTA National Conference Award: Monetary assistance to professional members to support member involvement at the AMTA National conference. To be considered, please complete the online application below by Nov. 15, 2020. Link to application: forms.gle/pGog5Xgj6hGU1h…

Mark your calendars! We are hosting an awesome line up for CMTEs for our fall virtual meeting.

Call for Nominations MTP Editorial Board: We are currently seeking nominations for appointment of persons to the Editorial Board of "Music Therapy Perspectives," for a 6-year term. Nominations are due by Monday, December 10, 2020. musictherapy.org/2020_-_call_fo…

Tom Sweitzer (MT-BC) & A Place To Be is offering a free 6 episode animated series, The Land of Music, to help young children process the pandemic through a musical story. Tom is offering this series starting Mon. Sept 21. See the trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=z3Waqt…

Today is the last day to register for #AMTA20 at the early bird rate! Rates go up tonight at Midnight, Eastern Time. Visit musictherapy.org/events to register TODAY!

For those interested in learning more about Neuroscience & Music Therapy - check this out. facebook.com/amtanatcon/pos… #AMTA20 #AMTA #MusicTherapy #MTBC

After much consideration, we have decided that the 2021 MAR-AMTA Conference will be held, virtually. More details on Facebook and via email. We WILL meet in person again, and we look forward to visiting Harrisburg for our conference in 2022!

Euan is 29 years old and has autism. He has been joining in with the Nordoff Robbins inclusive online choir since April. We spoke to Kevin, Euan's dad and he told us more about how lockdown had affected Euan and their experience of singing in the choir. bit.ly/3j28lQA

Register for the AMTA virtual conference by August 31 to be eligible for prize drawings such as a FREE 2021 AMTA Membership, conference discounts, and more! Register today at musictherapy.org/events #AMTA20

Even simple methods such as music therapy can help in the rehabilitation of such patients. Scientists from Drexel and Temple Universities (USA) reportedthat music can have a positive effect on ventilated patients. pledgetimes.com/guess-the-melo…