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Music Therapy ResourcesJanuary 2012

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MUSIC THERAPY RESOURCES

Music Therapy Organizations

American Music Therapy Association, http://www.musictherapy.org/ The AMTA is here to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy andincrease access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.

The Certification Board for Music Therapists, http://www.cbmt.org/

The mission of the Certification Board for Music Therapists is to define the body of knowledge that represents competent practice in the profession of music therapy; to createand administer a program to evaluate initial and continuing competence of New England Region of the American Music Therapy Association,

http://www.musictherapynewengland.org

The purpose of this organization is to advance the aims, purposes, and goals of the

American Music Therapy Association within a regional organization. American Music Therapy Association for Students, http://www.amtas.org/AMTAS/Welcome.html

The New England Region Student Organization of the American Music Therapy Association,

http://www.neramtas.org/

Welcome to the website of the New England Region student organization of the AmericanMusic Therapy Association!We are students from Lesley University, Anna Maria College,and Berklee College.

Passages: Student and New Professional Music Therapy Conference,

http://www.neramtas.org/passages.php Passages is an annual one-day conference for music therapists and others interested inmusic therapy. The conference features presentations by students and interns from schoolsin the New England Region, and by music therapists in their first few years.

Massachusetts Music Therapy Alliance, http://massmusictherapy.org/

The Massachusetts Music Therapy Alliance (MMTA) is a local state organization, formed in

1980 with the intent of allying members of the American Association for Music Therapy(AAMT) with those of the National Association for Music Therapy (NAMT).




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American Music Therapy Association - Mid-Atlantic Region, http://www.mar-amta.org/

American Music Therapy Association - Great Lakes Region, http://www.glr-amta.org/Welcome.html

American Music Therapy Association - Western Region, http://www.wramta.org/

American Music Therapy Association - Southeastern Region, http://www.ser-

amta.org/web/index.php

American Music Therapy Association - Midwestern Region, http://www.mw-amta.org/

American Music Therapy Association - Southwestern Region, http://www.swamta.com/

Performance Wellness, Inc., http://www.performancewellness.org/index.html PerformanceWellness, Inc. (PW) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to meeting themind-body health needs of performers and professionals from all walks of life. Our clinically-tested programs integrate techniques from the fields of music therapy.

Center for Music Therapy in End of Life Care, http://www.hospicemusictherapy.org/index.htmlThe Centers for Music Therapy in End of Life Care provide training opportunities for professional and student music therapists, social workers, nurses, chaplains, among others.

The Bonny Institute, http://www.ami-bonnymethod.org/bonnyinstitute.asp

The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music is a process focusing on the conscious useof imagery arising in response to a formalized program of relaxation and classical music.

Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, http://www.voices.no/

Voices seeks to nurture an inclusive international profile of music therapy and will encouragecontributions from every continent

World Federation of Music Therapy, http://www.wfmt.info/Musictherapyworld/TheWorld Federation of Music Therapy, Incorporated (WFMT) is the only internationalorganization dedicated to the development and promotion of music therapy world wide andwas established at the 5th World Congress of Music Therapy in Genoa Italy.

Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/ Music therapy services to adults and children in the UK and abroad, with training in therapyto the professional level. Information on international research, the Centre, what is musictherapy, services, library facilities, fund raising, conferences.

Association of Professional Music Therapists, http://www.bamt.org/

Association of Professional Music Therapists, APMT, Music Therapy, BSMT, British Societyof Music Therapy.

CAMT: Canadian Association for Music Therapy, http://www.musictherapy.ca/

The CAMT is the national body promoting music therapy and supporting, advocating andaccrediting music therapists in Canada.




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Australian Music Therapy Association, http://www.austmta.org.au/

The Australian Music Therapy Association Inc. was founded in 1975 as the sole Australianorganization for the profession of music therapy. It is a member of theWorld Federation of Music Therapy and the Music Council of Australia.

Japanese Music Therapy Association, http://www.jmta.jp/ The Japanese Music Therapy Association (JMTA) is a private organization which was

established on April 1, 2001. You can visit their website both in Japanese and English.

Schools for Music Therapy

BERKLEE | Music Therapy Department,http://www.berklee.edu/departments/music_therapy.html

Music Therapy is one of twelve majors offered by Berklee.

Lesley University, http://www.lesley.edu/gsass/exp_ma_music_mental_health_spec.html

The Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies, Music Therapy Specialization, is a 60-creditprogram that includes clinical work and supervision in music therapy and training in theintegration of the arts in the practice of psychotherapy.

Anna Maria College,

http://www.annamaria.edu/academics/undergrad/divisionv/musictherapy A Catholic institution of higher education dedicated to the liberal arts and professional

studies.

Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy, http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/nordoff

The Nordoff-Robbins approach to creative music therapy is based upon the belief that thereis an inborn musicality residing in every human being that can be activated in the service of personal growth and development.

Koyo Conservatory, Kobe, Japan, http://www.koyo.net/course/music_therapy.html

Koyo Conservatory¶s central goal is to provide music education and experiences of highquality, training serious-minded students to become well-rounded people able to adapt to themusic industry successfully after graduation.




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Music Therapy BlogsThe Music Therapy Show with Janice Harris, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jharrismtbc Join The Music Therapy Show with Janice Harris every Saturday at 5:00 pm Eastern.

Music Therapy Musings, http://melismamusictherapy.com/blog/Music Therapy Musings is the company blog for Melisma Music Therapy Services. Foundedin 2008 by board-certified music therapist, Kathy Lindberg.

Music Therapy 101, http://blog.chron.com/musictherapy101/

Veronica Llanos-Butler is a board certified music therapist and has a Neurologic MusicTherapy certification. She is the music therapy program director at The Rise School of Houston, a non-profit early intervention preschool for children with and wit

FAQ Autism.com, http://faqautism.com/ Cathy Knoll, MA, MT-BC is a board certified music therapist with over 30 years clinicalexperience with children, teens, and adults diagnosed with autism. Dwight Knoll is atechnical wizard who grew up with many friends with autism.

Music Makes Sense, http://musicmakessense.blogspot.com/

This site is dedicated to sharing ideas about how to use music more effectively at home, inschool and for therapeutic aid in a variety of settings.

Music Therapy Services

Roman Music Therapy Services, http://www.romanmusictherapy.com/

South Shore Conservatory: Duxbury & Hingham, MA, http://sscmusic.org/

Individual and small group music therapy sessions are offered.

Music SoftwareFinale, http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/home.aspx

Introduces music notation software including Finale Notepad, the freeware version of Finale.

GarageBand, http://www.apple.com/support/garageband/

Watch this QuickTime tutorial movies and learn about GarageBand. GarageBand is asoftware application that allows users to create music or podcasts. It is developed by AppleInc. for Mac OS X.




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Assistive Technology

Switch in Time: Accessible Software, http://www.switchintime.com/

Programs made by Jon Adams enable kids of all ages to actively participate in excitingmusical activities using their existing adaptive computer equipment (such as switches or anIntellikeys? keyboard) and the powerful music and sound capabilities of

Headbangers!, http://switchintime.com/headbangers/index.html

Headbangers are a band made up of students who have multiple physical and cognitivechallengs from Massachusetts Hospital School in Canton, Massachusetts. Because all of themembers of the band have disabilities they use a variety of adaptive compute

Closing The Gap, http://www.closingthegap.com/ Contains information about software, hardware and assistive technology options for childrenand young adults with disabilities. Their site contains articles from the CTG newsletter,questions and answers, a searchable product database and contact inf

Family Center on Technology and Disability, http://www.fctd.info/Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Family Center is a resource designed tosupport organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth withdisabilities.

Axistive, http://www.axistive.com/

Axistive Assistive Technology News Portal offers free news, articles, product reviews and allproduct and vendor information of assistive technology devices.

Assistive Technology Industry Association, http://www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1The mission of ATIA is to serve as the collective voice of the Assistive Technology industryso that the best products and services are delivered to people with disabilities.

The Alliance for Technology Access, http://www.ataccess.org/

The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is the national network of community-basedResource Centers, Developers, Vendors, and Associates dedicated to providing informationand support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing

AbleNet, http://www.ablenetinc.com/ Special education resources, creative curricular programs and assistive technology devicesfor people with disabilities.

Saltillo Corporation, http://saltillo.com/

Provides affordable assistive technology devices. Saltillo develops, manufactures anddistributes assistive technology for persons with physical disabilities. The companyspecializes in voice output communication devices. Saltillo also offers voice a




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Music Therapy Vendors

Jessica Kingsley Publishers, http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/index.php?cat=music They publish actively in both the theory and practice of music therapy, as well as the relateddisciplines of art therapy, drama therapy, dance and movement therapy, storymaking, andplay therapy.

Music WorksP

ublications, http://musicworkspublications.com/ MusicWorks Publications professional music therapy self-study print and online courses withpre-approved CMTE credits.

Music Is Elementary, https://musiciselementary.com/mie2/ Here you will find items for use with early childhood, elementary music education, Orff-Schulwerk, music therapy and anyone with an interest in music.

Music in Motion, http://www.musicmotion.com/ Music in Motion has over 5000 music, movement and dance education resources and music-related gifts for all ages - books & CDs, DVDs, videos, software, and games.

Music for Little People, http://www.musicforlittlepeople.com/Large selection of child-sized musical instruments

Mud Pie Productions, http://www.mudpiemusic.com/ Unique selection of musical instruments appealing to young children.

West Music, http://www.westmusic.com/ Specializes in products that are geared toward music education and music therapy.

Music Therapy Forums

Music Therapy Today,http://www.wfmt.info/Musictherapyworld/modules/mmmagazine/magazine_start.html




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Population Focus

Autism National Committee, http://www.autcom.org/ Advocacy organization dedicated to ³Social Justice for All Citizens with Autism´. Interestinglinks and perspective on autism spectrum disorders.

Center for the Study of Autism, http://www.autism.org/ Many links to topics related to autism and treatment. Great place to start a search for professionals.

Alzheimers Association, http://www.alz.org/ The national Alzheimer¶s Association. Provides information about Alzheimer¶s disease,resources, research advances, publications, and events.

Learning Disabilities Association of America, http://www.ldanatl.org/

National organization of parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities.

Kates Voice, http://www.katesvoice.org/index.htm

Kate¶s Voice is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides music therapy services tostudents with special needs.

Metro Music Therapy Inc., http://www.metromusictherapy.com/default.asp

Here you can find detailed information regarding music therapy for children and adults with avariety of diagnosis and disabilities including autism, alzheimer¶s, stroke, parkinson¶s,cerebral palsy, and down syndrome.

Wrightslaw, http://www.wrightslaw.com/ Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come toWrightslaw for accurate, reliableinformation about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children withdisabilities.

United Cerebral Palsy, http://www.ucp.org/

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is the leading source of information on cerebral palsy and is apivotal advocate for the rights of persons with any disability.

National Association for Down Syndrome, http://www.nads.org/NADS is the oldest organization in the country serving individuals with Down syndrome andtheir families.

International Rett Syndrome Association, http://www.rettsyndrome.org/

The International Rett Syndrome Association is the only organization dedicated to providing

families with the latest medical information, aggressively funding the most promisingresearch, offering meaningful support, and raising public awareness and

The Autism Society, http://www.autism-society.org/ The primary mission of ASAF is to raise and allocate funds to address the many unansweredquestions about autism.

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