Media Release Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) is delighted to announce the upcoming Music Therapy Week, aligning with the World Federation of Music Therapy’s (WFMT) Music Therapy Week, from 10th – 15th April 2024. The 2024 theme ‘Looking Back Moving Forward’ serves as a poignant reflection on the rich history within the music therapy profession, honouring the dedicated individuals and co-collaborators working towards the growth of music therapy in New Zealand. For Music Therapy Week 2024, MThNZ is excited to offer the opportunity to interview registered Music Therapists from across A ..read more

The thoroughly updated 2nd Edition of Routledge’s ‘The Handbook of Music Therapy’ edited and co-authored by Professor Leslie Bunt (Emeritus Professor University of the West of England), Associate Professor Sarah Hoskyns (Programme Director for the Master of Music Therapy at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music) and Associate Professor Sangeeta Swamy (California Institute of Integral Studies). The new edition embraces theoretical and socio-cultural developments worldwide and takes readers on a journey through the historical and contemporary landscape of music therapy. Woven through the book ..read more

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  CALL FOR PAPERS Wellington, New Zealand and Online – 14-15 September 2024 “Looking Back Moving Forward” Keynote Speaker: Dr Carolyn Ayson, PhD, MMusTher (Hon) NZ RMTh   Submissions due by 5pm 5 December 2023 to: admin@musictherapy.org.nz   No late submissions will be accepted.   Download the Form Apply online The post CALL FOR PAPERS: MThNZ Conference 2024 appeared first on Music Therapy ..read more

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  Music Therapy New Zealand purchases titles for the IHC library? The IHC Library in Wellington holds Music Therapy New Zealand’s library collection and also has resources on all aspects of intellectual disability, autism and other developmental disabilities. Library access is FREE to anyone living in New Zealand. Books are requested online and mailed out countrywide – you just pay return postage. Or if you live in Wellington, you can visit in person. The library an incredible resource available to us, so if you haven’t already done so, join today! Music Therapy NZ has an annual budget ..read more

We are very happy to be announcing that as of September 2023, Music Therapy New Zeland is kicking off a year of celebrating 50 years of Music Therapy in Aotearoa, New Zealand. To honor this siginifcant milestone, we will be rolling out the celebrations over the course of the next 12 months.  Please keep an eye out on our social media channels over the coming months for the latest events, stories and featured pinoeers that were instrumental in the growth of music therapy in NZ.   Check out our official 50th Celebration page here for updates The post ..read more

We would like to acknowledge the work of Daphne Rickson, who has been awarded the World Federation of Music Therapy Lifetime Achievement Award. Biggest congratulations to you Daphne ! Daphne is pictured below (left) with Dr Anita Swanson (right), President of the World Federation of Music Therapy The post Lifetime Achievement Award appeared first on Music Therapy ..read more

This year, Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki will be officially celebrated on Friday 14 July. Closely connected to the Māori lunar calendar, The celebration of Matariki is guided by three major principles:  Remembrance – Honouring those we have lost since the last rising of Matariki.  Celebrating the present – Gathering together to give thanks for what we have.  Looking to the future – Looking forward to the promise of a new year. Wherever you are both personally and professionally on your Matariki journey, we hope you may find the resources below helpful; https://www.matariki.com/res ..read more

Together with the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre, MThNZ are very excited to be hosting our national hui and AGM in Hastings, Hawkes Bay   The series of workshops are in response to added pressures and stress on the Hawke’s Bay music therapy community and concerning levels of burnout across our industry.   We warmly invite all professionals or community musicians working in related fields that may find music as a useful tool to enhance their self care practices. It aims to have a balance of theory, music making and interactive, engaging workshops to energise and inspire attendees ..read more