WORLD MUSIC THERAPY WEEK (10-15 APRIL) Nsamu Moonga and Daphne Rickson will have an informal conversation about music therapy in South Africa and New Zealand on zoom – Meeting ID 959 7008 9552, Password: 158553 (Time: Boksburg Saturday 8th April, 9am) (Time: New Zealand Saturday 8th April 7pm). Please join live if you can, but recording will also be available for interested people.   The post WORLD MUSIC THERAPY WEEK 10-15 April 2023 appeared first on Music Therapy ..read more

  Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou, As you will be aware the draft Constitution was discussed at the AGM last year and members were then invited to give feedback.  Thank you to those who responded. This feedback was consolidated and tabled at a Council meeting on 27 November. Council asked a small group to meet in January to look at the practical aspects of the feedback wording so that a new revised document could be produced for members to discuss further. This meeting took place and a revised draft document will be tabled at the next Council meeting at the end of February.  Fo ..read more

(Image: Blue background, MThNZ Logo text says ‘Aotearoa Crisis Intervention Team)   ‘Dear Music Therapy Community   Our aroha goes out to all music therapists and their clients affected by current and recent severe flooding events – those who are experiencing the immediate effects, and those who are already engaged in the long secondary process of cleaning up and re-building.  The World Federation of Music Therapists (WFMT) also sends you  messages of support and offers of help in any way they can.   This email is to remind you that the Aotearoa Crisis Interventi ..read more

World Music Therapy Week – 10 th – 15 th April The World Federation of Music Therapy has voted in favor of a World Music Therapy Week (WMTW), to take place from 10 th to 15 th April each year. During World Music Therapy Week, music therapists and supporters are encouraged to engage in activities that increase awareness of and advocacy for music therapy. World Music Therapy Week also serves to highlight the global connectedness of music therapy, which can be especially important for developing countries. Awareness weeks are common throughout the world and provide opportunities for people to ..read more

Hawkes Bay, 16 + 17 September 2023   The post Save the Date: MThNZ Hui and AGM appeared first on Music Therapy ..read more

Congratulations to all involved in the new BrainTree​ Wellness Centre in Christchurch – including Southern Music Therapy. This centre is the first of its kind in New Zealand. It promotes lifestyle changes to help people live well with neurological conditions like dementia, Parkinson’s, stroke and multiple sclerosis. Find the stuff.co.nz article HERE   The post Southern Music Therapy joins the Braintree Wellness Centre appeared first on Music Therapy ..read more

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  The theme this year is ‘Make the Change’, and we wanted to go for an awareness campaign instead of focusing on events, we will be enlisting the help of Elephant Publicity again to roll out the campaign.   This year we will be conducting interviews with NZ RMTh around the country, outside of the two main cities, with a focus on why music therapy is a great career choice, and encourage people to consider it as a career option. If you are interested in being involved, please let us know.   Don’t forget to wear your official free MThNZ T-shirt over the course of the week and thi ..read more

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