Music Therapy using guitar

Music Therapy at a Glance

Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) use music to meet a wide variety of needs for their clients. Within a supportive therapeutic relationship, music can support physical, psychological, and neurological health. Music can motivate us to learn, to express ourselves, and to explore our potential.

As defined by the Canadian Association of Music Therapy (CAMT, September 2020), music therapy is a discipline in which Certified Music Therapists (MTAs) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and well-being. Music therapists use music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social, and spiritual domains.

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2025 MTABC Conference – Keynote Speaker Announced!

Announcing our 2025 MTABC Conference Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Barbara Wheeler Barbara L. Wheeler, PhD, MT-BC, is Professor Emeritus at [...]

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2024 MTABC Conference – Moving the Profession Forward: Inspiring Community Practices

Location: Capilano University, LB 321 + 322 Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2024, 8:00am-5:00pm Tickets:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-mtabc-conference-inspiring-community-practices-tickets-1003285793817?aff=oddtdtcreator Bursary Application: MTABC bursary [...]

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Music Therapy with Chinese geriatrics, with Eva Wong, MTA

Date: October 6th 2024 Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm Location: Tommy Douglas Library – Burnaby

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