Dr. Carolyn Kenny Celebration of life
Music therapy communities in BC, Canada, and across the world lost a beloved music therapy pioneer on October 15, 2017. Dr. Carolyn Bereznak Kenny passed away peacefully in Santa Barbara surrounded by her loving family. She had been in ill health for 15 months with a cancer diagnosis while living in Vancouver and had moved
March is Music Therapy Awareness Month!
Celebrate National Music Therapy Awareness Month! March is a music therapy month across Canada. Certified MTAs are accredited health care professionals who use music in to improve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being for people of all ages and needs. Music therapists provide services to clients in facilities such as long-term care facilities, schools, hospices,
Changes to CAMT’s Continuing Education Policy!
Attention MTA members! The CAMT Board of Directors has updated the Continuing Education Policy to reflect the growing body of opportunities available and to ensure that Canadian Music Therapists continue to uphold the high standard of the MTA credential. Starting with 2017, MTAs will be required to collect fewer credits per 5-year cycle. While fewer
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Register for the 10th Annual Conference!
We are excited to announce our 10th Annual Conference will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2017. The keynote speaker is Dr. Heather Mohan and we have great presenters throughout the day. Please continue to check on the Conference 2017 for a current information as it is continue to be updated. Look forward to seeing
Past Workshop Videos Available For MTABC Members!
Did you know that MTABC offer video recordings from the past conferences and workshops for all the members for free? We just added a video from AGM 2017 workshop (membership required) with Alper Caglayan and Susan Summers’ PowerPoint Presentation from her latest workshop, “Holding therapeutic healing space in care environments”. Click here for the link
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HOpe on a Grand Scale!
A fundraising concert to benefit the Carlile Youth Concurrent Disorders Unit at The HOpe Centre in Lions Gate Hospital Come out for a fun filled evening of music, dance and entertainment with Grant Lawrence, emcee, an award winning author and CBC Radio Host, the North Shore Celtic Ensemble, ProArte dancers and students and teachers of
The Gift of Music: Stories of Music Therapy Screening
Presented by Chan Centre Connects For those of you who missed the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund’s film, The Gift of Music: Stories of Music Therapy, when we screened it in 2012 and again in 2014, it will be shown Wednesday, March 8 at the Cultch Vancity Culture Lab at 1895 Venables Street. It is
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MTABC Members in the Media!
On December 18, 2016, Carol Wiedemann was on the Global BC Weekend Morning News with Chris Brandt (Music Heals) and Patrick Zulinov in the Month of Giving segment of the show. Click Here to watch the clip. Please check out the article in the Media page! You can find all the past members’ coverage from
Countdown to the 9th Annual MTABC Conference !
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MTABC members in the Media!
CBC just interviewed a resident at St. Vincent’s Langara where Leah Rosling, MTABC’s lifetime member, is the music therapist. Please check out the article in the Media page! You can find all the past members’ coverage from 2008. Have you been interviewed by media? Please let us know so we can include the link to
Membership Is Open To Anyone With An Interest In Music Therapy Who Lives In BC Or Beyond, Regardless Of Qualifications Or Experience.
