Reminder: Call for Proposals: We are currently accepting proposals for the 2024 AMTA Symposium, which will be held September 22-25, 2024.  See the LinkTree in our Bio under 'Latest News' for submission information.

We celebrate our clients, therapists, students, and supporters this World Music Therapy Week, April 10-15.  Thank you for your collaboration and commitment to help advance our mission in making quality music therapy services available.

We are now accepting proposals for the 2024 AMTA Symposium and seeking reviewers to assist us with the anonymous review process for the Symposium. Full details and links for forms at the LinkTree in our Bio under Latest News. Submissions to is May 8, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.

Each year, the AMTA Board of Directors honors two deserving individuals with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The 2023 recipients are Barbara Else, MPA, MT-BC and Dr. Edward Kahler, MT-BC. Full story at the linktree in our bio under Latest News.

AMTA’s Executive Services Coordinator, Dianne Wawrzusin represented AMTA at Robin Spielberg’s recent concert. An Artist Spokesperson for AMTA, Robin performed on 3/7 in Rockville, MD. AMTA is grateful for her strong support of music therapy as a friend, advocate, & ambassador.

The AMTA Professional Advocacy Committee is looking for MTs that might be willing to share their 'elevator speech' for a video project. For more information, please fill out this form and we will be in touch soon: forms.gle/hbSMFaT5AaNsQt…

Thank you in advance for your help!

The American Music Therapy Association Board of Directors is pleased to share the Final Report of the AMTA Commission on the Education and Clinical Training of 21st Century Music Therapists. See the LinkTree in our bio under 'Latest News' to access the full report and resources.

On February 13, 2024, the AMTA Board of Directors received the Final Report of the AMTA Commission on the Education and Clinical Training of 21st Century Music Therapists. For the full story see the LinkTree in our bio under 'Latest News'.

As many know the AMTA Archives are housed at Colorado State University. A scrapbook with mold damage was donated to CSU as part of the AMTA special archive collection. Refer to the LinkTree in our Bio under 'Latest News' for the link to the full story and to donate.

Congressman David Scott (GA-13), was joined by Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Donald M. Payne Jr. (NJ-10) to introduce the Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act. See full story at the LinkTree in our bio under “Latest News.”

We are pleased to welcome Megumi Azekawa to the JMT Leadership Team! Megumi joins as the new Associate Editor-Communications for the Journal of Music Therapy.
Read the full story at the LinkTree in our Bio under “Latest News”. #amtaresearch #musictherapy #amtainc

Save the date for the 2024 AMTA Symposium which will be held virtually from September 22-25, 2024 with asynchronous access extended through February 2025. Full story with links:
musictherapy.org/save_the_date_…

Need credits? You can register for the 2023 AMTA Symposium and earn up to 40 credits by watching each course & completing the evaluations!  Recordings are available to registrants through 2/29/2024.  Go to amta-u.thinkific.com to register.  Pay what you are able from $50-200.

Be Aware! Online scams and phishing attempts continue to skyrocket. We've received reports of emails that impersonate leaders of AMTA & several other phishing attempts & scams. For the full story with links see the Linktree in our bio under 'latest news'. musictherapy.org/online_scam__p…

AMTA Announces historic dues structure changes. Full story at the LinkTree in our bio under 'Latest News' or available at the AMTA website. musictherapy.org/historic_dues_…

Tonight!! Join and watch AMTA Artist Spokesperson Renee Fleming be honored!

Hundreds of hours of #KCHonors prep in under one minute. See the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors tomorrow night - 8pm et/ pt on CBS and Paramount+

Congratulations to Dr. Helen Shoemark, Dr. Anthony Meadows and team for their 2023 Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award winning proposal. See the LinkTree in our bio under 'Latest News' for the full story.

Over the moon to have won a #GlobalMusicAward for 'By Way of the Wind' in the 'Best Classical Composer' category. Have you heard it yet? Streaming now here: orcd.co/gqadye and gorgeous box set with writings/drawings/enamel pin/poetry/cards for holiday gift giving at…

It is with unbridled excitement that we share the video recordings of the NIH Workshop: Music as Medicine: The Science and Clinical Practice.

Day 1, Thursday December 14: videocast.nih.gov/watch=52714
Day 2, Friday December 15:
videocast.nih.gov/watch=52716

History was made.