Music Therapy New Zealand http://www.musictherapy.org.nz The official website of Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:31:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 MThNZ AGM http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/mthnz-agm/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/mthnz-agm/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:38:02 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=803 The Music Therapy NZ 2013 Annual General Meeting will be held in Wellington on Sunday 22 September 2013.  Further details will be sent to all members of MThNZ nearer the date.

]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/mthnz-agm/feed/ 0 NZSM Conference “Linking Cultures” – Call for papers http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/nzsm-conference-linking-cultures-call-for-papers/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/nzsm-conference-linking-cultures-call-for-papers/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:11:26 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=799 Continue reading →]]> Our partner organisation Te Koki, New Zealand School of Music invites papers for the second research and practice conference in music therapy and related disciplines, Linking Cultures, held at the School's Mount Cook Campus, 23 & 24 November 2013. Please follow the link for information about offering a paper or participating in the conference:

http://www.nzsm.ac.nz/study-here/programmes/music-therapy/linking-cultures-nzsm-music-therapy-conference

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]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/nzjmt-index/feed/ 0 Standards of Practice (2012) http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/standards-of-practice-2012/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/standards-of-practice-2012/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:00:34 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=773 The Standards of Practice for NZ Registered Music Therapists is now available on the website to view and download.  See the About Us page for further information.

]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/standards-of-practice-2012/feed/ 0 Code of Ethics (2012) http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/code-of-ethics-2012/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/code-of-ethics-2012/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:52:11 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=766 The updated 2012 version of the Code of Ethics for the Practice of Music Therapy in New Zealand is now available on the website to view and download.  See the Registration page (under "our therapists" in the drop down menu).

]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/code-of-ethics-2012/feed/ 0 Additional paper added to Conference 2012 Presenter Resources http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/additional-paper-added-to-presenter-resources/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/additional-paper-added-to-presenter-resources/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:08:07 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=741 An additional paper has been added to the MThNZ Conference 2012 Presenter Resources.  See the News page to download your copy.

]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/additional-paper-added-to-presenter-resources/feed/ 0 Subscription rates 2013 http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/subscription-rates-2013/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/subscription-rates-2013/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:57:54 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=736 The Music Therapy New Zealand subscription rates have been set for the 2013 year (effective 1 April 2013).  Please see the Support Us page for further information.

]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/subscription-rates-2013/feed/ 0 Presenter Resources from Conference 2012 http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/presenter-resources-from-conference-2012/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/presenter-resources-from-conference-2012/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:19:51 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=730 Continue reading →]]> MThNZ Conference 2012 Presenter Resources has been collated from some of the presentations from the Music Therapy NZ 2012 Conference "Music and the Brain – Developing Pathways".

The collection features the Keynote address given at conference by Dr. Wendy Magee from Temple University, Philadelphia, USA.
 
MThNZ Conference 2012 Presenter Resources will be of interest to conference delegates, other music therapists, health and education professionals and those wanting to learn more about the use of music therapy.
 
MThNZ Conference 2012 Presenter Resources may be downloaded by clicking on this link:
Please note: the file is 22Mb in size so a Broadband connection is recommended.
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PO Box 57220
Mana
Porirua 5247 
 
Please update your records.
]]> http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/updated-postal-address-for-mthnz/feed/ 0 Music Therapy choirs in the news http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/music-therapy-choirs-in-the-news/ http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/music-therapy-choirs-in-the-news/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:49:34 +0000 admin http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/?p=661 Continue reading →]]> Music Therapy has featured prominently in the media recently as the success of music therapy choirs has been recognised. Interviews and articles about these choirs have aired on Radio NZ and TVNZ's Close Up, as well as an article in Christchurch's Press newspaper. Links to online copies of these broadcasts are listed below.

Radio NZ: Nine to Noon (19 March 2010)

"NZ's first choir offering music therapy"

Laura Fogg, founder of the CeleBRation Choir – NZ's first choir offering music therapy for people with neurological conditions – set up by the Centre for Brain Research at Auckland University; and Iris Matheson, who has Parkinson's disease and is a member of the CeleBRation Choir.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/20100319
 

The Press (2 March 2012)

"Singing helps stroke victims to speak again"

A Christchurch stroke victim, who had lost the ability to speak, has rediscovered his voice in a choir.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/6509426/Singing-helps-stroke-victims-to-speak-again

 
TVNZ: Close Up (4 May 2012)

"Choir hits the right note"

We shouldn't underestimate the healing power of song. In Christchurch a choir has even been established for stroke victims and people with brain injuries. Those conditions often affect the ability to talk and singing can help rewire the brain. Alexi O'Brien has been following the choir's progress.
http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/friday-may-4-4865106/video
 

Radio NZ: One In Five (6 May 2012)

"Christchurch's Therapeutic Choir"

A new therapeutic choir, based upon Auckland's Celebration Choir, has been boosting both the vocal abilities and the  confidence of a Christchurch group with neurological disorders.
http://rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/oneinfive/20120506
 

 

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