Music Therapy New Zealand

MThNZ Conference 2012

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:51:10 +0000

Music and the Brain – Developing Pathways

Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) is excited to be hosting their 2012 Conference in Auckland on 22-23 September. The theme of conference is "Music and the Brain: Developing Pathways" with international music therapist, Dr. Wendy Magee giving the Keynote address. Dr. Magee is Associate Professor within the Department of Music Education and Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. The Conference will be held at the Quality Hotel Barrycourt, Parnell, Auckland.
Please see the Call for Papers and Conference Flyer for more information or email info@musictherapy.org.nz.

NZ appointment to WFMT Research and Ethics Committee

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:44:46 +0000

MThNZ President, Dr. Daphne Rickson has been appointed to the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) Research and Ethics Committee.

Notes From Conference 2010

admin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:04:40 +0000

Notes from Conference has been created to celebrate and capture the breadth of work New Zealand Music Therapists were undertaking in 2010. It features many of the presentations from the Music Therapy New Zealand Conference held in Christchurch in 2010 and includes papers, poster presentations and workshops.

The conference theme of ‘Playing in tune – working collaboratively in music therapy’ echoes soundly in the following collection. It illustrates the creative and varied ways in which music therapists work in New Zealand, with a strong emphasis on working within teams systemically, clinically and on organisational levels.

The collection features the opening and major addresses given at conference. The first by Professor Garry Hornby from the College of Education, University of Canterbury and the second by Dr Daphne Rickson from NZSM, Music Therapy Department.

In most cases the collection includes a copy of the PowerPoint presentation shared by each presenter/s. In others, a narrative has been provided to give greater detail on the topic.

Notes from Conference will be of interest to a varied audience. Firstly as a useful reference for conference delegates to reflect on particular aspects of conference and also for other music therapists, health and education professionals and those wanting to learn more about the use of music therapy in New Zealand.

Notes from Conference has been collated by Karen Twyford on behalf of The Education , Training and Professional Practice Forum, MTHNZ.

Notes from Conference may be downloaded by clicking on this link:

Notes from Conference

Please note: the file is 12Mb in size so a Broadband connection is recommended.

Daphne Rickson (Dec 2010)

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:21:33 +0000

MThNZ President and NZSM lecturer, Dr. Daphne Rickson receives the first PhD from NZSM.

Fiona Hearn (Sept 2010)

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:19:54 +0000

RMTh Fiona Hearn's article about her music therapy work at Take 5 and Te Whare Marama.

Mary Potter Hospice Music Therapy Audit for Winter 2009

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 22:17:27 +0000

Download the document.