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MThNZ Conference 2012Posted on: Tuesday, 31 January 2012

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.   

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NZ appointment to WFMT Research and Ethics CommitteePosted on: Saturday, 29 October 2011

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

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Notes From Conference 2010Posted on: Friday, 5 August 2011

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.