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Contents
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Council News - Membership Subscriptions / Budget Bids
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Special General Meeting - 20 February 2025 (7pm)
Strategic Planning and Regional Hui
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ACC Recognition for NZ RMThs
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Lindgren Award - Resourcing Little Musical Caravan
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A History of Music Therapy New Zealand (1974-2023): Passionate People
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Dr Ajay Castelino - article published
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Alison Talmage - NZ Association of Gerontology Award / Poem book launch
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Creative Music Enterprises - 2024 Summary
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Celebrating 50 Years of Music Therapy New Zealand
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From the Chair
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It has been a big year for Music Therapy New Zealand.
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Breaking News
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At the Self Regulating Professions Hui held on 10 December of which MThNZ is a member, advice was received from Martin Chadwick (Chief Allied Health Professions Officer)
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that a public consultation for the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, including self-regulating professions, will be held early in 2025 and will be open for a very short period. MThNZ is forming a subcommittee to consider the matter, and all members are encouraged to make a submission when it becomes available. Martin noted that groups should consider what other countries were doing in this area, including Australia and the UK.
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The Year in Review
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We welcomed Sarah Cole as our Executive Officer in February along with opening our new office in Wellington which we share with Choirs Aotearoa New Zealand (CANZ).
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We celebrated Music Therapy Week in April coordinating with our Music Therapy community across the world.
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The middle part of the year saw considerable planning going into our 50th Conference in Wellington with a great turnout from our Music Therapy Community across New Zealand, Australia and the globe as well as several people who were not Registered Music Therapists, but simply interested in the conference content. Having this event live streamed also increased the audience we were able to reach. Our thanks go to the organising committee, and all of our speakers for making this such a great event.
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The Conference saw the launch of the book - A History of Music Therapy New Zealand by Daphne Rickson covering the period 1974- 2023. A significant publication in our history and for anyone looking back in the years to come.
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We welcomed a new incoming Council elected at the AGM in September. We recently held an in-person meeting as we begin working through the workload ahead of us.
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November saw a strategy day with the incoming Council and a number of members who were able to attend both in person and online. The focus of the day was "what are the priority areas for Music Therapy NZ over the next few years". There was good alignment on the themes discussed on the day. It is our intention to run a series of Regional Hui early in 2025 to run through the latest version of our proposed new rules as well as covering off the themes coming out of the strategy day to gain further feedback.
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That’s a big workload in one year for a very small group who are largely volunteers.
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I trust that you have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year with family and friends.
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From the President
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In Looking Back and Moving Forward, how exciting to have celebrated 50 years of MThNZ and 20 years of the Master of Music Therapy Programme (MMusTher) 2024, and to have the launch of the book generously authored by Adjunct Professor Dr Daphne Rickson ONZM that reflects this timeframe.
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Congratulations to all who contributed to the special 50th celebrations and conference. I was humbled to read the special citation for Morva Croxson to acknowledge her leadership and long serving enormous contribution to the growth and development of MThNZ since 1974.
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As President of MThNZ, it is an honour and privilege to continue to advocate for and support the amazing work our registered music therapists carry out in our communities across Aotearoa. Moving Forward it will be great to connect with you in the new year at regional level, to further discuss our proposed future strategic planning goals and priority projects.
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My representative role on the MMusTher Advisory Panel enables our organisation to keep abreast with developments for the students completing the MMusTher programme at Victoria University NZSM, and it is important to acknowledge Council colleague Rachel Austin, and the valuable work she does in supporting these students. For those of you who are graduates both recent and past, it is important that you continue to remember to advocate for the programme by telling and publishing ‘your story’ please.
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With the purpose of further raising the professional status and recognition of our New Zealand Registered Music Therapists (NZ RMTh’s), advocacy work has continued with meetings and online conversations with government key officials and related agencies and organisations. In this edition the work of a newly reformed ACC working group is highlighted, and I thank Rani Allan for her enthusiasm and leadership of the wider AHANZ group.
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Please remember to let me know if you have an upcoming fundraising or other event, as I may be able to support you in some way. Such occasions provide wonderful opportunities to profile and advocate for music therapy in the wider community.
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In closing, I thank and congratulate Stephen Guerin for so capably leading MThNZ as our
Chair. Also, to the team of administrators who have transitioned into roles as required to
support the many successful activities and events of our organisation this year.
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Nau te rourou Nau te rourou Ki ora ai te iwi
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With your contribution and our contribution the community will prosper
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Special General Meeting
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As signalled at the AGM an online meeting is required to formally approve the Performance Report for the year ending 31 March 2024 and audit letter as provided by the Auditors RSM Hayes. This will be held on Thursday 20 February at 7pm. It will be an online meeting and the required quorum is 10. It should be a reasonably short meeting, dependent on questions raised. The draft Performance Report was sent to members with the September 2024 AGM papers. Papers will be sent 21 days before the meeting. Please mark your calendar and if you can attend it would be very much appreciated.
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Strategic Planning and Regional Hui
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Following the planning session on 24 November the facilitator has provided a summary of the comments made at the meeting, online and by written comments. The next step is to have hui throughout the country to ensure that all members have an opportunity to engage at a local level and give their input into this important planning document. A survey is being sent to all members to get your feedback on what works best for you and your local area. It is likely there will be a mix of hui with the larger centres offering a longer, perhaps half day hui, and in areas where there are fewer members a smaller hui for 1-2 hours. Watch for Pulse for more information. Stephen Guerin, Chair
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Reminders and Key Dates:
- Special General Meeting - 20 February 2025, 7.00pm (online)
- 2025 Council Meetings: 23 February, 4 May, 3 August, 14 September (AGM), 12 October
- Registration Renewal Closing Date: 1 March 2025
- Membership Renewal Date: 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026
- Music Therapy Week: 10 - 15 April 2025
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Registration Board
The Board knows that 2024 was a time of great celebration for the music therapy community in Aotearoa, and we are grateful that the 50th birthday conference provided so many opportunities for warmth and sharing for our Registered Music Therapists. We're sure that your reflections and learnings will make for great reading when it comes time to review the 2025 annual practising certificate applications. Please remember that applications are due by 1 March and note that the Board is not increasing registration fees this year, in the hope of providing some relief for therapists from the cost of living increases. For 2025 these fees remain: Annual practising certificate - $172.50 (incl. GST)
New registration - $345.00 (incl. GST) - this includes the new registration and the annual practising certificate.
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The Board is not only looking forward to the always stimulating process of reviewing practising certificate applications, but also to the fact that we will be joined by a new, fourth Board member, Fiona Hearn. It certainly is a cause for celebration that the numbers of NZ RMThs now warrant for a fourth Board member to share the load. For those of you who don't know Fiona, her bio is as follows:
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Fiona Hearn is from Te Awa Kairangi, Lower Hutt and has worked as a registered music therapist since 2006. She is currently working in a range of areas, including community and acute mental health with adults, as well as supporting neurodivergent and disabled tamariki and rangatahi and their whānau. She is passionate about supervising music therapy students, new graduates and registered music therapists and facilitates the experiential group for second year MMusTher students at Victoria University of Wellington. She uses a person-centred and resource oriented approach to guide her work. When she is not working, you will find her spending time with family, in the garden or walking her dog.
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Many of our community members grew up with wintry Christmases, rushing in from the cold and dark at the end of a work or school day to the removal of coats, mittens and hats before admiring the lights of the Christmas tree. For those of us who moved to Aotearoa New Zealand as adults, a summer Christmas is great fun, but may never feel like the holiday of our childhood. Beyond the presence of friends and family, there is one constant that can evoke those childhood Christmases and that is the beauty of the season's music.
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May the magic of the carols and the choirs and the many enthusiastic renditions of 'Jingle Bells' in your sessions bring you joy during this Christmas season and may you return to your work in the New Year refreshed and relaxed.
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Meri Kirihimete me te Hape Nū Ia!
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Jen Glover, Neil Jourdan, Chanelle Henderson, Fiona Hearn and Registrar Barb Lewis
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ACC Recognition for NZ RMThs
On 12 November Rani Allan, Carlos Riegelhaupt, Kathryn Stevenson and Linda Webb met to discuss progress on gaining ACC recognition for NZ RMThs. The group agreed to ask Council for formal approval to set up a Special Interest Group and that was confirmed at the Council meeting on 23 November. At the meeting the group looked at past documentation and meetings that had been held over 20 years to try and make progress. We also tried to understand the various categories that operate under the ACC legislation because it is not as straightforward as it may seem to provide services.
In a nutshell, recognition to become a "specified treatment provider" under the ACC Act is limited because the Act refers to professions that are designated under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA) and music therapy is not listed in that Act.Of course, there are always exceptions. Music therapy is a self regulated profession like many in the allied health area. AHANZ (Allied Health Aotearoa NZ) of which we are a member, has been holding hui to discuss self regulated professions and the benefits of continuing with this status, rather than full recognition under the Act which would be a long and expensive exercise.During one of the recent discussions the meeting was told that a review of the Act may include recognising self regulated professions under the Act and there could be layers or tiers of recognition. Much of this can be dependent on the risk associated with the professions.
Progress is being made and there is certainly recognition that self regulated professions have a place in our health system, but that is not to say progress will be swift. The group decided to make a direct approach to ACC to find out what can be done to gain recognition in some way (not defined as yet), what steps we need to take (apart from applying to HPCA Act) to be able to work with ACC case managers to deliver music therapy to many clients. We are developing a background paper that will go to ACC to inform them about music therapy and the work being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.
If you would like to join the group please advise the Administrator (admin@musictherapy.org.nz). Or contact me to have a discussion.
Rani Allan, ACC Recognition for NZ RMThs SiG (raniallan@gmail.com)
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NZJMT - Journal News
Co-Editors Emily Langlois Hunt and Hyunah Cho
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We would like to acknowledge the kind support of May Bee Choo Clulee as we transition into our new roles as Co-Editors, as well as the advice of Alison Talmage. Thank you to the authors who have made submissions for the 2024 issue of the NZJMT. We currently have two research articles and one book review in various stages in preparation for publication in the 2024 Journal.
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The Journal includes annual Theses and Publications alerts so that we can celebrate the work of NZ Registered Music Therapists and share their work beyond NZJMT. Please email us with details of any book chapters, scholarly articles or theses submitted to the library on completion of PhD/Masters which you would like to be included in our alert: journal@musictherapy.org.nz.
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Call for submissions for the 2025 Journal
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In the wake of a very successful and inspiring 50th Anniversary Conference, we would like to extend an invitation to presenters with an interest in sharing their work more widely to consider a submission to the NZJMT. The Journal welcomes submissions in a wide variety of genres. Please refer to the Journal webpage for more information and to access the current Journal Guidelines. You are welcome to contact the editorial team for a preliminary discussion before submitting an article and submissions are accepted all year round
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Projects Grants Group (PGG)
Reminder: Timeline for 1st Funding Applications
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Lindgren Award
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Resourcing Little Musical Caravan 'taster' sessions at Awesome Bounce
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This project began in May 2023 as a partnership between the Little Musical Caravan (LMC) and Āhuru Mōwai Trust (AMT). The LMC is a Porirua-based mobile music therapy service working with children from pre-school to young adult. AMT is a charitable organization whose purpose is to establish specifically designed environments (sheltered havens) that improve the lives of families and children that have additional needs.
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The project was envisioned as a way of enriching AMT’s existing ‘high sensory’ sessions held on Thursday evenings at Awesome Bounce, a trampoline park and children’s ‘play land’ in Porirua. Music therapy ‘taster’ sessions were held in one of the party rooms to increase the visibility of music therapy and to create a therapy space that was available within the wider community space. The project is ongoing (current at October 2024) and the focus is twofold:
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- To introduce music therapy as a modality to whanau who may not have heard of it and offer equitable access for tamariki to try out one-on-one sessions.
- To use music therapy as a means of introducing new families to AMT’s spaces and offer caregivers and/or siblings a sense of community.
Initially, instruments were borrowed from the LMC’s caravan. Over time, this became more difficult logistically and in October 2023, AMT were successful in securing $1,000.00 of funding for instruments from the Hutt Charitable Trust. This money was spent on some of the bulkier instruments. In December 2024, the LMC was also awarded a grant from Music Therapy New Zealand’s ‘Lindgren Project Fund’ which matched this amount; $1,000.00. This was used to purchase a number of smaller percussion instruments as well as a trolley to store and move the instruments easily.
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Thanks to the Hutt Charitable Trust and Music Therapy New Zealand, the project is now independently resourced with a full set of instruments onsite. This has enabled more flexibility, and a new LMC staff member is able to run the sessions on Thursday evenings.
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As a means of reviewing the project for AMT, in June 2024 the LMC invited whānau of ‘taster’ session participants to respond anonymously to a survey. The results of this survey are available on the LMC website: https://www.littlemusicalcaravan.co.nz/news-and-events/
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The survey confirmed that ‘taster’ sessions increased whānau understanding of music therapy and its potential benefits. Caregivers listed a number of very relevant therapy outcomes when describing the impact they believe sessions had for their tamariki; social connection, sensory and emotional regulation, exploration of identity, increased focus and engagement. ‘Taster’ sessions were also successful in introducing new whānau to the AMT community and the opportunity to network with other supportive parents was valued by those who wanted to make use of it.
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A History of Music Therapy New Zealand (1974-2023):
Passionate People
Te Hītori o “Te Rōpū Puoro Whakaora o Aotearoa” (1974-2023):
Te Hunga Ngākau Whiwhita
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Since 1974, hundreds of passionate people, members, and supporters of Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) have laboured to increase awareness of the potential of music as a powerful resource in the support of human wellbeing.
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They have lobbied relevant government departments and universities, and provided the necessary training, support, and regulatory procedures to ensure practitioners provide safe and effective music therapy services to the people of Aotearoa.
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This book records and celebrates their long, steady, meticulous, and successful journey. It covers the early history of the beginnings of music therapy in the country, the founder Mary Lindgren and the people she gathered around her to get the New Zealand Society for Music Therapy off the ground. The book tracks the development of branches and the accreditation training to provide the first qualification of "The Associateship", along with the many overseas music therapists who contributed to training programmes.
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Then came the very long negotiations to find a home for a master's qualification leading to the first home at Massey University in Wellington who then merged the Conservatorium of Music with Victoria University's School of Music to become the New Zealand School of Music. The book details the development of music therapy and the research that has taken place and is now considered of world standard. Philanthropy has played a major role in allowing the Society, now known as Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) to expand and grow. This was due to the generous support of Sir Roy McKenzie who was an enthusiastic supporter from the very early days of development.
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Quotes from over the decades demonstrate the feeling and passion that this book delivers:
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“(Seeing the work) immediately convinced me what a wonderful medium music was to get through to […] autistic children and others of that kind” - Sir Roy McKenzie, 1973
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“Music therapy has brought happiness to young people, and to elderly people in hospitals and rest homes. The Society for Music Therapy is a very fine organisation”- Richard Spence Volkmann (Dick) Simpson, 1993
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“(Music therapy) was an incredible experience as (Hineraukatauri, who has cerebral palsy) responded magnificently to the challenge to learn to communicate through music” - Dame Hinewehi Mohi, 2003
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Copies of the book are available from the MThNZ office (at cost) for $50 which includes gst and postage. Please email info@musictherapy.org.nz to advise how many copies you would like. Payment can be made via the donation page on the MThNZ website. Once the payment is received the book will be posted, or if you are in Wellington and would like to collect it from the office you are welcome to call in.
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Books are also available from Barcelona Publishers and Amazon
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IHC Library
Did you know that Music Therapy New Zealand have a resource Collection at the IHC Library ?
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Our partners at the IHC library hold MThNZ's library collection, which includes
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e-books. Library access is free to anyone living in New Zealand. Books are
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requested online and mailed out countrywide along with a return
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The Library is open to anyone living in New Zealand over 18. They have information on all aspects of intellectual disability, autism and other developmental disabilities, with resources built up over many years.
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You can join the Library by registering online, registering in person, or by phoning us. You need to be over 18 to join. Contact us if you have forgotten your login details, please don’t re-register.
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IHC Library is open to visitors. Please make sure you carry a mask as requirements are constantly changing and you may need to wear one. You can visit the library on the
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Opening hours: 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday, except for public holidays.
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MThNZ's new purchases for the IHC library in 2024 are:
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● Decolonizing Methodologies, Research and Indigenous Peoples (2021) Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
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● Handbook of Music Therapy (2nd ed.) (2024) Bunt, Hoskyns & Swami
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● Trauma-Informed Music Therapy Theory and Practice (2023) Edited By Laura E. Beer, Jacqueline C. Birnbaum
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● Play Together (2022) Megan Spragg
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● Goal Processes in Music Therapy Practice (2022) Grace Thompson & Helen Shoemark
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● Ngā Kete Mātauranga:Māori scholars at the research interface (2021) Edited by Linda Waimarie Nikora and Jacinta Ruru
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● Hineraukatauri me Te Ara Pūoro (2024) Elizabeth Gray
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Time at Conference
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Traveling to New Zealand for the 50th anniversary conference was a very interesting experience;
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I only know what music therapy looks like in the United States, so I had no idea what to expect when attending the conference! I was overwhelmed by how kind and welcoming everyone was to me (despite immediately noticing my accent, of course) and I am glad to say I made some amazing friends. The topics presented were thought provoking and important, hitting on issues that us music therapists in the U.S. are also struggling with, such as disability rights and diversity and inclusion, just to name two. I hope to come back to New Zealand to learn more about the culture and see everyone again!
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It was great! Thanks so much it was so good to have a small part to play.
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Liz Bolwell, Christchurch
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Thank you all at MThNZ, for your superb organisation and support.
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Matthew Breaden, Australia
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Thanks for having me. It was an amazing conference and a great initiative. In future I would love to join offline, right now looking forward to those recordings to see the other's presentations.
Madhurima Banerjee, India
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Music Therapy New Zealand makes awards of a Certificate of Appreciation or Life Membership to members who have made a significant contribution to the organisation or to music therapy practice, research or advocacy. We define “significant contribution” as actions beyond the usual expectations of a member.
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Citation: Christine Archer-Lockwood
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Christine has been a member of the Society since 1974. She participated in
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Maggie Pickett’s (1977) music therapy course in Wellington before travelling to
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London to study music therapy with Juliette Alvin at the Guildhall School of Music
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On her return to Aotearoa New Zealand, she was a pioneer in the development of music therapy practice in this country, particularly in special education settings and notably at the Wellington Early Intervention Trust where music therapy has become a valued and sustained therapeutic provision for preschool children.
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Christine was a member of the National Executive (1981); Editor of the Society’s Journal (1983-1986) and the inaugural MusT newsletter (1984-1986); Treasurer of the New Zealand Association of Music Therapists (NZAMT) when it was formed in 1996; a member of the inaugural Registration Board (2000); and the first New Zealand Registered Music Therapist (2000). Following a period of practice overseas, in 2017, Christine initiated SYLO (Sing Your Lungs Out), a singing group for people with chronic respiratory conditions which has attracted funding from the primary health service THINK Hauora.
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Christine has therefore made a significant and sustained contribution to the activities of Music Therapy New Zealand through her professional practice, service, and advocacy to support and grow the music therapy provision in New Zealand. We are delighted to nominate her for Life Membership of the Society.
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Citation: Heather Fletcher
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Heather Fletcher arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, from England, in 2005. She lives on the West Coast of the South Island and began working for the West Coast District
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Health Board (now known as Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Te Tai o Poutini)
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CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) in the same year, a unique position which she held for many years before broadening her role to come under the Allied Health team.
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Heather joined the Society in 2006, and immediately began serving on MThNZ committees. She has been MThNZ representative to Allied Health Aotearoa NZ (AHANZ) (2019-2024), and was Convenor of the Education, Training, and Professional Practice (ETPP) forum (2007-2010) as well as its Council Chair (2010-2014) and President (2015-2018). Heather was honoured with the title of President Emeritus in 2019.
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Heather has therefore made significant and sustained contribution to the activities of Music Therapy New Zealand, usually at national level, and has made important advocacy contributions to support and grow music therapy provision in New Zealand. We are delighted to nominate her for Life Membership of the Society.
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Citation: Barbara Lewis
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Barbara Lewis was appointed Administrator of The Society in 1981, a role she maintained until 2006. During that period, she held the role of Secretary-Treasurer and also National Executive Chairperson 2003-2005. Barbara’s services to the Society have contributed to the development of management and administrative strategies that continue to stand in good stead.
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In the very busy years of when the Society was running Accreditation courses with overseas and Aotearoa New Zealand tutors she was adept at fitting all the organisational pieces together, including fundraising, to achieve successful course outcomes.” She has managed financial and business affairs.
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Following some years living abroad Barbara was appointed Registrar of the Registration Board in 2018 and in 2021 also resumed her role as Administrator for the Society. As administrator, she has digitised MThNZ’s historical records, been central in the revision of the Society’s rules, organised symposia and guided different Executive Officers as they have started in the role.
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As Registrar, she has ensured that the registration process, collating applications and a range of further administrative processes are carried out seamlessly. Barbara consistently goes above and beyond in her duties and works tirelessly behind the scenes.
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While Barbara has held paid positions during her involvement with MThNZ, her commitment to the growth of our organisation and the expansion of music therapy provision in New Zealand over many decades has been outstanding. Her high standards of workmanship, process and delivery have been consistent. Her knowledge of our history and our people is priceless and her commitment to music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand exemplary.
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Citation: Dame Hinewehi Mohi DNZM
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi first encountered music therapy in the UK, where her daughter Hineraukatauri was engaged in music therapy at the Nordoff Robbins facility in London. When the family returned to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2003 to find only 17 music therapists here, Dame Hinewehi was determined to find a way to increase children’s access to music therapy. She gathered a team of enthusiastic supporters, met with members of the Society, set up the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust, and generated significant interest, excitement and support from individuals, agencies, and key industry sponsors, who shared her vision to open a music therapy centre in Auckland.
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The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre opened in 2004 and has been an unprecedented success. Twenty years later satellite Centres operate in the Auckland region; Regional Centres are operating in the Hawke’s Bay, Northland, and Bay of Plenty; and twenty full-time music therapists are seeing over 1,000 clients each week. The Centre and the Trust have received extremely encouraging, high profile, extensive and consistent media coverage across the years, which has had a massive positive influence on music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Moreover, Dame Hinewehi has been generous in her support of the Society’s activities, including attending with her family and singing at the Society’s annual conference 2003, serving on the Society’s National Executive (2003-2004). We have great pleasure in recommending Dame Hinewehi Mohi receive Life Membership for her exceptional advocacy for music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Citation: Dr Claire Molyneux
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Claire came to Aotearoa New Zealand from the UK in 2005 to work at the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre in Auckland, and soon after became Head of Clinical Services. In 2006, she was nominated as ETPP forum representative to the Registration Board. She continued to serve the Board, including a six-year period as Chairperson (2007-2013). In that role, she successfully guided the Board to a new level of professionalism, helping to review and update policies and procedures and develop the Standards of Practice for Music Therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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She was also an active member of Council (2013-2016) including a short period as President. Claire edited the music therapy book Only Connect: Poems and Stories from New Zealand Music Therapy, republished in 2018 by Jessica Kingsley, London, as Tales from the Music Therapy Room: Creative Connections (Molyneux, 2017, 2018).
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When she left her position at the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre in 2014, the 10-year-old centre was employing nine music therapists to see 200 clients per week. From 2014-2017, Claire worked as a music therapist in specialist palliative care services and private practice in West Auckland. During her time in Aotearoa New Zealand, Claire led and/or was involved in several research projects, provided supervision workshops, and ran a Victoria University Continuing Education programme ‘Creative and Action Based Supervision Skills’ (2015). Claire returned to the UK in 2017 to take up a position as lecturer in music therapy at Anglia Ruskin University and completed her PhD thesis on music therapy group work with people living with dementia and their companions, in 2024.
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We have much pleasure in nominating Claire Molyneux for Life Membership of the
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Citation: Kathryn Stevenson
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Kathryn has been a long-time advocate for music therapy since the beginning of her involvement with the Auckland branch of the Society in 1986.
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Following training and working as a music therapist in the United States, Kathryn has worked as a music therapist in New Zealand since 2002. She has been on the National Executive, the Education Training and Professional Practice forum and Council. She has been editor of the in-house publication Connections and held a leadership role on the Auckland/Northland Regional Group. She has been a committed member of the Northern Regional Group for many years.
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Kathryn has been a pioneer of clinical practice in Aotearoa, and has been a strong advocate for music therapy at local, national and international levels.
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Citation: Lisabeth Toomey
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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After attending a music therapy course run by Auriel Warwick in 1981, Lisabeth Toomey joined the Auckland branch and enrolled in the Society’s Accreditation training programme, becoming the first candidate to gain the Associateship of the New Zealand Society for Music Therapy (1985).
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She then undertook further training in Guided Imagery in Music (1987), and in 1992 won a Winston Churchill study grant to allow her to complete the Guided Imagery and Music Training Level 3 Internship. Lisabeth was granted Primary Trainership by the Association of Music and Imagery, USA in 1995, and formed the NZ Imagery and Music Association (NZIMA) the same year. This was a breakthrough for GIM in Aotearoa New Zealand, and Lisabeth became one of only two southern hemisphere trainers able to take full responsibility for the Association’s training programme. In addition, Lisabeth contributed significantly to the practice of music therapy in Aotearoa through her sustained work with blind and vision impaired children at Homai School for the Blind (1985-2001).
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Lisabeth was highly active and held positions of responsibility within the
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Auckland Branch; and served on the National Executive, both as a committee member and as chairperson (1989-1990). She undertook director, examiner, moderator, and consultant roles on behalf of the National Executive’s Accreditation
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Committee; presented papers and workshops at both the Society’s and other organisations’ conferences; engaged in research, wrote articles, and gave interviews
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to promote music therapy.
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We are proud to nominate Lisabeth Toomey to become a Life Member of the Society for her significant sustained contribution to the development of music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Citation: Penny Warren
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Penny, a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1990, immigrated to Aotearoa New Zealand in 1995 to become the sole working music therapist in Dunedin. She immediately joined the Canterbury Branch of the Society, and by 1997 had developed 30 hours per week of direct contact work. The following year she was also teaching a module entitled ‘Music as an instrument for Communication’ initiated for the Occupational Therapy Course at Dunedin Polytechnic. In 2010, Penny was cofounder of a charitable trust, Southern Music Therapy Trust, formed to fund music therapy projects in response to local needs. Penny moved to Wellington in 2013 and was one of the initiators of the Wellington Neurological Choir, more recently known as the SoundsWell Singers.
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Penny has regularly offered conference papers and workshops to Aotearoa New Zealand audiences and was a key organiser for the Society’s conference in Dunedin (2006). She is a consistent music therapy researcher, has published in the New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy, and is currently engaged in PhD research and teaching on the Master of Music Therapy programme at the NZ School of Music. Penny served on the National Executive (1997-2002), was Chair of the NZAMT (2002), a founding member of ETPP forum (2004-2006), co-editor of NZJMT (2005-2006), a member of the Editorial Advisory panel (2020), and member of the Registration Board (2013-2015), becoming its chair in 2016. She joined the Aotearoa Crises Intervention SIG; and is a current member of the World Federation of Music Therapy Education Commission since 2020.
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We are delighted to nominate Penny for Life Membership of the Society, for substantial advocacy efforts that have supported the growth of music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand, and significant and sustained contribution to the activities of Music Therapy New Zealand at national and international levels.
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Citation: Linda Webb MNZM
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Linda has been an active member the Society, at national and branch level, for almost forty years. She was a loyal and dynamic member of both Auckland and
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Canterbury branches in the 1980’s and 1990s respectively, and served on the
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National Executive from 1987-1990, 1996-1998, 2002-2003, and again from 2014. In
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2017 she was elected chair and remained in that position until 2021 whilst also taking on the role of President from 2019. Linda is a music educator (teacher, teacher trainer, and researcher) and her close association with the Music Departments of Auckland College of Education and Canterbury University, and the Society for Music Education, have been invaluable for the Society. She has been heavily involved in the promotion of music therapy training since becoming a member of the society’s first ‘Education Committee’ in 1998; she has been our representative on the Music Therapy Advisory Panel since 2004 and was its first Chairperson.
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Over all these years, Linda has been a powerful advocate and advisor for the Society. She has been a superb organiser and facilitator of events. At both branch and national levels, she has organised and participated in conferences, workshops, and training courses, and her support for fellow members and visitors extends to regular billeting or hosting in her home.
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We are proud to nominate Linda for Life Membership of the Society for her significant and sustained contribution to the activities of the Society, and her noteworthy advocacy for music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Citation: May Bee Choo Clulee 吳美珠
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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May has made a significant contribution to Music Therapy New Zealand and the promotion of professional music therapy practice and research through her role as assistant editor of the NZ Journal of Music Therapy.
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She served in this role for five years between 2019 and 2023. During her tenure, she ensured the publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed articles, and actively supported authors in refining their research.
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May’s efforts helped increase the journal’s national readership, and her dedication has left a lasting impact on the music therapy community.
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Citation: Megan Glass
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Megan is a registered music therapist and works predominantly in special education with a strong interest in working with adults with neurological conditions. She is one of the co-leaders of SoundsWell Singers, a Wellington choir for people with neurological conditions.
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Megan first joined the National Executive in 2005 representing Education, Training and Professional Practice group (ETPP) and made a significant contribution over 12 years until she retired from Council in 2017.
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She contributed to work in special education, the Wellington Regional Group and the coordination of many Music Therapy Week activities over the years. She has been a member of the Project Grants Group.
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Following funding from the Hugo Charitable Trust Megan supported the production of quality videos which were initially used during Music Therapy week and remain on the website today. Recently Megan has been involved with recording an interview of Morva Croxson for the 50 year celebrations.
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We consider Megan should be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for her continued support and involvement with Music Therapy NZ and for her work in developing music therapy in New Zealand.
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Citation: Nolan Hodgson
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Nolan joined Council in 2016 and served until 2020. As a new graduate one of his first roles was as the student and new graduate liaison and in his words he “advocated to keep the costs of membership and for attendance at MThNZ events to a minimum for students as I know this is a barrier for many of us while studying”.
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He was part of the bicultural/multicultural partnership portfolio group. As a speaker of te reo Māori he supported the 2015 hui at Tapu te Ranga Marae, Wellington and organised the mihi whakatau for the opening of the 2017 symposium. He has been an active member of the Waikato Regional Group and supported the 2019 symposium held in Hamilton.
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In 2017 Nolan became the first recipient of the Morva Croxson Prize for Emergent Writers for his essay: He ora waiora: Music therapy and well-being in adolescent mental health.
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He was a strong supporter in seeking collaborative partnerships with other Māori health practitioners and organisations. His quiet and wise advice has been given to MThNZ over the years and is highly valued. During recent discussions on MThNZ rule changes he participated in meetings to find ways to include partnership and acknowledgement for te ao Māori for the organisation.
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We believe Nolan is worthy of a Certificate of Appreciation for his active participation as an advocate for bicultural partnership within MThNZ.
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Citation: Dr Sarah Hoskyns
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Dr Sarah Hoskyns studied music therapy at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1980 and became Director of the Guildhall programme in 1990 before moving to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2004 to take up the position of Director of the Master of Music Therapy Programme at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī.
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She was the second music therapist to gain a PhD in music therapy here, after exploring the integration of practice and research for music therapy master’s students (Hoskyns, 2013). In addition to educating music therapy students, Dr Hoskyns has contributed to the development of the Standards of Practice for Registered Music Therapists in New Zealand (2012), was Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy (2014-2015) and was the Society’s representative to Allied Health Aotearoa New Zealand (AHANZ) (2009-2016).
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She has initiated and facilitated professional development opportunities for music therapists in Aotearoa New Zealand including a Music and Hauora hui to develop music therapy training and research; contributed to national and international conferences; authored and co-authored articles for the NZJMT; and was co-author of the Handbook of Music Therapy (Bunt, Hoskyns & Swamy, 2024). We highly recommend that Dr Hoskyns is awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for her sustained contribution to the development of music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Citation: Neil Jourdan
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Neil Jourdan studied Masters Music Therapy at University of Pretoria between 2004- 2005. He worked in private practice in South Africa for four years within special education, mental health, at risk youth and adolescents and in private practice. He immigrated to New Zealand in 2009 and has worked full time in special education since October 2009. He served on the Education, Training and Professional Practice (ETPP) and MThNZ Council from 2012 – 2013.
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He specialises in the therapeutic use of percussion and drumming within clinical practice and has shared his drumming at many national conferences.
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From 2018-2023 he held the role of the Registration Board Chair and in this time led the Board in reviewing all documentation to ensure a more rigorous approach to supporting music therapists’ development. He initiated a review of the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice wanting to introduce new ideas that reflected Aotearoa New Zealand’s society and worldwide trends in music therapy.
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He stood down as chair in 2023 but is continuing as a Board member.
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Neil is recommended for a Certificate of Appreciation for his leadership and continuing role in supporting the development of music therapy in New Zealand, and his exemplary service to the NZ Music Therapy Registration Board.
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Citation: Dr Robert Krout
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Dr Robert Krout from Florida, USA, was Director of the Master of Music Therapy Music Therapy programme at Massey University of Wellington from 2002-2004.
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During the time he was in New Zealand he demonstrated strong leadership in the establishment and development of the new programme and was a powerful advocate for music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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In addition to his regular duties, he engaged productively with the media, initiated the Music Therapy Advisory Panel, provided guidance to music therapists regarding the role and purpose of the New Zealand Association of Music Therapists during a period of restructuring, and made important contributions to the Society’s conferences, journal, and newsletters.
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We recommend he is awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for his significant leadership and advocacy for music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Citation: Jeff Morrison
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Jeff Morrison has been the pro bono solicitor for Music Therapy since 2016 when he agreed to support the organisation with legal advice.
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He has given us much of his own time and invaluable advice over the years. This has included complex discussions with Internal Affairs regarding our charitable status, updates and amendments to our rules and guidance with employment matters.
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Jeff always responds willingly and efficiently to our requests. His calm, measured and wise advice has been much appreciated.
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We believe Jeff should be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for his continued voluntary support of Music Therapy NZ.
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Citation: Alison Talmage
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Alison graduated with a Master of Music Therapy in 2006 and has since engaged in extensive practice and research with children and families, and neurological choirs. Her work with choirs has attracted significant positive media attention, providing important advocacy for music therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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In 2020, for example, Alison was awarded a Kiwibank Local Hero award for her work with the CeleBRation Choir. She has also offered many presentations and workshops at conferences; reports and reviews for newsletters and journals; and published journal articles and book chapters.
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She has been Library Liaison for the MThNZ/IHC library resources initiative (2012); leader of the New Zealand Music Therapy Song Book project (2012); member of the Education Training & Professional Practice (ETPP) forum (2013); Council member (2014-2017, Chair 2014-2016); leader of the MThNZ Research Special Interest Group (SIG) (2015-2024); and Editor of the New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy (2016-2023).
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Alison has therefore made a significant and sustained contribution to the activities of Music Therapy New Zealand, through her service, professional practice, research and/or publications, and advocacy to support and grow music therapy provision in New Zealand.
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Citation: Elizabeth Wallace
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Presented at the annual general meeting of
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Music Therapy New Zealand
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Elizabeth (Liz) studied music therapy at the University of Melbourne, gaining a Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy in 1995. On her return she was appointed as a music therapist on the Allied Health Team at Templeton Centre. Alongside Joan Webster, Liz not only offered music therapy to residents but also supported their transition to the community as part of the deinstitutionalisation process.
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After working to ensure that music therapy would be included in the contract from the Health Funding Authority to offer community-based care, Liz and Joan were employed by Therapy Professionals Ltd to continue to deliver the service. Liz has remained in their employ since.
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She also trained as a clinical supervisor through Auckland University of Technology in 2010 and supervises music therapy students and music therapists. Liz became Secretary of the NZ Association of Professional Music Therapists (NZAPMT) from 1996-2001 and has supported MThNZ in various ways including as a member of the Project Grants Group from 2022. We consider Liz to be an important role model within the MThNZ community, and recommend she be awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for her work.
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Acknowledgments
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MusT is a publication of Music Therapy New Zealand.
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Editor: Lisa Stanley (Administrator)
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Contributors: Stephen Guerin, Linda Webb, Barbara Lewis
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Music Therapy New Zealand is a registered charity in New Zealand. As a not-for-profit
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Music Therapy New Zealand relies on the generous support of donors and members to
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sustain its activities. A heartfelt thank you to the generous contributions of our friends,
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affiliates, corporate members and supporters upon which our organisation depends.
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