Music Therapy Association of Georgia

The 2011 AMTAS Executive Officer Board is looking for a recipient for the 2011 President’s Challenge. The recipient must be a music therapist near the Atlanta, GA area who is starting a music therapy program on a limited budget or with limited funds. The therapist can either be starting her/his own practice or beginning a program within an existing establishment. The recipient must be able to attend the second AMTAS Business Meeting on November 19th from 5:30-6:30, in order to pick up the donations.
For Further information download the attached form

Memebers of MTAG,
AMTA has offered to host a no cost observation day for students who are interested in the field of music therapy. If you know Middle, High, or College aged students who might be interested in coming to expereince a day at National Conference, please review the form below have them RSVP Amber Weldon-Stephens by Nov. 11 at the following email address: stephensa@fultonschools.org

PS. Cash Box Lunch available
All students under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

I would like to take this time to welcome all of our MTAG members. We appreciate your support of the music therapy profession in the state of Georgia. Yesterday (10/1/2011) we had our Fall meeting and CMTE(Minutes will be posted soon).

On behalf of the Music Therapy Association of NC, I would like to invite you and your colleagues to our Fall CMTE, October 14, 2011. We are privileged to have Dr. Barbara Reuer of California joining us for a CMTE on leadership.
Jessica Hoyle, MMT, MT-BC
MTANC President

Please view the attachment. The application form with prices is also attached.

Save the Date!!!!CMTE: Reimbursement & Funding for Music Therapy Services
Saturday, October 1, 2011- 11am-6pm
Cost: MTAG Members—$20
Non-Members—$30
Students—$10
Out-of State Professionals—$30

Location: Jacob’s Ladder Neurodevelopmental School and Therapy Center
407 Hardscrabble Road
Roswell, GA 30075

Dear Past and Present MTAG Members,

I hope that this email finds you all well and getting back into the swing of things as school starts! On behalf of the executive committee I would like to thank you for an amazing 2010-2011 membership year and I invite you to renew your memberships for the 2011-2012 year, which started July 1, 2011. We have had an great year! Our state task force has been hard at work fostering relationships with your legislators, we had a great CMTE with Judy Simpson and Dena Register, we were able to award an awesome scholarship to a worthy recipient, launched our new website, and lat but not least we launched our new facebook page (go "LIKE" us!).

The minutes for the MTAG Spring 2011 meeting have been posted. See the Meeting Minutes link under Members Only on the right side of this page.

In her new book, "Leadership and Management in Music Therapy: Music Therapists in the Natural Role of Administration" Chesley Mercado strives to take the anxiety and mystery out of leadership, supervision and yes even being a manager. Throughout the book are correlations between the clinical practice of music therapy and the client and administration where the department or agency acts as the client.