January 24, 2012
Asian Music & Creative Art Therapy Summit 2012
The Asian Music & Creative Arts Therapy Summit will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, 27 June - 2 July 2012. Please see program here.
January 9, 2012
Seminar: Overview of Music Therapy
One of AMTS’ professional members, Ng Wang Feng, MMT, MT-BC, shared about music therapy in this half-day seminar at the Academy of Certified Counsellors (ACC) on 14 January 2012. The next offering will be on 10 March 2012. For more details, please see the link below. Thank you.
http://www.certifiedcounsellors.org/en/index.php/music-therapy-seminar
December 15, 2011
MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines (Autism): AMTS responds to the call for evidence in Music Therapy for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
AMTS prepared a detailed response to the team that came up with the Clinical Practice Guidelines in March 2010. The response drew on data gleaned from an extensive review of music therapy literature.
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Dear Dr. Lim and the CPG team,
As professional representatives of the Association for Music Therapy, Singapore, AMTS, we are responding to the recently published MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)1 for Autistic Spectrum Disorders(ASD) in Pre-school Children. In the CPG, music therapy was not recommended in the “routine management of children with ASD because of inconclusive evidence (p. 71). We would like to clarify points made in the CPG, specifically in the order they were made and drawing from current music therapy research to support music therapy as a viable adjunctive treatment modality for individuals with ASD…
To read more please click on this link: AMTS CPG Autism (2010).
December 14, 2011
Paying tribute to Dr. Clive Robbins
The much-loved co-founder of Nordoff-Robbins Creative Music Therapy, Dr. Clive Robbins, made his transition this morning. Dr. Robbins came to Singapore in April 2010 and was the star highlight of our inaugural Music Therapy Day (photo above). Thank you, Clive, for your encouragement and generosity, and most importantly, for believing in us. We are truly blessed to have been in your company.
peace sincerely,
Ng Wang Feng, MMT, MT-BC
on behalf of AMTS
See these links:
December 12, 2011
Upcoming Music Therapy Events 2012
1) 3rd Music Therapy Day in Singapore
15 April, 2012
Lib@Esplanade
Watch out for details on our blog
2) Canadian Association for Music Therapy CAMT Conference 2012
AVANT-GARDE
3-5 May, 2012
Holiday Inn, Mid-town, Montreal, Canada
3) International Conference of Gender, Health and the Creative Arts Therapies
5-6 May, 2012
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
http://creativeartstherapies.concordia.ca
4) International Conference on Integrative Medicine
13-15 May, 2012
Jerusalem, Israel
http://www.mediconvention.com/
5) 7th Nordic Music Therapy Congress
13-17 June, 2012
Jyväskylä, Finland
6) 2nd International Conference of the International Association for Music and Medicine
3-6 July, 2012
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
7) XIV Annual Conference of the American Music Therapy Association
11-14 October, 2012
St. Charles, Illinois, U.S.A.
http://musictherapy.org/conference/confindex.html
November 21, 2011
Music Therapy Training
From http://singaporemusictherapy.wordpress.com/music-therapy-training/
Music Therapy training is currently unavailable in Singapore. However, do not despair. For now, please consider overseas training, while we continue to make something happen in Singapore, hopefully soon… In the meantime, SGH conducts 1-day MT seminars to give an overview of the world of MT. Please email Ms Tan at <tan.hui.linn@sgh.com.sg> to indicate your interest. And do support our annual MT Day to meet the locally-based professionals, and learn more about Music Therapy!
Please visit these links for more info on MT for approved training programmes in :-
Australia: http://www.austmta.org.au/registration-and-training/accredited-courses/
Canada: http://www.musictherapy.ca/links.htm#training
New Zealand: http://www.musictherapy.org.nz/training/
United States: http://www.musictherapy.org/careers/ctindex/
United Kingdom: http://www.apmt.org/MusicTherapy/ANewCareer/tabid/71/Default.aspx
For those who want to gain some tips on using music with children with special needs, there’s an avenue to explore. For more details, please visit this link: http://www.nafa.edu.sg/CoursesAndDepartments/ContinuingEducation/PartTimeEnrichmentProgrammes.html or email NAFA Continuing Ed to indicate your interest.
COURSE BRIEF:
This 8 week course will be an overview of how music can be used with children with special needs. This is an experiential course targeted at allied health professionals (OTs, SLTs, PTs, etc), early childhood educators and special education teachers, who work with children with special needs, and who are interested in using music in their work. Participants need to have some music background as they will be expected to lead music activities. It is highly recommended that participants will accompany themselves using a chosen instrument during the course. Participants will make a presentation to demonstrate learning in the last week. The workshop will not train participants to become music therapists or to practice music therapy, though it will briefly introduce what music therapy entails. The focus will be on theoretical underpinnings relevant to early childhood music education and development, with focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder and hearing impairment, as well as a brief look at selected syndromes. Participants are encouraged to test out their ideas and try new activities in this new learning environment.
August 1, 2011
Music Therapy Healthcare Symposium update
A heartfelt thanks to all who made the Inaugural Music Therapy Healthcare Symposium 2011 a success! A special thanks to our generous sponsor, the Lee Foundation Singapore and our 3 distinguished Music Therapy professors, Dr. Joanne Loewy, Dr. Deforia Lane, and Dr. Debra Burns.
Read what participants had to say:
http://singaporemusictherapy.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-healthcare-symposium-feedback.html
And enjoy photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/65805888@N05/
June 28, 2011
Inaugural Music Therapy Healthcare Symposium in Singapore
Dates: 11-13 July 2011
Music Therapy: Global Evidence of Efficacy
Download the finalized official flyer here: MT Symposium Flyer2011
Open to all medical and healthcare professionals, music therapists, MSW, and psychologists in hospital settings. FREE admission. This event is not ticketed and seating is as available, not guaranteed. Members of the public who are interested are requested to pre-register by emailing musictherapy.sg@gmail.com.
OPENING SESSION: MT RESEARCH Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Auditorium, 9 a.m. July 11, 2011 (Tower B, Level 1)
MT & PEDIATRICS/NICU: KKH Lecture Theatre, July 11 2011 3-630 p.m.
MT & ONCOLOGY/PALLIATIVE CARE: TTSH Seminar Rms 1 & 2, July 12, 2011, 9-12:30 p.m. (Level 3, Medical Centre)
MT & REHABILITATION: Ang Mo Kio Thye Hua Kwan Hospital Lecture Theatre, July 12, 2011, 3-6 p.m. (Level 3)
Please visit http://singaporemusictherapy.blogspot.com/2011/06/inaugural-music-therapy-healthcare.html for the latest updates on this exciting upcoming event.
PARKING UPDATE:
KTPH Hospital: Please note limited parking may be available at the hospitals and shuttles are available from MRT stations.
KKH: public lots adjacent to the hospital
TTSH: Additional parking is available at any of the commercial buildings around TTSH.
AMK-THKH: public parking at and around the hospital.
In addition, all the hospitals are close to MRT stations.
KTPH – take hospital shuttle from Yishun MRT (see directions)
KKH- take hospital shuttle from Bugis or Novena MRT (see directions)
TTSH- walking distance from Novena MRT (see map of hospital, guide to Seminar Rooms 1&2)
Thye Hua Kwan Hospital- walking distance from Yio Chu Kang MRT (see map)
*Please see membership application form on Feedback and Enquiries link to join AMTS!
June 22, 2011
Issue 04 of Music Therapy Times is out!
We heartily thank our generous sponsor, COCHLEAR, for making this new issue possible. Click on Music Therapy Times on the right column to view.
May 1, 2011
What is Music Therapy?
The World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) Council has just announced an updated WFMT definition of music therapy. This new definition encapsulates a global perspective of contemporary music therapy in a comprehensive and concise way that matches WFMT’s goals. It is also available in 12 languages: http://www.wfmt.info/WFMT/President_presents….html
“Music therapy is the professional use of music and its elements as an intervention in medical, educational, and everyday environments with individuals, groups, families, or communities who seek to optimize their quality of life and improve their physical, social, communicative, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health and wellbeing. Research, practice, education, and clinical training in music therapy are based on professional standards according to cultural, social, and political contexts” (WFMT, 2011).
