MUSICKING: From Clinical Practice to Community Care CONFERENCE PROGRAM National Conference. Exploring how Music Helps in Everyday Life

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1 CONFERENCE PROGRAM National Conference MUSICKING: From Clinical Practice to Community Care Exploring how Music Helps in Everyday Life Friday 18 September and Saturday 19 September 2015 Park Royal Hotel, Day Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney

2 AMTA National Office Bearers Board President: Dr Grace Thompson RMT Acting Vice President: Rebecca Eager RMT Treasurer: Dr Jeanette Tamplin RMT Secretary: Bronte Arns RMT Operations Committee: Editor, Australian Journal of Music Therapy: Dr Helen Shoemark RMT Chair, National Conference: Fiona Lamb RMT Chair, Ethics Committee: Libby Flynn RMT Chair Education Committee: Emeritus Professor Denise Grocke RMT Chair, Communications: Oliver O Reilly RMT Chair, Registration: Jason Kenner RMT Chair, Internal Liaison: Eleanor Bajo RMT Other roles: National Allied Health Casemix Council representative: Liesel Higgins RMT AHPA representative: Liesel Higgins RMT World Federation of Music Therapy representative: Jeanette Milford RMT Thanks must go to the following for their efforts in creating this year s conference and PDS Conference committee Conference convenor: Fiona Lamb RMT PDS convenor: Joanne McIntyre RMT Social activities: Phoebe Cormack RMT Chair, National Conference: Fiona Lamb RMT Scientific Committee Chair: Dr Kirstin Robertson-Gillam RMT Committee members Vicki Abad RMT Associate Professor Diana Blom Imogen Clark RMT Dr Alison Creighton RMT Dr Rosemary Faire RMT Lucy Forrest RMT Emeritus Professor Denise Grocke RMT Natalie Jack RMT Jason Kenner RMT Dianne Langan RMT Dr Ju-Young Lee RMT Ann Lehman RMT Dr Clare O Callaghan RMT Jasmin Roberts RMT Dr Helen Shoemark RMT Dr Alison Short RMT Claire Stephenson RMT Dr Stephanie Thompson RMT WFMT Presidential Greetings for AMTA 40th Anniversary conference As the current President of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) I want to extend a congratulations message to the Australian Music Therapy Association on this occasion of your 40th anniversary. What a dynamic year for the global recognition of music therapy with not only your anniversary, but also the 30th Anniversary of the WFMT. Last year the Canadian Association for Music Therapy also celebrated 40 years as an organization. Australia has been a significant contributor in the worldwide development of music therapy. Early pioneers such as Ruth Bright and Dr. Denise Grocke paved the way for education and training in your country, while also setting Australia on the world stage with their publications. It is impressive to learn that your association has over 500 members, with 481 registered music therapists; a significant growth since The WFMT Council wishes you continued growth and recognition as leaders in the allied healthcare field. The AMTA website is dynamic and provides information for professional music therapists, healthcare professionals, and caregivers as well as the general public. In particular, the Australian Journal of Music Therapy has been a significant contributor to the music therapy literature, and the free brochures on the AMTA website outlining music therapy with a variety of populations is an excellent resource. Your organization also shows great value for their members. This is demonstrated in the creation of the Honorary Life Member, Honorary Member and the Lifetime Achievement Awards; and also the profiling of current members on your website. Congratulations on these achievements. According to the World Federation of Music Therapy, there are approximately 14, 623 music therapists working around the globe (WFMT, 2012). While music therapy is still a young profession, it is steadily growing, thanks to associations such as yours and dedicated members who volunteer their time for important service work. From a historical viewpoint, there have been 3 phases in the global development of music therapy. Phase one was the development of the profession stemming from World War II, and work with War Veterans primarily in the United States, and Canada, as well as parts of Europe. The second phase has been further expansion in Europe, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Latin America and the third phase which we are in at present is the emergence of training for music therapists in places such as India, China and Africa. With respect to music therapy research, the trends are again so broad and diverse, which I personally think is positive in many ways, as they highlight how many people with a variety of needs may benefit from music therapy. Up until the 1980s the majority of the music therapy studies were quantitative in nature. Since that time there has been a substantial increase in the number of qualitative studies as well as mixed methods studies. Further, there has been a dynamic growth in the amount of collaborative music therapy studies involving interdisciplinary teams. Members in your organization have been important contributors to this research body. I want to commend the AMTA for helping to pioneer the continuous development and growth of music therapy in Australia and New Zealand as an allied health care as well as academic discipline. While I am sorry that I am unable to join you at your anniversary conference, I will be thinking of you and I send warm regards from my home country Canada. Amy Clements-Cortes PhD, PR, MTA, MT-BC, FAMI President, WFMT 2

3 Welcome by the SOC Convenor Let s get our conference on! In my capacity as Conference Convenor 2015, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to our 41 st annual conference and, of course, our 40 th birthday celebrations! This year we are expanding the Brisbane 2014 conference theme of musicking to encompass the entire wellness continuum, from acute care to maintaining wellness within community care. Our Scientific Chair, Kirstin Robertson-Gillam has applied her vision and expertise in building a robust program from the great response we had to the theme and call for papers. We were thrilled with the high quality and volume of submissions. And we have two cherries on the magnificent program cake in the form of our keynote speakers, Dr Gary Ansdell and Associate Professor Peter Keller. Our conference party on Friday evening is perhaps the jewel in the crown worn by this year s social program, thanks to Phoebe Cormack! I hope to see you all at the legendary Pyrmont Bridge Hotel, where we will eat, drink and be particularly merry with the entertainment provided by Sydney cover band The Harveys. I take this opportunity to mention that our substantial two- day conference will be followed by a dynamic, and engaging one-day PDS designed by Joanne McIntyre to cater for RMTs at all stages of their career. I convey my heartfelt thanks to my National Conference Committee for their commitment to members throughout this year long process of planning our three-day event. They have been advocates for all members, but particularly for our students, by working to keep registration fees as affordable as possible. Thanks also to the Board for their support and assistance with this. A conference can only be as rich and inspiring as this one when a convenor is as lucky as I am: to have led a committee with such passion, expertise and creativity. I consider it a privilege to have worked with them to bring you this year s event. Welcome to Sydney 2015! Fiona Lamb RMT Convenor, 41st AMTA National Conference Welcome by the Executive Officer As its inaugural Executive Officer, it is with great pleasure that I also provide a message to AMTA s 41st National Conference. The Executive Officer position is a significant milestone in AMTA s impressive history and reflects the Association s commitment to leadership in the music, health and well-being spectrum. With the use of music as a therapeutic tool gaining popularity in the community, AMTA faces new challenges ahead. More now than ever, it seeks to emerge as an Association with a clear and defined purpose. AMTA has made significant gains in recent years creating greater cohesion amongst its members and professionalizing its operations and administration. This well regarded and respected peak body supporting nearly 500 Australian RMTs is now ideally positioned to further raise its profile, influence and achieve public policy outcomes that will benefit AMTA and music therapy in Australia. Having worked in the public health care system since 1992 as both an RMT and Allied Health Manager, I am thrilled and excited to don a new hat and support AMTA s Board in achieving its strategic objectives. Over the next three days, I intend to develop, learn and re-engage with my learned colleagues; taking time to reflect on our revered history, contemplate our current challenges, and be inspired by just how strong our future can be. AMTA s trajectory is indeed exciting and I look forward to working with you all to promote its ongoing development. Welcome by the President Welcome everyone to the 41st AMTA National Conference, and celebration of AMTA s 40th year. This is truly a wonderful milestone. It is a testament to our proud history of leadership in music for health and wellbeing, and our service to the many thousands of people RMTs have surely worked with over the years. This year s conference theme builds on that of last year, as we further explore musicking in clinical practice, community care and everyday life. Registered music therapists have so much to share with our communities around promoting health and wellbeing through music participation, from supporting people with health and developmental challenges, through to using music to promote wellbeing in everyday life. This conference is a celebration and showcase for the wonderful work being done in this field. A warm welcome to our keynote speakers, Dr Gary Ansdell, director of Education, Nordoff Robbins Centre London, and Associate Professor Peter Keller, The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney. Dr Gary Ansdell is well known to many of us as a significant player in community music therapy discourse. His research is grounded in practice, and his publications span the fields of music therapy and music and health. Associate Professor Peter Keller s research takes a different perspective, investigating the processes involved when musicians play together in ensembles. I look forward to hearing these different perspectives, and the stimulating discussions they are likely to inspire. I invite you to attend the AGM, and take the opportunity to hear how The AMTA Board, Operations Committees and States have been working for the members over the past year. AMTA has invested significant funds into strategic development over the past few years, and at this AGM we take pleasure in introducing you all to our wonderful Executive Officer, Bridgit Hogan. Following on from past success of working with a consultancy firm, The Civic Group, to support our strategic thinking, The Board met again with The Civic Group in February this year. After the AGM, The Board will present the key areas of priority for the coming year. At this conference we celebrate 40 years of music therapy in Australia. We will no doubt look back with affection on our proud history, and look forward to a strong future. A large part of ensuring we have a strong future is to welcome and celebrate our newly qualified and registered music therapists. I invite you all to join the registration celebration, and to introduce yourself to the newest members of our supportive community. Thank you to Fiona Lamb, our National Conference Chair, who has confidently led an exceptional team to plan and host this conference. Planning a conference requires enthusiasm, energy and passion, and Fiona and the National Conference Committee have that in bucket loads. Congratulations on presenting us with a truly wonderful conference program, venue and social calendar. Wishing you all a stimulating, nourishing and supportive time at this our 41st AMTA conference. Sincerely Grace Thompson PhD RMT President, AMTA Bridgit Hogan RMT Executive Officer, AMTA 3

4 Opening Ceremony AMTA would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we gather, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and to pay our respects to their elders past and present. MC for this session is Fiona Lamb RMT, Conference Convenor 2015 and Chair, National Conference. General Information CPD certificates You can collect your conference CPD certificates from the Registration Desk during the conference and your PDS CPD certificates from the Registration Desk during the PDS. Please be aware that CPD certificates reflect attendance and therefore can not be collected by anyone other than the person named on the certificate. They can also not be provided once the respective event has ended or to anyone who registered but then didn t attend. AMTA meeting timetable (invited members only) Meeting Date Time Room Operations Committee meeting State Liaison Meeting Awards Committee Judging NCC handover meeting Friday Saturday Saturday During afternoon tea Boardroom (lunch provided) Boardroom (Lunch provided) Enquire at the Registration Desk TBA TBA Boardroom Housekeeping Please note that photographs of speakers and delegates may be taken during the event by an authorised conference photographer or the social media ambassadors. Please speak with the photographer, a member of the conference committee or the Registration Desk should you have any concerns with your photograph being taken and used in this way. Please take note of your nearest emergency exit. Please ensure that your mobile, tablet or PDA is switched to silent. If you are taking notes on a laptop or tablet, please switch the sound off. If you are holding up your phone or tablet to take photos of the slides please do so quickly in order not to block anyone else s view. Please ensure you are aware of the Code of Ethics in relation to participation in social media from the conference. We request that delegates refrain from recording presentations, including still photography, without prior consent from the presenter or speaker. Please speak with the session chair well before the scheduled session should you wish to seek this permission. You are reminded to check out of your hotel room by 10am on your day of departure. On Saturday, please talk with the Registration Desk about a space for your luggage. Whilst we will make every effort to keep an eye on it, we do advise that we can t guarantee security. Please look after your valuables. We regret we can make no guarantees about the security of your possessions. If you have a baby with you in the sessions, please can you use the reserved seats near the doors, to enable you to leave the room easily should the baby cry or need attention. Please also be aware that you are solely responsible for the care of your baby. AMTA does not provide any child care facilities. AMTA meeting timetable (all welcome) Meeting Date Time Room AGM Friday 4.35 Blackwattle Bay Room FREE WI-FI There is free wi-fi for all delegates at conference and PDS. To access the system you ll need a password which is on a notice at the Registration Desk. In all your posts please use the hashtag #AMTAus so everyone can find the conference posts. Special food needs If you have advised of any special food needs, please contact the Registration Desk for the arrangements that have been made for you. We regret that if we weren t advised of your special food needs we may not be able to provide special dishes. Whilst every effort will be made to provide food that complies with your special food requests, we can make no guarantees and if your food needs are life threatening we strongly advise that you don t rely on the food provided. 4

5 Social Media & Ethics Dear delegates, Well we are back again for another great conference in Sydney and are hoping to get you all on board with the free wi-fi on offer at the conference venue. This is a great opportunity to share with the social media world your conference highlights, the gems of new knowledge you have picked up, and all else that is thoughtprovoking in Australian music therapy and beyond. To allow people nationally and internationally to follow the goings on of the conference we will be using the same hashtag as last year, #Amtaus, which we encourage you all to use in your Facebook and twitter posts. To keep our online presence running smoothly and most importantly, ethically, we would like to remind you of a few guidelines for delegates to keep in mind before posting. Due to differing levels of consent given by clients for image and/or recording use, it is requested that no delegates take photographs of any slides containing images of people and/ or no recordings of any client material including songs and/ or speech. Failure to adhere to this guideline may put either the presenter or yourself in breach of the Code of Ethics. On a similar note, we ask delegates to please refrain from videoing presentations and sharing them on any social media platform as this is an infringement of copyright. If quoting from a presentation, either verbally or directly from slides, please make sure you reference the source correctly. Some people do not like being tagged in posts without their prior consent to avoid any problems, if unsure (particularly if the post is not directly work related), please check with the person/s before tagging them in status s or photos. Finally, if in doubt, please refer to AMTA s newly released user-friendly social media guide. On that note, have fun spreading the word of Australian music therapy! Dr Libby Flynn RMT Chair of Ethics Social Program Networking for students & new grads: Thursday 7pm Students and new graduate delegates are invited to come on over to Stacks Bar in Sydney s Darling Quarter to meet AMTA office bearers, catch up with friends and make new ones. This is a great ice breaker before walking into conference. 7pm. Cash bar. Snacks provided. Stacks Bar, 1-25 Harbour Street. #24-25, Sydney. Sponsored by the NSW Branch of AMTA. Registration ceremony: Friday 6.35pm following the AGM Please join the Board in welcoming the new RMTs to the profession. This is an important day for them, recognising their hard work in their studies. Please welcome them warmly. Conference celebration & party: Friday 7.30pm-10.30pm Pyrmont Bridge Hotel, 96 Union Street, Pyrmont. Tickets are $35 for conference delegates and $70 for those not attending the conference. Substantial finger food, bar and dancing. Music is from The Harveys, expect tried and true party favourites from this very wellcredentialed Sydney trio. With an extensive set list spanning decides and genres and an unwavering love of playing live music, The Harveys are custom built to provide the exact party music that music therapists love to dance to. SPONSORED BY Closing remarks and presentations Closing remarks from Fiona Lamb RMT, Chair National Conference. Welcome words from the Conference Convenor 2016 Announcement of the winners of the Ruth Bright and Denise Grocke Awards and Best Poster Award. Introduction for the 2016 National Conference in Melbourne Closing of the conference 5

6 Finding AMTA online Website: The central place for news, events and the how to information for members. Facebook: AMTA: for news, information about music therapy and more. Open page and everyone is welcome to Like it. AMTA Autism Clinicians: an online support group for RMTs working with individuals with ASD. Closed group. AMTA Business Owners Forum: an online support group for RMTs working in private practice. Closed group. AMTA Mental Health Clinicians: an online support group for RMTs working in the mental health arena. Closed group. AMTA Palliative Care Group: an online support group for RMTs working in palliative care. Closed group. AMTA Aged Care Group: an online support group for RMTs working in aged care. Closed group. AMTA New Graduates Network. An online networking group for new music therapy graduates. Closed group. Music therapy in oncology: an online support group for RMTs working in oncology Closed group. AMTA Vic Branch: a community group for all AMTA members in Victoria. Closed group. AMTA Qld Branch: a community group for AMTA members in Queensland. Closed group. AMTA NSW Branch: a community group for all AMTA members in NSW. Closed group. For more information about joining a Closed group please talk with the Registration Desk at conference or contact the AMTA office. Twitter: The AMTA Facebook page is auto-connected to Twitter. It s an unattended stream, but you can receive news via Twitter if you Thursday Bulletin: this is the single most important way to get news and information from AMTA. Please look out for it each Thursday in your inbox. Ad hoc bulletins: we try not to send you too much by , but from time to time a special bulletin is needed for such things as urgent news or conference information. Please join us on the internet! Join in the conference social media! Roving around the conference are our social media ambassadors, taking pics, posting stories and tweeting. Please join in the fun. #AMTAus You can easily identify them because they are wearing special blue lanyards. Remember ethics Remember to stay within AMTA s Code of Ethics when participating online. Many thanks to our sponsors Each year we are pleased to welcome many organisations as sponsors for the conference. Their support directly helps reduce your delegate fees and provide this wonderful event. Please take some time to thank them. GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSORS 6

7 Conference Awards Each year, the National Council of the Australian Music Therapy Association presents two awards for excellence for a presentation during the closing ceremony of the National Conference. These awards are intended to recognise both the quality of the content of the presentation and the professionalism of the presenter. These awards particularly value a well articulated and presented session, with innovative and inspiring content. The recipients are presented with a certificate of achievement and cheque for $300, plus the opportunity to be awarded a further $200 if they present the same paper at another conference within 12 months. The Ruth Bright Award Named in honour of Australia s pioneering music therapist and prolific music therapy author, Dr Ruth Bright, AM, this award is open to RMTs with more than one year s clinical experience. Dr Bright was the inaugural president of the AMTA, holds of an AMTA Lifetime Achievement Award and is a past president of the World Federation of Music Therapy. Highly regarded for her lectures, as a supervisor and clinician, and for the never-ending support she provides for music therapists, she also laid the foundations for professional training courses in New South Wales. So naming this award for her is most fitting: Past recipients are: 1994 Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green 1995 Clare O Callaghan 1996 Jeannette Kennelly 1997 Kate Witmee 1998 Brigit Hogan 1999 Vicky O Shea (Abad) 2000 Alison Fuller 2001 Catherine Threlfall 2002 Robyn Booth 2003 Helen Shoemark 2004 Robin Howat 2005 No award due to World Congress 2006 Maggie Leung 2007 John Hedigan and Helen Shoemark 2008 Lucanne Magill and Clare O Callaghan 2009 Jeanette Milford 2010 Clare O Callaghan and Richard Hiscock 2011 Grace Thompson 2012 Kat McFerran and Carmen Cheong-Clinch 2013 Priscilla Pek and Angela Mallia 2014 Felicity Baker The Denise Grocke Award Named in honour of Emeritus Professor Denise Grocke. This award is open to final year students of AMTA-accredited music therapy courses and RMTs with less than one year s experience. Dr Grocke is renowned for, amongst other things, her commitment to the development of music therapy education in Australia. She was pivotal in developing the first Australian course at the University of Melbourne, and taught more than 350 students before she retired earlier this year. Dr Grocke has guided the development of music therapists through undergraduate and graduate courses, including Masters and PhD levels. A founding member and past president of AMTA, past president of the World Federation of Music Therapy, this award is a recognition of her extraordinary achievement and leadership of the profession. Past recipients are: 1995 Jeanette Kennelly, University of Queensland 1996 Melissa Grasso, University of Melbourne 1997 Louise Bear (Miles), University of Queensland 1998 Patrick Penfold, University of Melbourne 1999 Meagan Hunt, University of Queensland 2000 Emily Shanahan, University of Melbourne 2001 Claire de Bruin, University of Melbourne 2002 Tina Liu, University of Queensland 2003 Carolyn Jones, University of Queensland 2004 Karen Hamlett (Bolger), and Janeen Mackenzie (Bower), University of Melbourne 2005 No award due to World Congress 2006 Libby Gleadhill, University of Queensland 2007 Hayley Miller, University of Queensland 2008 Christobel Moore, University of Queensland 2009 Astrid Notarangelo, University of Melbourne 2010 Kym Weatherley, University of Technology Sydney 2011 Jennifer Bibb, University of Melbourne 2012 Lene Jeffrey, UTS 2013 Sian Truasheim 2014 Romy Englebrecht Adjudication The awards are adjudicated by a panel of experienced music therapists, representing a broad range of clinical expertise. Should one of them have presented a paper, they are excluded from consideration. The awards are presented at the closing session of the conference. Adjudication takes place during the last afternoon tea. What are the barriers to growing the size of the profession? One of the big ones is a lack of supervised student places. The Masters programs at UWS and the University of Melbourne all require students to have undertaken a number of hours of RMT-supervised work placement. The universities can only take students if they know they have those placement positions available for them. The universities could take more students if only they had more placement positions. So: can you take a Masters music therapy student for their work placement? For more information please contact AMTA on or info@austmta.org.au 7

8 Conference Program Friday 18 September 2015 TIME 8.45am am 10.15am 10.45am 11.15am 11.45am 12.15pm 12.45pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 4.15pm 4.35pm 6.35pm Close at 7.00pm 7.30pm Welcome: Fiona Lamb, Conference Convenor and Chair, National Conference Welcome address: Dr Grace Thompson, President, AMTA Ceremonial celebration of AMTA s 40th birthday. Keynote: Professor Gary Ansdell, Director of Education, Nordoff Robbins Centre, London Towards a commonsense view of music therapy (and away from an unnecessary polarity between clinical and community music therapy). MORNING TEA POSTERS Please find the posters in the Blackwattle Bay foyer Autism/Disabilities Conference Workshop International aspects of music therapy Blackwattle Bay Room 1 and 2 Rose Bay Room Blackwattle Bay 3 Community inclusion: Access, participation, and supports through music therapy Petra Kern PhD. MT-BC, MTA, DMtG. International guest speaker. Figurenotes: Facilitating musical engagement for individuals with special needs Matthew Breaden RMT. Dip.Ed, B.Mus. Musicking as a form of social play and creative connection with children with autism spectrum disorder Grace Thompson RMT. BMusTh. PhD. The Accessible King and I: A partnership initiative between Giant Steps, Sydney Opera House and Opera Australia for children and adolescents with ASD Vanessa Lucas RMT. BCA. MAMT, Jenny Spinak BSW and Anke Timm M.Arts Man. POSTERS Community music therapy Blackwattle Bay Room 1 and 2 Expressing our emotions when listening to music: When it works and when it doesn t Katrina McFerran RMT. PhD. Maintaining wellness of elderly people through community choirs in Australia - Juyoung Lee RMT. PhD. Pack up your troubles and smile - Soldiers, songlines and the Anzac Centenary Kym Weatherley RMT. BA, MAMT. Using music to explore how young people conceptualise gender equity and identity Elly Scrine RMT. MMusTh. NMT, PhD candidate Singing for wellness: Meeting a community need - Group musicking to support and maintain mental health and a sense of connection Raisha Boaden-Griffin RMT. MA(MTh). The Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place community choir culture, identity and healing Anja Tanhane RMT. BMusTh, Grd.Cert(Fam.Thrpy). Music in the Mountains: Sustainable music therapy for children with disabilities in rural Northern India Rachel Foxell RMT. MMusTh. BMus, GDTL. Music therapy in the Czech Republic - history, approaches, conceptions, European context Anna Neuwirthova PhD. World federation of music therapy: A global community. Explore, connect, engage! Jeanette Milford RMT, MMusTh. PGDipAppPsych, Petra Kern PhD. MT-BC, MTA, DMtG and Irene Sandjaja RMT. MMusTh. LUNCH Please find the posters in the Blackwattle Bay foyer Paediatric care Student and New Graduate Papers Rose Bay Room Blackwattle Bay Room 3 Exploring parents experiences and perceptions of singing and using their voice with their baby in a neonatal unit: An interpretative phenomenological analysis Elizabeth McLean RMT. PhD Candidate Healthy development from the neck up: Music therapy in paediatric spinal cord injury Tim Minchin RMT Examining the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological music-based resource in the management of anxiety for adolescent inpatients with eating disorders Sarah Punch RMT. BA, MMusTh. What are the benefits and issues surrounding interdisciplinary and community involvement in music therapy programs within a tertiary paediatric hospital? Matt Ralph RMT. MMusTh, B.Comms and Verena Clemencic-Jones RMT. MMusTh. Building resilience for mental health: Integrating songwriting into a group music therapy program for incarcerated women Rebecca Lindsay RMT. MMusTh, BA. Rhythm and baby blues: The health care perspective and the lived experience of women with PND in rural and regional Tasmania Melissa Terry BSc. Allied health professionals understanding of music therapy practices Eliza Stubbs RMT. MMusTh, BMus. New playing fields: Musicking with the MaKey MaKey technology to support musical equality and collaboration Matthew Lewin BMus.and Asami Koike Bachelor of Applied Music (Audio Production). Therapeutic residential care: Current practice, young people experiencing trauma, music therapy theory and practice Jessica Higgins Music therapy student Let us be heard: Three music therapists reflect on their clinical experiences of music therapy with the LGBTIQ population Alex Dean RMT. MMusTh, BContempMus. Music programs with at-risk children: Service provider perspectives on context and accountability Laura Morell RMT. MMusTh, BA. Breathing easy: Experience of individuals with MND using a music-assisted relaxation intervention at home Rebecca Davies RMT. MMusTh, MEd, BASc. AFTERNOON TEA POSTERS Please find the posters in the Blackwattle Bay foyer PLENARY SESSION ~ BLACKWATTLE BAY ROOMS Poster presentations Three minutes per poster, chaired by Dr Kirstin Robertson-Gillam, Chair, Scientific Committee AMTA Annual General Meeting and Board briefing Registration Ceremony Please join us in welcoming the new members of the profession Celebration Party at Pyrmont Bridge Hotel Party ends at 10.35pm Please note you need to have an additional ticket for this party. It is not included in the conference ticket.

9 Conference Program Saturday 19 September 2015 TIME 9.15am 9.30am 10.15am 10.45am 11.15am 11.45am 12.15pm 1.15pm 1.45pm 2.15pm 2.45pm 3.15pm 3.45pm 4.15pm 4.30pm 5.00pm Welcome to the second day and housekeeping: Fiona Lamb, Conference Convenor and Chair, National Conference Keynote: Associate Professor Peter Keller, The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney Social-cognitive and neural foundations of interpersonal entrainment through music. Clinical practice Blackwattle Bay Room 1 and 2 Thinning and thickening music: Empowering flexibility and responsiveness in clinical musicianship Oliver O Reilly RMT. BMus, MCMT. Improvisational music therapy on differentiated self and integrated self on an individual-communal continuum Izumi Nago RMT Music and boundaries: Discussions on the negotiations of boundaries in the musically intimate context of music therapy practice Laura Medcalf RMT. BMus, MMusTh. Hospital/Medical Blackwattle Bay Room 1 and 2 Interprofessional collaboration for researching the therapeutic use of music in the emergency department: Guidelines and reflections Alison Short RMT. PhD, MA, BMus, GCULT, AMusA, CertIV, MT-BC, RGIMT, FAMI. This is what we want, this is what we need: A pilot music therapy program in a rehabilitation hospital Tanya Marie Silveira RMT. BMus, BA, MMusTh and Anna Barlow BSc. (Neuroscience), BPhty. To musick and play, from birth to discharge: A multidisciplinary approach in supporting the hospitalised infant and parent, and the transition to community - Priscilla Pek RMT. MMusTh, BA, AMusA. and Natalie Hindman MOccThySt. BSc. (BioS). Musicking to increase everyday physical activity in older adults with cardiac disease Imogen Clark RMT. PGDipMusTh. POSTERS POSTERS POSTERS MORNING TEA Please find the posters in the Blackwattle Bay foyer Mental Health Rose Bay Room Implementing and evaluating a music therapy program on an adolescent inpatient unit Chris Darbyshire RMT. BMus, MMT. Artwork as a reflexive tool in group music therapy for participants with borderline personality disorder Jason Kenner RMT. BMusTh. That inclusion thing : Promoting mental health recovery through community based singing. A mixed methods research study Jennifer Bibb RMT. MMusTh, BMus. LUNCH Please find the posters in the Blackwattle Bay foyer Conference Workshop Rose Bay Room Kiirtan- community chanting - An ancient Indian practice. What's in it for us? Facilitator: Ineke Veerkamp RMT. RN, RIYST. In the mood: A raga primer for RMTs. Facilitator: Scott Benning BMus. MCMT. AFTERNOON TEA Please find the posters in the Blackwattle Bay foyer PLENARY SESSION ~ BLACKWATTLE BAY ROOMS Conference Workshop Blackwattle Bay Room 3 Addressing workplace stress with music and imagery Facilitator: Denise Grocke RMT. PhD, FAMI, RGIMT. Older populations Blackwattle Bay Room 3 Improving well-being and quality of life with a rehabilitation choir for people affected by stroke Katherine Tabain RMT. BA-PSY, MCMT, NMT. The drawing, drumming, music everywhere : A creative therapy collaboration Megan Dalmazzo RMT. MMusTh, BMus, BA. and Sarah Bovis BA, BFA, MA(ATh). Music and mental health: piano lessons as music therapy for mental health in-patients Clare Hogan RMT. BSW, LTCL, M.AppSc. You raise me up: How music therapy can help maintain and sustain wellness in a woman who is caring for her severely disabled elderly mother at home Sally Banks RMT Announcement of winners and presentation of Denise Grocke and Ruth Bright awards, and best poster presentation Closing remarks by Fiona Lamb, Conference Convenor and Chair, National Conference Welcome to the 2016 conference by the conference convenor 2016 (Melbourne) Conference close 9

10 Conference Workshops Singing for wellness: meeting a community need. Group musicking to support and maintain mental health and a sense of connection. Friday 10.45am Blackwattle Room 3 Facilitator: Raisha Boaden-Griffin RMT. MA(Mth). Community Choir members experience a sense of connection and improve and/or maintain mental health and wellbeing through group singing, musical and physical activities, and social interactions. Community Choir members acheive improvement in self-esteem, social skills and self-confidence which permeates into everyday experiences, elevating personal and community quality of life. Kiirtan- community chanting - An ancient Indian practice. What s in it for us? Saturday 1.15pm Facilitator: Ineke Veerkamp RMT. RN, RIYST. RMT IniChants. Rose Bay Room Kiirtan/Chant: - An ancient community music therapy. Used widely in the east for centuries, and increasingly in the west. As Buddhist mindfulness meditation is used for treating depression and anxiety. Kiirtan/chant, is a means to focus and quiet our minds and open our hearts using mantra/ healing lyrics. We breathe as one and sing as one. An experiential workshop. RMT for 20+years, RN, Registered Ignite Your Spirit Practitioner. Facilitates community Kiirtan/chanting circles. Chanting is beneficial for uplifting the spirit, dissolving anxiety, depression, and finding peace within ourselves. Addressing workplace stress with music and imagery. Saturday 10.45am Blackwattle Room 3 Facilitator: Denise Grocke RMT. PhD, FAMI, RGIMT. Emeritus Professor University of Melbourne. A case study of guided imagery and music for a corporate woman caught between the demands of her managers, and the therapeutic team she manages will be presented. The workshop will then provide two opportunities for participants to reflect on positive working relationships, and inner resources needed in the workplace. Professor Denise Grocke has authored texts and articles on music therapy and guided imagery and music (GIM). In the mood: A raga primer for RMTs. Saturday 2.15pm Facilitator: Scott Benning RMT BMus. MCMT. Music Therapist. Rose Bay Room This workshop gives an introduction to Indian raga and its potential application in music therapy. Several raga scales will be examined and attendees will be encouraged to sing or play them, however, focus will be on the voice. Discussion of applications will cover improvisation/composition, multicultural connections and mood enhancement. Scott completed a Bachelor of Music in sitar and North Indian classical music at the Rotterdam Conservatorium (2003) and continues to study in Kolkata, India. He teaches/ performs on sitar and is interested in incorporating this music into music therapy practice. 10

11 Abstracts Friday keynote Professor Gary Ansdell is an experienced music therapist, trainer and researcher. He was until recently Director of Education at the Nordoff Robbins Centre in London. He remains an Associate at Nordoff Robbins where he continues to run the PhD program in music therapy and is an honorary professor at the University of Exeter. Professor Gary Ansdell Associate, Nordoff Robbins Centre London. Honorary professor, University of Exeter. Towards a commonsense view of music therapy (and away from an unnecessary polarity between clinical and community music therapy). In a sense Dr Ansdell will be cheekily challenging the basis of the conference theme in this presentation. His basic premise is that there is not, and should not be, a polarity between socalled clinical and community approaches to music therapy. Rather, the everyday reality of music therapy consists of a broad continuum of practices, and and an understanding of such practices that is motivated by a pragmatic and context-based human response to people and the situations they find themselves in. This in turn is informed by our tacit, often pre-theoretical understanding of how music helps people in music therapy and our everyday life (another continuum rather than an ontological separation). This opinion will be backed up by a range of material and perspectives that I ve been involved in either as a practical music therapist during the last 27 years, as well as an interdisciplinary researcher and educator. It will draw inspiration variously: from Percy Grainger s (1934) commonsense view of all music (elaborated by the ethnomusicologist and early supporter of music therapy, John Blacking [1987]); from the origins and current global developments of Community Music Therapy; from everyday theory in the sociology of music and music therapy (DeNora 2013; Ansdell 2014; Ansdell and DeNora, in press); from recent theoretical work linking music therapy to practice theory (Stige 2014); and to parallel moves towards a commonsense approach to psychotherapy (Purton 2015) that challenges schoolism and encourage a pragmatic analysis of core commonsense features. Such a commonsense turn goes beyond being a theory itself, but takes seriously all the social and cultural forces that tempt a practice, discipline and profession like music therapy to become ever-more complex and fragmented. My call is for a return to a level of commonsense simplicity, a (re)turn to practice, based on a revisited experiential and theoretical understanding of how music helps, in music therapy and everyday life considered as a continuum rather than a distinction. Saturday keynote Peter Keller conducts research that is aimed at understanding the behavioural and brain bases of human interaction in musical contexts. His specific interests include the cognitive and motor processes that enable ensemble musicians to coordinate with one another. He is currently an associate editor at Royal Society Open Science, a consulting editor for Music Perception and Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain, and a member of the editorial board at Advances in Cognitive Psychology. He has held research positions in Germany and the USA. Associate Professor Peter Keller The MARCS Institute, University of Western Sydney Social-cognitive and neural foundations of interpersonal entrainment through music Human interaction in musical contexts as exemplified by group music making is a widespread activity that showcases the remarkable capacity for precision and creativity in the coordination of rhythmic behaviour between individuals. Such rhythmic interpersonal coordination is a powerful medium for nonverbal communication, and one that promotes social bonding and has been associated with positive outcomes in music therapy and in the rehabilitation of cognitive and motor disorders caused by brain damage. Research findings on processes that enable interpersonal coordination in musical ensembles may therefore be relevant to maximizing the effectiveness of musical activities in clinical and community settings. A key process underlying ensemble cohesion is interpersonal entrainment, which allows co-performers to coordinate their body movements and align their mental states. I will present empirical work on specialised cognitive-motor skills that ensemble performers employ to facilitate precise yet flexible interpersonal entrainment. One outcome of this work is that the capacity for entrainment varies between individuals. It will be argued that, to explain these individual differences, the influence of social-psychological factors, including aspects of personality, upon the operation of cognitivemotor ensemble skills and their neural substrates must be considered. The implications of this work for training and practice in music therapy will be discussed. 11

12 Friday 10.45am International aspects of music therapy Blackwattle Room 3 Anja Tanhane RMT. BMusTh, Grd.Cert(Fam.Thrpy). Aboriginal health facilitator EACH Social and Community Health. The Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place community choir culture, identity and healing. The MMIGP choir supports its members to explore issues of identity, culture and healing in a safe and supportive environment. As an Aboriginal community-led group, it aims to strengthen community and cultural connections to heal the impact of dispossession, intergenerational trauma, and loss of kinship connections which many choir members have experienced. Anja Tanhane, BMusTh. is a RMT, and works as an Aboriginal health facilitator at EACH Social and Community Health. She is one of the founding members and the conductor of the MMIGP choir. Autism disabilities Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Petra Kern PhD. MT-BC, MTA, DMtG. Community Inclusion: Access, Participation, and Supports through Music Therapy Abstract: According to the Norwegian music therapy educator and researcher Dr. Even Ruud, Community music therapy is a way of doing and thinking about music therapy where the larger cultural, institutional and social context is taken into consideration. These components are naturally embedded in music therapy inclusion programing, supporting clients in everyday life. Inclusion is evidencebased practice and is mandated by law in many countries around the world. Hence, music therapists should be encouraged to create successful inclusion programing for various populations. Concepts presented in this presentation will be based on the Division of Early Childhood s Position Statement of Inclusion. Recommendations for implementing the following key components in music therapy practice for young children with disabilities will be discussed and illustrated by case scenarios: access to learning environments, typical home or educational routines and activities, and the general education curriculum, participation in play and learning opportunities with peers and adults, and supports for individuals and organizations that provide inclusive services to children and their families. Participants are encouraged to ponder the impact of inclusion on children with disabilities, basing their reflections on research synthesis points and their own experiences. Web-based resources supporting inclusion of children with disabilities such as fact sheets, blogs, podcasts, and webinars will be shared. This presentation will be interactive and will use multimedia to illustrate the content. Dr Petra Kern is the owner of Music Therapy Consulting and online professor at the University of Louisville, KY. Her award-winning research on autism spectrum disorder and inclusion conducted at UNC at Chapel Hill has been published in prestigious journals. A former President of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) and recipient of the 2014 WFMT Service Award, Dr. Kern continues to serve as editor-in-chief imagine and sits on various committees while being an active international speaker and guest lecturer. Friday 11.15am International aspects of music therapy. Blackwattle Room 3 Rachel Foxell RMT. MMusTh. BMus, GDTL. Music Therapist Teacher Glenroy Specialist School. Music in the Mountains: Sustainable music therapy for children with disabilities in rural Northern India. Describing the experiences of a music therapist living, working, and musicking during a short volunteer stay in Northern India. Using a sustainability approach, collaboration with several local organisations resulted in the development of a therapeutic music program for children with disabilities. Rachel completed her Master of Music Therapy in 2008 and has worked in a variety of settings including six years in special education. In 2014 Rachel spent three months volunteering overseas. Autism disabilities. Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Matthew Breaden RMT. Dip.Ed, B.Mus. HDR Student University of Western Sydney. Figurenotes: Facilitating musical engagement for individuals with special needs. Effective music therapy practice requires tools for facilitating meaningful musicking experiences. This paper presents a case study of work with a young disabled adult using Figurenotes (a visual notation system using colour and shape). Effects on social interaction and self-concept through the Figurenotes work, will be explored and discussed. RMT since Also performing musician and qualified teacher. Worked with children and adults in Australia, USA and Europe. 12

13 Friday 11.45am International aspects of music therapy. Blackwattle Room 3 Anna Neuwirthova PhD. Music therapist, trainer, music teacher. Music Therapy Association of the Czech Republic (CZMTA). Music therapy in the Czech Republic - history, approaches, conceptions, European context. Czech music therapy was partially isolated from the international development and has its own specifics. The paper presents Czech music therapy, puts it into a European context, but also contributes to the discussion of music therapy in general. Works as music therapist in Prague. Organises workshops and trainings referring to music therapy. Member of CZMTA Board, CZMTA representative in WFMT. Autism disabilities. Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Grace Thompson RMT. BMusTh. PhD. Lecturer, music therapy the University of Melbourne. Musicking as a form of social play and creative connection with children with autism spectrum disorder. Emerging evidence shows that music therapy can support social development in children with ASD. This international research project explores how improvisation can promote social play. An Australian case study will highlight the approach, and the family s perspective shows the relevance to the child s everyday life. Grace Thompson is Lecturer in music therapy at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on the experience of music therapy for young people with disabilities and their families. Friday 12.15pm International aspects of music therapy. Blackwattle Room 3 Jeanette Milford RMT. MMusTh. PGDipAppPsych. Music therapist SA Health. Petra Kern PhD. MT-BC, MTA, DMtG. Irene Sandjaja RMT. MMusTh. World federation of music therapy: A global community. Explore, connect, engage! As the only global music therapy community, WFMT provides opportunities to reflect on who and where we are, and where to go next. Contribute to international collaborations, support music therapy developments, assist during global crises, submit a journal article or find out about overseas training, conferences and work opportunities. Jeanette Milford : WFMT Regional Liaison for Aust and NZ, RMT in mental health. Petra Kern: WFMT President Business Owner, Online Professor, Editor-in-Chief. Irene Sandjaja: WFMT Student Delegate for AU and NZ RMT in early childhood and aged care. Autism disabilities. Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Vanessa Lucas RMT. BCA. MAMT. Giant Steps Sydney. Jenny Spinak BSW. Accessibility Manager Sydney Opera House. Anke Timm M.Arts Man. Community Partnerships Manager Opera Australia. The Accessible King and I: A partnership initiative between Giant Steps, Sydney Opera House and Opera Australia for children and adolescents with ASD. A collaborative project was developed to provide students with ASD with a supported opportunity to participate as audience members in a musical showcase of The King and I at the Sydney Opera House. This presentation will highlight the process, required modifications and results of this autism-friendly performance. Vanessa is an RMT who is working at Giant Steps in Sydney. She is passionate about giving students with ASD supported opportunities to enjoy music in the theatre. Jenny Spinak is the Accessibility Manager at Sydney Opera House where she has introduced a range of accessible services and programs for audiences with disabilities. Anke holds the position of Community Partnerships Manager at Opera Australia. She is an experienced Community Engagement Arts Manager and Facilitator in Australia and Europe. 13

14 POSTERS Playing fair: Creating a dialogue about ethics, policy and practice sustainability in a more collaborative future. Kym Weatherley RMT. BA, MAMT. Clinical Specialist Sing&Grow, private practice. Defining professional boundaries is key to ethical practice. As recognition of the value of music increases, and more music-based programs are aligned with wellbeing, clarity of service is vital to ensure participants are safe and services targeted appropriately. Does policy need to evolve to support sustainability? Kym is a registered music therapist living and practising in southern Tasmania. There s an app for that - The potential of the ipad for enhancing the therapeutic experience and outcomes for children with ASD. Lene Jeffrey RMT. Secondary Giant Steps Sydney. Bronte Arns RMT. Director of Music Therapy Giant Steps Sydney. With over 1500 apps purported to be designed for autism learners (Knight, 2013), a team of four music therapists investigated the possibility of enhancing the therapeutic music making experience for school-aged children on the autism spectrum, by using the ipad and ipad apps as music making devices. Lene Jeffrey works as a music therapist, in a trans disciplinary team at Giant Steps Sydney, a school for children with ASD and in private practice. Bronte Arns is the Director of Music Therapy at Giant Steps Sydney, also working in private practice with autism early intervention services. Understanding healing and connection through songlines - An RMT s experience of indigenous community and culture. Rachel Nendick RMT. BMus, NMT. Music Therapist Music Together, Uniting Care Connections. Within Australian Aboriginal culture there already exists a strong connection between music as a communicator, spiritual connector and fulfilling a role of healer. This poster presentation aims to provide some practical information to assist music therapists to deepen their understanding of the role and relevance of music and music therapy in indigenous communities. Rachel works across fields of aged care, disability, and early childhood. She would like to share her journey of connecting with an indigenous community through her practice. Toward an African community music therapy: introducing music therapy to a community where it is not yet known professionally using traditional play songs. Grace Chiundiza GradDpMTh. Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music). Grace Wellness Networks. Introducing music therapy to an African community of marginalised children where the discipline is not yet established. Traditional play songs served as a foundation for musical identity. Known musical components such as rhythm, call and response, were key in endeavouring to formulate the best music therapy model for this community. Grace Chiundiza qualified as a music therapist from the University of Technology Sydney and runs a private clinic. She is also currently attempting to find a way to develop and establish music therapy in her own country. Mapping community based singing groups in Australia. What services are currently available and where should we be referring our clients? Jennifer Bibb RMT. MMusTh. BMus. University of Melbourne. This paper presents a mapping exercise which identified existing community based singing groups in Australia for people with additional health needs. A website listing the existing services is presented, in a hope to provide therapists and clients with the resources to find community groups appropriate for their needs. Jennifer is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. Jennifer works in mental health at Austin Health and she is Chair of the Victorian Branch of the AMTA. Best poster award At the end of the conference an award will be made for the best poster. Thanks to Footprint Books for kindly providing a $100 book voucher for the prize for this award. 14

15 Friday 1.45pm Community music therapy Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Katrina McFerran RMT. PhD. Professor the University of Melbourne. Expressing our emotions when listening to music: When it works and when it doesn t. Although music therapists tend to be strengths-oriented, we also need to identify unhealthy ways of engaging emotions and music. In this presentation, I will share 13-questions that every music therapist should be asking if they suspect someone is struggling with depression, or just feeling worse after listening. Professor Katrina McFerran is Head of Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne and author of Building Music Cultures in Schools. Paediatric care Rose Bay Room Elizabeth McLean RMT. PhD Candidate. Monash Health; the University of Melbourne. Exploring parents experiences and perceptions of singing and using their voice with their baby in a neonatal unit: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. This paper presents the findings from a qualitative inquiry exploring parents experiences and perceptions of singing and using their voice with their baby in a neonatal unit (NU). Findings illuminated the powerful potential of singing and voice interactions for the parent and infant dyad in a NU. Elizabeth works as a RMT within paediatrics and neonatology. Elizabeth is currently completing her PhD through NaMTRU, exploring music therapy s role in neonatology. Student & New Graduate Papers Blackwattle Room 3 Rebecca Lindsay RMT. MMusTh, BA. Milpera State High School. Building resilience for mental health: Integrating songwriting Into a group music therapy program for incarcerated women. A group music therapy program aimed at increasing resilience was carried out at a women s correctional facility. Through songwriting, incarcerated women experienced increased levels of resilience, selfesteem and group cohesion. Additional qualitative data indicates music therapy may also be beneficial in promoting adjustment to the prison setting. Rebecca s recent experience as an RMT has included work with refugee youth and early intervention. She has also worked for a major children s charity for the last 7 years providing creative engagement to young people in hospital and mental health settings. Friday 1.45pm CONTINUED Student & New Graduate Papers Blackwattle Room 3 Melissa Terry. BSc. Masters Student Centre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania. Rhythm and baby blues: The health care perspective and the lived experience of women with PND in rural and regional Tasmania. Between 10-25% of women are diagnosed with PND. Little PND research has been conducted concerning music therapy. This study adopted a qualitative approach for data collection. Treatments for PND emphasise medication; women prefer alternative therapies. Music may be an appropriate treatment option. Further research is required. Research interests include women s health, rural and community health, and a commitment to enable further understanding of the benefits of music as therapy. Co-authors not presenting: Quynh Le. PhD. Senior Lecturer, Graduate Research Coordinator Centre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania. Allison Davies. RMT. BMus, BTeach, MMusTh. Oh My Musical Goodness. Friday 2.15pm Community music therapy Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Juyoung Lee. RMT. PhD. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Clinical Supervisor and Tutor in Music Therapy the University of Melbourne. Maintaining wellness of elderly people through community choirs in Australia. This paper explores 64 elderly singers motivations of participation in three community choirs in Perth. Focus group interviews were conducted with each choir and the participants described personal, social, and community benefits of singing with others across various stages. The findings show how community musicking helps people to maintain wellness. Dr Juyoung Lee is a registered music therapist, and currently works as a researcher, clinical supervisor, and tutor at the University of Melbourne. Her research and clinical interests include musical investment and well-being; adults with disabilities; and non-verbal interactions in music therapy. Co-authors not presenting: Jane Davidson. PhD. Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council s Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions the University of Melbourne. Amanda Krause. PhD. Research Associate and Tutor Curtin University. 15

16 Friday 2.15pm CONTINUED Paediatric care Rose Bay Room Tim Minchin RMT. Children's Health Queensland. Healthy development from the neck up: Music therapy in paediatric spinal cord injury. In paediatric spinal cord injury, the rehabilitation approach becomes intertwined with the child s physical, social and emotional development. This presentation examines the use of music therapy to promote such development for a 4-year-old girl with quadriplegia caused by spinal cord injury. Tim Minchin is a registered music therapist at the Lady Cilento Children s Hospital in Brisbane, working primarily in mental health and rehabilitation. Student & New Graduate Papers Blackwattle Room 3 Eliza Stubbs RMT. MMusTh, BMus. Private Practice. Allied health professionals understanding of music therapy practices. The effects and benefits of music therapy (MT), while established, are not always understood by other professions. By tailoring explanations to allied health professionals, RMTs may increase the shared, meaningful understanding of how MT can be helpful, and lead to greater evidence creation through support, cooperation, and funding. Eliza is a new graduate from the University of Queensland who is currently working for Musicking and in private practice in the areas of disability, dementia, and special education. Matthew Lewin BMus. Second Year Master of Music Therapy Student the University of Melbourne. Asami Koike Bachelor of Applied Music (Audio Production). Second Year Master of Music Therapy Student the University of Melbourne. New playing fields: Musicking with the MaKey MaKey technology to support musical equality and collaboration. This presentation demonstrates an innovative music therapy technique that encapsulates both resource-oriented and community music therapy frameworks. This technique involves the use of the MaKey MaKey, which is a cost-effective digital technology that connects objects from our everyday lives to computers to create sound and music. Matt Lewin is a second year masters of music therapy student from the University of Melbourne. He also works as a professional musician, composer and guitar teacher. Asami brings her knowledge of yoga and audio production to her study of music therapy. She is interested in working with young people experiencing mental illness. Friday 2.45pm Community music therapy Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Kym Weatherley RMT. BA, MAMT. Sing&Grow, private practice Pack up your troubles and smile - Soldiers, songlines and the Anzac Centenary. The AMTA is celebrating a milestone anniversary, and the Australian community is commemorating the ANZAC Centenary. This paper explores the history, humour and humanity encased in the soldiers songs of World War One, and the unique insight that can be gained by exploring them through the lens of music therapy. Kym is a registered music therapist living and practising in southern Tasmania. Paediatric care Rose Bay Room Sarah Punch RMT. BA, MMusTh. Monash Children s Hospital. Examining the effectiveness of a nonpharmacological music-based resource in the management of anxiety for adolescent inpatients with eating disorders. This paper will present the outcomes of a research project examining the role of a music-based resource for adolescents with eating disorders in the acute paediatric medical setting. Case vignettes will be shared to highlight the importance of exploring the helpful and unhelpful aspects of music listening to assist patients towards improved wellness and recovery. Sarah has been employed as an RMT at Monash Children s Hospital in Melbourne for the past 5 years and is based in the Adolescent Medicine and Paediatric Oncology units. Student & New Graduate Papers Blackwattle Room 3 Jessica Higgins Music therapy student. Masters student University of Melbourne. Therapeutic Residential Care: Current practice, young people experiencing trauma, music therapy theory and practice. Therapeutic residential care (TRC) has developed in response to the complex needs of young people in out-of-home care who have experienced abuse, neglect or mental ill health. This presentation delivers early findings from interviews with Victorian TRC staff, looking at current practice and how music therapy might be incorporated into TRC. Jessica is completing her Masters in music therapy at the University of Melbourne. She is passionate about the ways music can strengthen community bonds. 16

17 Friday 2.45pm CONTINUED Student & New Graduate Papers Blackwattle Room 3 Alex Dean RMT. MMusTh, BContempMus. Let us be heard: Three music therapists reflect on their clinical experiences of music therapy with the LGBTIQ population. Findings from a minor thesis research project are reported, where three music therapists were interviewed about their clinical experiences with the LGBTIQ population, to develop deeper understandings of the challenges and areas of potential in facilitating music therapy with the LGBTIQ population. Alex recently graduated in 2014 with a Masters of Music Therapy from the University of Melbourne. His clinical interests include working with the aged population and autism spectrum disorder. He is currently running his own private practice business. Friday 3.15pm Community music therapy Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Elly Scrine RMT. MMusTh. NMT, PhD candidate. Graduate Researcher University of Melbourne. Using music to explore how young people conceptualise gender equity and identity. This study investigates how young people describe components of gendered oppression and marginalisation when music is used as the platform for exploration. The project has been undertaken in diverse high schools across the UK and Australia, and is the first cycle of a larger investigation into the relationship between music, young people and gender. Elly is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching the use of music therapy to explore and promote gender equity with young people in schools. 17

18 Friday 3.15pm CONTINUED Paediatric care Rose Bay Room Matt Ralph RMT. MMusTh, B.Comms. Sydney Children's Hospital. Verena Clemencic-Jones RMT. MMusTh. Sydney Children's Hospital. What are the benefits and issues surrounding interdisciplinary and community involvement in music therapy programs within a tertiary paediatric hospital? This presentation explores how community volunteers and guests contribute to the music therapy program at a tertiary paediatric hospital. It presents a number of case studies which demonstrate the benefits and issues surrounding interdisciplinary and community involvement in therapeutic care through music. For over 11 years, Matt Ralph RMT has contributed to the care of children and their families, at Sydney Children s Hospital, Randwick, as a Captain Starlight and Registered Music Therapist. Verena Clemencic-Jones, RMT has provided REDKITE music therapy services to the children and families of the Kid s Cancer Centre at Sydney Children's Hospital for over 15 years. Student & New Graduate Papers Blackwattle Room 3 Laura Morell RMT. MMusTh, BA. Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Brisbane. Music programs with at-risk children: Service provider perspectives on context and accountability. This study examined how two Australian programs (Sing&Grow and the Australian Children Music Foundation) demonstrate program accountability to key stakeholders. The primary finding that each program operates in a framework of music participation that influenced the accountability process may be useful to any manager or clinician aiming to build stakeholder investment. Laura is a new graduate from the University of Queensland. She currently works in private practice in Brisbane, and hopes to pursue research opportunities in the future. Saturday 10.45am Clinical practice Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Oliver O Reilly RMT. BMus, MCMT. Master of Arts (Hons) Candidate University of Western Sydney. Thinning and thickening music: Empowering flexibility and responsiveness in clinical musicianship. Drawing on theories from music therapy, musicology and music philosophy, this action research project explores frameworks to support score-based musicians develop musical flexibility and responsiveness during post graduate music therapy training. Oliver is an RMT and multi-instrumentalist. His research interests include links between musical ensembles from different musical traditions and clinical musicianship. Mental Health Rose Bay Room Chris Darbyshire RMT. MMusTh. BMus. Music Therapist Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Implementing and evaluating a music therapy program on an adolescent inpatient unit. Music therapy has been a relatively recent addition to the adolescent mental health inpatient unit at Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital. This presentation will outline the implementation and outcomes of the music therapy program since its establishment and the lessons we've learnt along the way. Since graduating from The University of Queensland in 2013, Chris has helped establish the music therapy program at Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, working with both adolescents and adults in mental health. Rebecca Davies. RMT. MMusTh, MEd, BASc. Calvary Health Care Bethlehem. Breathing easy: Experience of individuals with MND using a music-assisted relaxation intervention at home. A phenomenological study investigated the experience of four people with motor neuron disease who elected to use a musicassisted relaxation intervention over the first 2 weeks of using non-invasive ventilation. It illustrated the varied and contextually dependent nature of the experience emphasising the need for an individualised music therapy approach. Rebecca Davies has been working in palliative care and aged care at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem in Melbourne since she graduated in

19 Saturday 11.15am Clinical practice Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Izumi Nago RMT. Musical Between, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Improvisational music therapy on differentiated self and integrated self on an individual-communal continuum. Wellness consists of individual and social components. This study aims to investigate differentiated self and integrated self through improvisational music therapy on an individual-communal continuum. Qualitative and quantitative approaches will examine possible benefits to both aspects of self, aiming to build a supportive theory to individual-focused practice. GDip MT at UTS, MCMT and GCRS at UWS, a PhD candidate with UWS, operating Musical Between, and working at Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Mental health Rose Bay Room Jason Kenner RMT. BMusTh. Tutor the University of Melbourne. Artwork as a reflexive tool in group music therapy for participants with borderline personality disorder. Artwork as a means of reflection and documentation of group improvisation processes for seven adults with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) was found to facilitate verbal discussion about interpersonal experiences in sessions, and extrapolated to everyday life experiences. The 8 week program is described including process, improvisation and the artwork. Jason Kenner is a registered music therapist working as a tutor at the University of Melbourne. His clinical experience is in mental health and ABI rehab. The MARCS Institute research on brain, behaviour and development encompasses such areas as: How music and dance communicate universally How we can enhance communication with: - Infants - Those with hearing impairments - The elderly How we learn language and handle foreign accents How to program robots for human interaction Find out more at marcs.uws.edu.au 19

20 Saturday 11.45am Clinical practice Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Laura Medcalf RMT. BMus, MMusTh. PhD candidate Music together/namtru. Music and boundaries: Discussions on the negotiations of boundaries in the musically intimate context of music therapy practice. This presentation will discuss findings from a critical interpretive synthesis and a grounded theory study on musical intimacy and boundaries. A critical interpretive synthesis is new approach to literature that is defined by its critical and interrogative analysis. The findings explored the inherent depth of music as therapy, the intricacies of music and power and how they relate to therapeutic boundaries. Laura Medcalf is a RMT working in early childhood. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne with the National Music Therapy Research Unit. Mental health Rose Bay Room Jennifer Bibb RMT. MMusTh, BMus. University of Melbourne, Austin Health. That inclusion thing : Promoting mental health recovery through community based singing. A mixed methods research study. This paper will share the results of a research study which aimed to understand experiences of community based singing and its influence on social inclusion for people with mental illness. Outcomes revealed that participants felt an increased sense of belonging as well as challenges finding the courage to voice themselves. Jennifer is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne. She works in mental health at Austin Health and she is Chair of the Victorian Branch of the AMTA. Saturday 1.15pm Hospital/Medical Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Alison Short RMT. PhD, MA, BMus, GCULT, AMusA, CertIV, MT-BC, RGIMT, FAMI. Lecturer, Music Therapy University of Western Sydney. Interprofessional collaboration for researching the therapeutic use of music in the emergency department: Guidelines and reflections. The therapeutic use of music can aid with reducing stress in the busy hospital emergency department. This presentation explores challenges and opportunities for planning and implementing interprofessional music research projects in the emergency department, reflecting on three projects and developing guidelines for future researchers. Dr Alison Short is an internationally accredited academic music therapist and experienced health researcher; she has taught and written extensively. Older populations Rose Bay Room Katherine Tabain RMT. BA-PSY, MCMT, NMT. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Improving well-being and quality of life with a rehabilitation choir for people affected by stroke. This presentation will examine the development and initial outcomes of a rehabilitation community choir for people affected by stroke, facilitated by Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia. Kate Tabain works for Nordoff-Robbins heading the North Clinic and Stroke Choir. Kate's background is in psychology and she works with numerous population groups. 20

21 Saturday 1.45pm Hospital/Medical Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Tanya Marie Silveira RMT. BMus, BA, MMusTh. Registered Music Therapy MetroRehab Hospital. Anna Barlow BSc.(Neuroscience), BPhty. Stroke and Neuro Coordinator MetroRehab Hospital. Older populations Blackwattle Room 3 Megan Dalmazzo RMT. MMusTh, BMus, BA. Tinonee Gardens The Multicultural Village. Sarah Bovis BA, BFA, MA(ATh). Art Therapist Tinonee Gardens The Multicultural Village. This is what we want, this is what we need: A pilot music therapy program in a rehabilitation hospital. As Registered Music Therapists in Australia, it is important that we develop the skill to create our own positions. This paper will present a 6-week pilot program conducted in a rehabilitation hospital, outlining the process of creating adequate tools for starting up a program, regular evaluation and concluding the results. Tanya is an RMT based in Sydney. Tanya has presented internationally and nationally on her work in culture-centred music therapy and research on improvisation. Anna is the Stroke and Neuro Coordinator at MetroRehab with over 13 years experience (physiotherapy) in neurorehabilitation in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Australia. The drawing, drumming, music everywhere : A creative therapy collaboration. Movement towards ill-being is common for individuals relocating from community to residential aged care. This presentation explores a music and art therapy project aimed at promoting psychosocial wellness through creative expression, social connection, and enablement. Participant feedback and quantitative data indicated positive health outcomes. Megan works as an RMT at an aged care facility in Newcastle. She also runs a private practice working with children with disability and autism spectrum disorders. Sarah currently works as an art therapist in the context of aged care and dementia. She is invested in writing about art therapy and professional collaboration. ZO CRICOS No: 00116K 9270 Music Therapy at Melbourne Become a registered music therapist with the Master of Music Therapy program at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. The unique two-year degree provides traditional and groundbreaking training in the theory, practice and research of music therapy, coupled with four clinical training placements in hospitals, schools, residential care and the community. Upon completion of the program students are eligible for registration with the Australian Music Therapy Association. The Master of Music Therapy is also available to students across Australia via a Blended Learning delivery mode, combining online study and intensive weekend teaching in Melbourne, with clinical training completed in your home state where suitable supervision from a qualified Music Therapist is available. Applications close 30 September, 2015 The MCM also offers: Graduate Diploma in Guided Imagery and Music Master of Music (Music Therapy) by Research PhD For more information, visit mcm.unimelb.edu.au/study Music Therapist Meagan Hunt and Emma Gee. mcm.unimelb.edu.au/study 21

22 Saturday 2.15pm Hospital/Medical Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Priscilla Pek RMT. MMusTh, BA, AMusA. Monash Health. Natalie Hindman MOccThySt. BSc.(BioS). Occupational Therapist Monash Health. To musick and play, from birth to discharge: A multidisciplinary approach in supporting the hospitalised infant and parent, and the transition to community. A case study will be presented exploring how music therapy worked collaborately with child life therapy and occupational therapy to support an infant along the wellness continuum, having been born with short-gut syndrome and spending the first eight months of life in hospital. Parent feedback from a semi-structured interview will also be presented. Priscilla works at Monash Children s Hospital. Priscilla has also worked in research at the University of Melbourne, investigating music for wellbeing in schools. Natalie is an occupational therapist and currently works in acute paediatrics at Monash Children s Hospital. Natalie has worked in community, school and hospital settings in both Australia and the UK. Older populations Blackwattle Room 3 Clare Hogan RMT. BSW, LTCL, M.AppSc. Music therapist Sydney Local Health District. Music and mental health: piano lessons as music therapy for mental health in-patients. Mental health services in-patients often request piano lessons from the music therapist. Anecdotal support for the benefits of piano lessons is available but more rigorous scientific investigation is needed. ten students with psychosis had lessons over a 3 month period. Quantitative measures found an improvement in depression, anxiety and stress. Claire has over 20 years experience in mental health and working with the elderly. She is also interested in the therapeutic effects of piano lessons. Co-author not presenting: Michelle Lowe B.Ed(E.C.), B.Ed(Spec.), Dip. Teach(E.C.). Child Life Therapist Monash Health. CREATIVITY UNLIMITED. MASTER OF CREATIVE MUSIC THERAPY. Transform people through music at Western Sydney University. Develop a deep awareness and understanding of music and how to use it therapeutically with the Master of Creative Music Therapy at Western Sydney University. Delivered in collaboration with Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia and housed in Australia s only purpose-built facility you will be a part of intensive musical, therapeutic and academic studies with an emphasis on clinical musicianship and supervised clinical work. With this postgraduate qualification you can go on to work as a registered music therapist in hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres, schools, nursing homes and community programs. For more information please contact Kirstin Robertson-Gillam on (02) or k.robertson-gillam@westernsydney.edu.au WESTERNSYDNEY.EDU.AU 22

23 Saturday 2.45pm Hospital/Medical Blackwattle Room 1 and 2 Imogen Clark RMT. PGDipMusTh. PhD candidate, Music Therapy Tutor, Austin Health La Trobe University, University of Melbourne, Austin Health. Musicking to increase everyday physical activity in older adults with cardiac disease. This presentation will present results from a randomised controlled trial that investigated the effects of listening to preferred music while walking on the physical activity of cardiac rehabilitation participants. The presentation will offer music therapists guidelines for promoting physical activity in their older adult patients. Imogen Clark is a PhD candidate at La Trobe University and music therapy tutor at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Co-authors not presenting: Nicholas Taylor PhD. Professor La Trobe University. Older populations Blackwattle Room 3 Sally Banks RMT. Music Therapist. You raise me up: How music therapy can help maintain and sustain wellness in a woman who is caring for her severely disabled elderly mother at home. This study examines how music therapy supported a woman from a CALD background, caring for her mother at home. In the weekly sessions she shared songs from her own culture, increased her instrumental skills, and enjoyed opportunities for creative self-expression through song writing and music making with the therapist. Sally is a RMT with many years experience working in aged care, and more recently, home based care. Sally also teaches and plays the violin. Felicity Baker RMT. PhD. A/Professor University of Melbourne. 23

24 AGM 41st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AGENDA 41st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC THERAPY ASSOCIATION INC. Friday 18 September 2015 at 4.35pm Park Royal hotel, Day Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW All reports are posted to the website in Central Repository (in the members section) and will not be read at the meeting Operations Committee and State Chairs (or a representative) wil be available to answer any questions. 1. Present 2. Apologies 3. Confirmation of the minutes of the 2014 AGM 4. Annual report. President: Dr Grace Thompson RMT 5. Financial report. Treasurer: Dr Jeanette Tamplin RMT 6. Appointment of the auditor 7. Set fees for 2016/17 and due date for payment 8. Appointment of the public officer 9. Operations Committee reports These will not be read and are available on the website. Please read them before the meeting and bring any question to ask of the chairs or their representative. 9.1 Registration Committee 9.2 Education Committee 9.3 Communications Committee 9.4 Ethics Committee 9.5 CPD Committee 9.6 Australian Journal of Music Therapy 9.7 Internal Liaison 9.8 National Conference Committee 9.9 AHPA report 9.10 World Federation of Music Therapy 10. State Branch reports These will not be read and are available on the website. Please read them before the meeting and bring any question to ask of the chairs or their representative New South Wales report 10.2 ACT report 10.3 Queensland report 10.4 Victoria report 10.5 Western Australia report 10.6 South Australia report 10.7 Tasmania report 10.8 Northern Territory report 11. Election of Board members 11.1 Positions vacant 12. Other business 24

25 Special Offer for conference delegates - 50% discount on any Ashgate music book! New Ashgate series Music and Change: Ecological Perspectives Series editor: Gary Ansdell, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy, UK and Tia DeNora, University of Exeter, UK Visit for full details of this new series. Visit to browse our books on the experience of listening to music or taking part in musical activities, whether as performer or audience. Order online using the promotion code W15JWK50 for a 50% discount on any Ashgate music books until 30th November 2015.

26 CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Lynne Burchmore Mid-career blues: Using action methods to explore issues that arise for the experienced music therapist. Capped session, please sign up at the registration desk. Have you ever had any of these thoughts, I feel ready to do something different in my music therapy work, I don t need to keep proving myself and I feel very confident and in harmony with the purpose of my work but I m sick of bits and pieces, I want to feel passionate and alive and long for something new, I worry that it will always be same-old, same-old? Have I lost my enthusiasm? Harry Tregilgas In the Moment: a screening of a short documentary about sound therapy and a response from an RMT Harry Tregilgas, an honours student from Flinders University brings his short film In the Moment to the PDS. Created in collaboration with Arts in Health at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, it draws on the studies that show that humans have a cellular response to sound. It centres around the work of Heather Frahn in the Sound for Relaxation program in the hospital environment. There will then be a response by an RMT. You may of course have other issues about your work that can be visited in this workshop. Instead of talking about your issues we will use action to assist in the exploration. Action methods are ways of understanding and acting, derived from Psychodrama, but do not involve a full Psychodramatic enactment. Action methods have the ability to get quickly to the emotional heart of the matter, allow us to see something new and stimulate our inner genius. Lynne Burchmore is an experienced clinical supervisor who both practices and provides teaching in clinical supervision. She has postgraduate qualifications in counselling, clinical supervision and psychodrama. Housekeeping Please note that the keynote speaker may be filmed. This is with their consent and on behalf of AMTA. Please note that photographs of speakers and delegates may be taken during the event by an authorised conference photographer. These may be used on the AMTA website and in upcoming newsletters. Names will not be printed without permission. Please speak with the photographer, a member of the conference committee or the Registration Desk should you have any concerns with your photograph being taken and used in this way. Please take note of your nearest emergency exit. Please ensure that your mobile, tablet or PDA is off or switched to silent. If you are taking notes on a laptop or tablet, please switch the sound off. We request that delegates refrain from recording presentations, including still photography, without prior consent from the presenter or speaker. Please speak with the session chair well before the scheduled session should you wish to seek this permission. Please look after your valuables. We regret we can make no guarantees about the security of your possessions. If you have a baby with you in the sessions, please can you use the reserved seats near the doors, to enable you to leave the room easily should the baby cry or need attention. Please also be aware that you are solely responsible for the care of your baby. Special food needs If you have advised of any special food needs, please contact the Registration Desk for the arrangements that have been made for you. We regret that if we weren t advised of your special food needs we may not be able to provide special dishes. Whilst every effort will be made to provide food that complies with your special food requests, we can make no guarantees and if your food needs are life threatening we strongly advise that you don t rely on the food provided. 7

27 CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Liz Kitney Uke in the community Liz Kitney is a musician, singer and songwriter as well as the community music leader of the Central Coast Ukelele Club. This session will showcase the club and demonstrate how uke can be used in community music therapy practice. Capped session, please sign up at the registration desk. Vicky Abad RMT. Taking music to the community to enhance family function, maintain family wellness and enhance child development. What I take as a music therapist. This workshop will explore how we as music therapists can work in the community outside of a traditional music therapy acute care or interventionist model. The workshop will begin with an overview of my personal experience as both an acute care and interventionist focused music therapist working in paediatric and community settings. I will discuss with delegates how over many years I began to see how music therapists were well trained and well positioned to take music to a broader audience and therefore have a potentially greater reach by working from a preventative and a wellness model. This model was then adapted again to include a developmental angle. I will present some research that supports this view. The workshop will then look specifically at what tools and techniques I take as a music therapist into this work. How has my training and work experience influenced the way I think and work in this model? This will include providing tips to participants on how they can think in ways that are inclusive and empowering for families, and how they can hone their clinical skills to work outside the box. We will explore together ways that traditional music therapy work can be adapted to work in a community setting with people who have no assessed need, or referral to music therapy. The workshop will end with a reflection on the challenges and triumphs the Boppin Babies team has experienced taking music into the community. This includes with families, in childcare and in training models. There is much to discuss and much to explore, including funding models that support a non-clinical model, staffing, and session planning when working in a community model that does not sit comfortably within a traditional music therapy model. The NDIS Panel The National Disability Insurance Scheme is currently rolled out in parts of NSW, NT, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and the ACT. There are future plans for this scheme to be applied to all states and areas of Australia. As RMT s, we can be registered as a provider of music therapy. This panel will discuss and provide information about being a provider, how the AMTA fits into this scheme, experiences of current providers and general questions about the NDIS. Oliver O Reilly RMT. String up the Brass. Capped session, please sign up at the registration desk. This workshop will introduce introductory techniques on woodwind, brass, strings and tuned percussion for those who are unfamiliar. Drawing on techniques from drum circles and existing instrumental and musicianship skills, the workshop will then explore tonal and timbral possibilities and their applications in group improvisation. Some musical instruments will be available however if you have a portable, acoustic, chromatic instrument please bring it along. Christine Morson RMT. You make me feel like dancing! African ceremonial dance will be explored as the basis for this workshop. It will incorporate social ceremonial dances and their contribution to collective expression and a vibrant community life. One of the most characteristic aspects of African dance is its use of movements from everyday life. These movements and gestures are elevated through choreography to show the grace and rhythm of daily activities: such as walking, pounding grain, or picking fruit. There are ceremonial dances that cover the lifespan from birth to death with every life experience celebrated in between. These ceremonial dances are participatory social dances and are often performed in lines or circles. A rhythmic communication occurs between the dancers, drummers/musicians and the audience. This communication is integral to the expression, dynamics and length of a performance. The drum represents the heartbeat of the community and brings people together in the collective expression of the rhythm of life. In this workshop we will learn and perform some of these African ceremonial dances. Then there will be an opportunity to create a collective dance through contribution of workshop participants. We will then learn how to choreograph these movements into dance with the material presented on this day. We will then perform this dance, as performance brings greater organisation and clarification to the experience and transformation of internal states. Having been through this process; and with similar principles as applied from our music knowledge of song writing, workshop participants will have learnt how to incorporate movement for use in community music therapy sessions. 6

28 SESSIONS KEYNOTE PRESENTER When are we working as music therapists with larger groups in community settings? How? Why? (Hints, tips, possibilities, challenges). ABSTRACT: Professor Gary Ansdell, Associate, Nordoff Robbins Centre London. Honorary professor, University of Exeter. This workshop will continue some of the themes of Professor Ansdell s keynote in the main conference: thinking about exactly when and how we are working as professional music therapists with larger groups in community settings (he put these phrases in quotes as we will be thinking about how we and others frame such terms). More practical and musical questions will be how and why we work musically with, and think about, people and their situations in particular ways (and how this may or may not be different from a musical performer or community musician). Through case material, discussion and practical workshopping we ll address the possibilities and challenges of broader music therapy work, and he will try to pass on some hints and tips about such work from his own work (in mental health and care home settings) and from other colleagues experiences. Professor Gary Ansdell has been a music therapist for twenty-seven years, working mostly in the area of adult mental health in the last decade. He has been involved in a wide range of areas of music therapy practice, and in developing the Community Music Therapy movement. Gary has also been active in training and research, developing new Masters and PhD programmes for Nordoff Robbins. His longterm collaboration with the music sociologist Tia DeNora has led to their joint editorship of the new book series Music and Change for Ashgate Publishers. Gary is an Associate of Nordoff Robbins, UK where he is Convenor of the MPhil/PhD programme (Nordoff Robbins/Goldsmiths, University of London). He is Honorary Professor in the Dept of Philosophy, Sociology & Anthropology at the University of Exeter. Gary Ansdell is author/co-author of six books on music therapy, most recently How Music Helps: In Music Therapy and Everyday Life (2014). 5

29 PDS Programme Sunday 20 September am PLENARY SESSION BLACKWATTLE BAY ROOMS PDS welcome by Joanne McIntyre, RMT, PDS Convenor 9:30 am Opening entertainment from the EMTees (Professor Gary Ansdell, Oliver O Reilly, Pamela Fisher, Tanya Silveira and Jack Thomas). Keynote speaker workshop: Professor Gary Ansdell, Associate of Nordoff Robbins, Convenor of MPhil/PhD program (Nordoff Robbins/Goldsmiths, University of London) When are we working as music therapists with larger groups in community settings? How? Why? (Hints, tips, possibilities, challenges). 10:45 am MORNING TEA 11:15 am Workshop Electives BLACKWATTLE ROOM 1 & 2 Liz Kitney Central Coast Uke Club. Ukelele workshop. Capped numbers. Please sign up at the registration desk. ROSE BAY ROOM Christine Morson RMT You make me feel like dancing! Using African ceremonial dance in music therapy practice. BLACKWATTLE ROOM 3 The NDIS Information and discussion about being an NDIS provider, how the AMTA fits into this scheme, experiences of current providers and general questions about the NDIS. Discussion panel pm LUNCH 1:15 pm Workshop Electives BLACKWATTLE ROOM 1 & 2 Oliver O Reilly RMT String up the brass Please bring a portable, acoustic, chromatic instrument. Some will also be provided. Capped numbers. Please sign up at registration desk. ROSE BAY ROOM Vicky Abad RMT. Taking music to the community to enhance family function, maintain family wellness and enhance child development. What I take as a music therapist. BLACKWATTLE ROOM 3 Lynne Burchmore. Mid-career blues Using action methods to explore issues that arise for the experienced music therapist. Capped numbers. Please sign up at registration desk. 3:00 pm AFTERNOON TEA 3:30 pm Workshop Electives BLACKWATTLE ROOMS Q&A with presenters. Time for RMTs to discuss issues and ask questions. ROSE BAY ROOM In the Moment. A screening of a short film by Harry Tregilgas, honours student from Flinders University, about the sound therapy activities at Flinders Medical Centre pm BLACKWATTLE ROOMS Official closing of the PDS Spicks and Specks music therapy style Closing words from Joanne McIntyre RMT Please note program may change 4

30 Welcome to the PDS Musicking: From Clinical Practice to Community Care Exploring how Music Helps in Everyday Life Welcome to the 2015 Australian Music Therapy Professional Development Seminar. This year s PDS focuses on practical ways of adding to your practice and builds on the conference theme of clinical practice to community care. Professor Gary Ansdell is our keynote speaker and will give practical guidelines that will add to his presentations given at The National Conference. Many RMTs are utilising their music skills in creative ways to make links with their clients and the communities they work in. The invited presenters are some of our colleagues who are using their skills to work outside of the square to make connections with their clients and their communities. Whether you are interested in acquiring more practical skills or discussing how to keep you practice fresh and innovative, there is something at the 2015 PDS for you. Some of the areas you may like to explore include: Dance and movement Exploring the use of brass and stringed instruments of the orchestra in Music Therapy Working with the ukulele in a community setting Working through the mid-career blues Taking Music Therapy to a community setting What is the NDIS and how can I work within this scheme. At the end of this busy day, there will be a panel made up of the invited speakers, for delegates to ask questions that they may not have had time to ask during the sessions. This will be a great opportunity to clarify any issues or questions and to add to the knowledge and expertise that has already been brought to the table. My hope is that at the end of the 2015 PDS, you will come away with ideas, practical experience, knowledge and motivation to take your practice to the next level. So if you like active, practical workshops or if you prefer sitting and discussing, there is something at the 2015 PDS for you and your practice. Joanne McIntyre B.Ed(Mus); L.T.C.L.(Teach); Ma. Creative Music Therapy; Ph.D Candidate; RMT 3

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32 2015 National PDS Program 2015 Sunday 20 September 2015 Park Royal hotel, Day Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney