Eleventh Annual Conference Lenox, Massachusetts April 3-5, 2008
Dear Music Therapists and Friends: Enclosed is the Pre-program and registration forms for the Spring 2008, held in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of Lenox, Mass. We will be staying at Cranwell Resort and Spa, with spectacular views of the mountains a peaceful and beautiful place. Our presentations are variable, and we have wonderful presenters from different parts of the country. PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY---THIS FOUR STAR HOTEL REQUIRES ROOM RESERVATIONS BY FEBRUARY 14 TH IN ORDER TO GET THE DISCOUNTED ROOM RATE! Also, please note, that unlike most other conferences we include 3 meals in the price of registration. There are 3 restaurants available at the resort, one of them is a pub that is comfortable and has burgers, etc. The town of Lenox is also full of coffee houses and eateries too many to explore. SEE YOU THERE! Thursday Night Opening Performance Playing an Eclectic Variety of Acoustic Tunes Mixing Blues, Classic, Rock, Jazz and Soul Featuring Guitars, Djembe, and Vocal Harmony
Thursday, April 3, 2008 7:30am 8:00am 8:00am 1:00pm CMTE Courses A and B (see next page for descriptions) 11:30-1:30 pm 1:30pm 6:30 pm 3pm 7:00 pm CMTE Courses C and D (see next page for descriptions) 7:30-10:00 pm Opening Session: WELCOME TO BARBARA WHEELER! 10:30-11:30 Drum Ride with Bob Bloom Friday, April 4, 2008 7:45am 9:00am Continental Breakfast (Included in Registration) 9:00am 10:30am 10:45am 12:15pm 12:30pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 4:45pm Developing a Clinical Eye: Physiologic Foundations of Music Therapy - Dorita S. Berger, MA MT-BC, LCAT Enhancing Liveliness Through Movement in Elderly with Dementia - Donna Newman-Bluestein, M.Ed., ADTR, LMHC A First Look at the Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile - Lisa Kynvi MA MT-BC On a Mission - Lisa Rue, M.Ed. MT-BC Symbolic Expressions of Life s Ending: The Use of Music, Art and Metaphor in Grief Work - Laura Thomae, BA, MT-BC Building Community Through Music, From the Inside Out - Carylbeth Thomas, MA, LMHC, ACMT Kevin and Scott s Woodshed Songs, Songs and More Songs - Kevin Krivanec, MA MT-BC and Scott Snow, MT-BC Music Therapy, Despair Work and Ecological Connectedness - Devora Kalma What is a Poster Session and Why Should I Care? - Annette Whitehead Pleaux, MAMT, MT-BC Neurological Music Therapy Basics Krystal Demaine, M.Ed., MT-BC, NMT Luncheon (Cost included in registration) followed by Business Meeting Improving Your Keyboard Skills - Joseph Pinson, MA, MT-BC Music and Transformation - Mary J. Morreale, MM, MT-BC My Second Home: An Adopted Child s Journey to Self-Discovery -Jacqueline Birnhaum, LCAT, MSEd., MA, MT-BC, NRMT Reimbursement in Music Therapy - Jodie Deignan, MA, MT-BC, LMHC Student Presentations
5:00pm 5:00pm-7:30pm 7:30pm 12:00am Student Meeting and Dinner Dinner on your own Cabaret A legendary NER tradition of fun and sharing music Saturday, April 5, 2008 8:00am 9:30am Networking Breakfast (included in registration) 9:45am -10:45pm The Breath of Innocence : Music Therapy with Children in a Persistent Vegetative or Minimally Conscious State - Anya P. Ismail, MA, MT-BC; and Liza Wu, MA, MT-BC Establishing a Community Based Music Therapy Program - Shannon Laine, MT-BC Music Therapy in Dementia Care: How Music Touches the Mind - Natalie McClune, MT-BC Inclusion Anyone? Music Therapy in the Public School Setting - Jean M. Nemeth, MA, MT-BC 11:00 12:00pm The Effects of Music in Childbirth - Laurel Lee Pond How to Present a Great In-Service - Krystal Demaine, M.Ed; MT-BC; NMT Music and Patients in the Oncology Department - Marlen Rodriguez Not Just for Thanksgiving; The Music of Arlo Guthrie and the Guthrie Family Legacy: Songs, Stories and the American Folk Song Tradition in Music Therapy - Kevin Krivanec, MA; MT-BC 1:00pm 1:30pm 1:30pm PLEASE NOTE: Closing Circle Executive Board Meeting THIS PRELIMINARY PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CMTE Course Schedule and Descriptions Each CMTE course listed below is approved by the CBMT for 5 CMTE credits m(unless otherwise noted), to be awarded upon completion. The NER of AMTA, #P-063, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. CMTE Course A: Guitar Playing for Singers This is a workshop for music therapists who use the guitar and sing regularly in music therapy sessions, and who would like to work on embellishing their accompaniment style. Participants will work on right hand techniques such as fingerpicking, tapping, and harmonics, learn and practice the concept of playing chord inversions, and how and when to apply these. Participants will also learn how to insert riffs, bass lines and lead lines into their existing arrangements. Altered tunings will be covered along with application to current repertoire. Students will also gain practice and understanding of how to add chord embellishments to enhance the quality of their playing. Pre-requisite: Basic knowledge of open chords and right hand strumming techniques. Participants must bring a guitar to the workshop. Susan Mazer Philadelphia-born Susan Mazer now calls Connecticut her home, where she lives, performs, and teaches students of all ages. Her intricate fingerstyle playing of the acoustic guitar has led to a life that revolves around her passion for music. Her skilled technique and distinctive style resulted in her being selected as the first female guitar instructor at the renowned National Guitar Workshop. While still in high school, she studied with Benji Arnoff, a protégé of Doc Watson, and attended Berklee s college-prep summer program. She received her Bachelor of Music degree at Hartt School of Music. She is also pursuing an advanced degree in theory pedagogy. She has been featured on many CD s including a special bonus track in Guitar Player magazine, which also highlighted her original composition, Burghers of Callais. She is the author of seven popular instructional books, videos, and CDs for Alfred Publishing, including, Guitar for the Absolute Beginner. Her newest project is on-line interactive music lessons with Workshop Live. For more than 20 years, Susan has traveled throughout the region playing and singing with various acoustic duos including Laura Coyle, and Anne Donohue. She currently performs with Megan Keith of Eight to the Bar. CMTE Course B: Applying Biomedical Music Therapy in Professional Practice (This is a 3-hour CMTE presentation, and 3 CMTE credits will be provided) This CMTE session will focus on demonstrating knowledge of human brain response to musical perception, and the relationship between prenatal musical influences on brain functioning and postnatal selection of musical material in therapy. Participants will learn the basic assumptions and principles of the application of Biomedical Theory of Music Therapy. Participants will b provided with examples of integrated team approaches, music therapy interventions to develop life skill areas, and functional assessments that yield developmental and behavioral goal areas. In addition, participants will cover: The content of the Biomedical Theory of Music Therapy and basic assumptions and principles of its application. The use of musical experience to modify neural impulse patterning in the brain. The use of musical influences on cortical processing to enhance cognitive behavior in developmentally disabled clients. The biology of mental disorders such as autism, depression, and eating disorders. The biological explanation for the positive effects of specific musical applications in treating autism, depression, and eating disorders. The biology of pain reception and perception in the human brain. The neurological basis for the effects of music in raising the pain threshold. Human immune system functioning, and the biological mechanisms involved in musically stimulated immune system recovery. Examples of musical procedures that have been found effective in raising pain thresholds and enhancing immune system functioning. Locations and functions of specialized language centers in the human brain. The concept of "functional plasticity" in the human brain and musical procedures for use of this concept in helping aphasic clients regain language skills. The biology of musically stimulated cortical arousal and application of this procedure for reaching objectives such as in coma treatment. Dale B. Taylor, Ph.D, MT-BC Dr. Taylor holds a Bachelors, Masters, Doctor of Philosophy from University of Kansas and is a Board Certified Music Therapist. He is the Founder of Bachelor of Music Therapy degree at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; founder of UWEC Music Therapy Clinic; and the founder of the Music Therapy Program at Mendota State Hospital. In addition, Dr. Taylor has been a visiting professor at Alverno College and at Mount Senario College. He also served on the Doctoral Thesis Committee at University of Western Sydney, Australia. Dr. Taylor has presented at numerous regional, national and international conferences. He is the author of several articles and a book entitled Biomedical Foundations of Music as Therapy, now in its 4 th printing. CMTE Course C: Where s Your Drum? Pre-requisites: None
This interactive workshop will bring participants to the next level of therapeutic, recreational and group drumming. The following objectives will be covered in this CMTE course: Participants will learn ways to : --- Play "Everyday Rhythms" that are foundations for swing, rock & roll, funk, folk, and boogie songs --- Use singing, arranging, orchestration, and conducting skills to lead interactive-drumming --- Invent and convey rhythmic patterns that are accessible and retainable --- Engage groups of all ages, multi-generational groups, and populations with developmental and/or physical disabilities; Mainstreaming --- Integrate interactive-drumming as an accompaniment to storytelling, movement, dance, sports, and theater arts --- Select and play drums and percussion instruments that meet participants' musical and logistical requirements; choose percussion accessories --- Market, produce, lead, and assess interactive-drumming programs for public schools, special needs facilities, healthcare facilities, centers for elders, social work agencies, and recreation departments. Bob Bloom Bob Bloom is certified by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts as a 'Master Teaching Artist'. Bob leads participatory drumming events from The First Night Celebration of Hartford, to The Sioux City ArtSplash. He has served as a performance member of Dr. Babatunde Olatunji s troupe Drums of Passion and he served for over a decade as a faculty assistant to Dr. Olatunji for his Language of Drums courses. He is currently the Chair of the Percussive Art s Society s Recreational Drumming Committee. Bob has regularly presented for music therapy conferences, and has extensive experience in working with special populations. CMTE Course D: Useful Forms in Therapeutic Songwriting Prerequisites: None This CMTE workshop will focus on learning about the use of standard musical forms for creating songs for use in music therapy. Each form will be discussed with suggested chord changes and possible use in therapeutic strategies. The course will center around defining form in song, and the useful avenue of connection that allows our clients to be involved in the therapeutic process. Melodic form, Blues form, as well as such forms as ABCA, AABC and ABAC will be discussed, and participants will write useful examples, and demonstrate how they will be used in music therapy. Joseph Pinson, MA MT-BC Joseph Pinson has served on the faculty at Texas Women s University since 1997. From 1974 until 1977 he was director of music at Denton State School, where he trained over 60 interns using the principles that will be offered in this presentation. He is co-author of the textbook Music Therapy in Principle and Practice (with Donald Michel), published by Charles C. Thomas. As a composer of over 400 works, he has received the ASCAP-Plus Award annually since 2000. CMTE E: Internship Development and Supervision - THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS TRAINING Eve D. Montague, MT-BC is the Secretary for NER/AMTA and the regional representative for the Association Internship Approval Committee. She works at Massachusetts Hospital Program and has been the Internship Director for the school s national roster internship program for the past 9 years. Eve is also a staff music therapist at the South Shore Conservatory. This CMTE fulfills supervision training requirements for national roster internship directors, reviews national roster guidelines and the application process, AMTA professional competencies and basic supervision strategies. No prerequisites are needed for participation in this workshop. Refund policy: Written requests for the conference refund, less a $10 processing fee, must be postmarked by March 15 th and sent to: Dorothy Stapleton
Hotel Information Our Luxurious Massachusetts Resort The Only Four Diamond Resort in the Berkshires Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club is centrally located in the scenic Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Our resort offers something for everyone and our dedicated staff is committed to delivering exceptional and dependable, world-class service for every guest. At Cranwell Resort, there are a total of 114 distinctive guest rooms, suites, cottages and townhouses. For our guests seeking rest and relaxation, come and enjoy the Spa at Cranwell and choose from 50 revitalizing and soothing spa services. For our guests who are looking for a more active vacation experience, take advantage of our state-of-the art Fitness Center or 18-hole Championship Golf Course. At the end of your day, our resort offers a medley of dining experiences with three distinctive, award-winning restaurants located throughout the resort. Rooms for the Conference Single, Double, Triple--- $129.00 per room per night plus $2.00 per night gratuity. Thursday Morning Breakfast: Thursday Lunch: Thursday Dinner: Friday Continental Breakfast Friday Lunch Friday Dinner Saturday Breakfast Saturday Lunch Included in Registration Included in Registration Included in Registration All room reservations must be made prior to February 14, 2008 Please refer to Booking Name: NEW ENGLAND REGION MUSIC THREAPY ASSOCIATION when calling for reservations (you must do this to get this low room rate. To make reservations please call toll free from the US and Canada 1-800-272-6935 or locally at 413-637-1364