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The Midwest Region is currently seeking an individual to be present at SAAB/AMTAS Meeting at #amta19 on Thursday November 21st from 8:30a-12:30p. Please email Dr. Amy Robertson if available | [email protected] @mwramtas @AMTANatCon – at Minneapolis, MN
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MWR is seeking committee representatives for The Standards of Clinical Practice & Membership Committees More info here SCPC: tinyurl.com/rlqsof9 Membership: tinyurl.com/s5ymnzl Email MWR president if qualified & interested. Stipend available. @AMTAInc #AMTA19 #MWAMTA
Students, your turn to brag! What’s a feature of your music therapy program that you feel is unique, helpful, and should be more widespread in MT education?
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Hey, MT students! While you’re off for summer don’t forget to practice those barre chords, listen to those Spotify decades playlists, and work on your piano accompaniment. Cause we all know time to practice gets harder to find during the school year.
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That’s a wrap on the MAR 2019 Executive Board transition meeting! The MAR Executive Board has transitioned into their new roles and are happy to serve the region!
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To students who are having chronic problems with the quality or ethics of their music therapy supervisors, internship directors, or professors: you are not crazy. If you see something, say something. There are too many stories of poor educational programs around the country.
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Unpaid internships should not be the industry standard in music therapy
Unpaid internships widen the social and cultural capital gap already burdening first gen students, students of color, and low income students. #firstgenforward #sshe19
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Hey MT students, internship offers stand for one month per AMTA rules. Internship directors can’t pressure or force you to make a rushed decision...
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"This study provides the first evidence that 8-12 weeks of individual music intervention can indeed improve social communication and functional brain connectivity, lending support to further investigations of neurobiologically motivated models of... medscape.com/viewarticle/905

"The neuroscience of singing shows that when we sing our neurotransmitters connect in new and different ways. It fires up the right temporal lobe of our brain, releasing endorphins that make us smarter, healthier, happier and... upliftconnect.com/neuroscien

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Check out my vlog #23 featuring Jeff Wolfe and the student organization @AMTAS celebrating 40 years at the @AMTANatCon last week. youtu.be/ItvKmp_rPCg @AMTAInc @AMTATechStop @MusicTherapyUL @UofLMusic #studentsrock #amtas #AMTA17
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SUPER EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT EVERYONE: Our very own Melinda Glass was just elected Treasurer for the American Music Therapy Association Students! Please congratulate her on this amazing achievement! đŸ˜±đŸ˜
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I’m excited for this! Proud of my time on the @AMTAS board â˜ș #AMTA17 xitter.gq/amtas/status/921219291

In 4 weeks, AMTAS will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary! Help us celebrate by posting a pic and tagging us with #WhyMusicTherapy đŸŽ‰đŸŽ”
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Hello everyone! Cadenza 5K is being held at national conference in St. Louis this year! Tell your friends!
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Reminder: regular deadline to register for #AMTA17 is October 11. Register early and save!!