AMTA National Continuing Education Initiative

“Intermediate Guitar Skills: I Know C-A-G-E and D, Now What?”

Saturday, February 23, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876

This workshop will focus on guitar techniques that can be incorporated into one’s playing immediately. Participants will learn how to accompany themselves in several different styles and techniques to add interest to their playing, beyond playing just basic open chords.

Presenter:
Peter Meyer, MT-BC
2604 Como Av. SE. Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: h. (612) 724-1227, w. (612) 332-4262 ext. 373
Email:petemeyerMTBC@cs.com

Continuing Education: 5 CMTE Credits

This presentation will be in workshop format. Participants are encouraged to bring their own guitars, but some guitars will be made available upon request. Participants are expected to participate and try all skills presented in the workshop.

Target audience is music therapy clinicians, students and educators who are interested in improving their knowledge in this area.

“Intermediate Guitar Skills: I Know C, A, G, E and D, Now What?” is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 5 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). The Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association, #P-021, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT Policies and Criteria.

	The National Initiative for Continuing Education (NICE) is designed to provide continuing education opportunities to music therapists and other healthcare professionals beyond the Annual Conference. NICE will feature a variety of CMTE workshops and seminars throughout the year at sites across the country. Watch this page, Music Therapy Matters, and Music Therapy Enews for National Initiative programs in your area.

	N.I.C.E. Calendar
		“Intermediate Guitar Skills: I Know C-A-G-E and D, Now What?” Saturday, February 23, 2008 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 This workshop will focus on guitar techniques that can be incorporated into one’s playing immediately. Participants will learn how to accompany themselves in several different styles and techniques to add interest to their playing, beyond playing just basic open chords. Presenter: Peter Meyer, MT-BC 2604 Como Av. SE. Minneapolis, MN 55414 Phone: h. (612) 724-1227, w. (612) 332-4262 ext. 373 Email:petemeyerMTBC@cs.com Continuing Education: 5 CMTE Credits This presentation will be in workshop format. Participants are encouraged to bring their own guitars, but some guitars will be made available upon request. Participants are expected to participate and try all skills presented in the workshop. Target audience is music therapy clinicians, students and educators who are interested in improving their knowledge in this area. “Intermediate Guitar Skills: I Know C, A, G, E and D, Now What?” is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 5 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). The Great Lakes Region of the American Music Therapy Association, #P-021, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT Policies and Criteria. For more information see, www.indianamusictherapists.com

		Music Therapy in Early Childhood Iowa City, IA – April 26, 2008 This 5 hour CMTE session will provide clinicians with practical information to effectively deliver music therapy services to young children in various settings. The presentation draws from AMTA’s monograph Effective Clinical Practice in Music Therapy – Early Childhood and School Age Educational Settings (Humpal & Colwell, Eds., 2006). Both presenters are authors of chapters in this resource. Through lecture, demonstration, and participatory intervention examples, the presenters will guide participants to an understanding of: characteristics and typical/atypical developmental and musical milestones of young children, research that guides effective clinical practice with this age group, laws that apply to providing services to children ages birth through age 2, and ages 3 through 5, assessment, goals, treatment objectives, settings and service delivery models appropriate to early childhood, music therapy supports appropriate to the range of individual needs across the continuum of least restrictive environments, involving families and caregivers in community music therapy groups for very young children with varying levels of ability how young children learn through play, how to design musical play opportunities for young children, and successful strategies, adaptations and interventions specifically for young children. Presenters: Marcia Humpal, MEd, NMT, MT-BC, Amy Greenwald Furman, MM, RMT $50 AMTA professional members; $100 non-member professionals, FREE AMTA student members “Music Therapy in Early Childhood” is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 5 Continuing Music Therapy Education credits. Credits awarded by the CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). The American Music Therapy Association, #P-051, maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. All proceeds from this program will go to AMTA as a “Give a Day to AMTA” donation. For more information and a registration form, contact Mary Adamek, PhD, MT-BC; T: 319-335-1643, F: 319-335-2637, e: mary-adamek@uiowa.edu


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