American Music Therapy Association

Each Note Counts - AMTA 2020 Membership

Join or Renew Your AMTA Membership Today!

In any great composition, each note counts. Each of us in the music therapy family is important and needed. You contribute your own special music when you support AMTA and our mission with your membership. It takes variety to make rich music. Become part of the AMTA composition in 2020!

Read about others who are contributing their own important music to the profession at #CheckInChallenge in weekly member spotlights on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Hear thoughts from a diverse and robust group of members at #WeAreAMTA. Check out a long list of benefits, options for membership payment support, paying membership in installments, discounts on your first years of Professional membership as a new professional, and new member benefits available in 2020!

You can also join off line; simply print out a 2020 Membership Application form and send it in with your payment.

American Music Therapy Association Mission

The mission of the American Music Therapy Association is to advance public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increase access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.

AMTA's 2019 Annual Conference

Thanks to all who helped to make the AMTA 2019 Conference a fantastic educational experience!  Stay tuned for photos and updates from the conference to be posted soon.

What is Music Therapy?

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.

Music therapy interventions can be designed to:

• Promote Wellness
• Manage Stress
• Alleviate Pain
• Express Feelings
• Enhance Memory
• Improve Communication
• Promote Physical Rehabilitation

Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in a wide variety of healthcare and educational settings. For further information, please explore the rest of this site including the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page and the 2014 press release, "Setting the Record Straight: What Music Therapy Is... and Is Not."