Term 3 has flown by with us now jumping in headfirst for a huge term 4 & much needed break over the new year for the team. As always, we hope you enjoy catching up on our term! Lots for you to catch up on including our concert, 50th anniversaries & much more.
(most of the SMT team at the 50th anniversary conference in Wellington)
Like always, thank you for supporting SMT! Happy reading!
Funding Updates
As promised, we would do our best to find out the information for you, decode & digest it and then return it back to you in the most transparent & easiest way to understand.
For now, we are still ok, you are still ok. We are due to hear more mid-September to which we will again, find out, decode & digest it and then share it with you in the easiest way to understand as we know it can be hard to piece the puzzle together at the best of times when it comes to funding!
We would like to take this time to thank Kim for the wonderful work she does to nurture her most loved community & provide us all with the information in a way we can all understand, it's not easy, that is for sure so thank you Kim for your efforts, we truly appreciate it.
Journeying together - SMT concert 2024
THANK YOU!
This year we went on a journey together sharing music & poetry from our therapist & their wonderful clients. Thank you to everyone who attended & supported us!
We were & still are incredibly grateful for the overwhelming response we had for this event & really enjoyed the afternoon. Next year we are expecting an even bigger turn out so watch this space for location & event information.
Please enjoy some happy snaps from the day!
What will we get up to next year?!
Music Therapy New Zealand - 50th Anniversary!
Four of our therapists presented both in person and online at the 50th anniversary conference in Wellington in September 2024.
Cantabrainers Winter Concert!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who attended the Cantabrainers Choir Winter Concert!
Your support made the event truly special. We extend our gratitude to the choir members for their hard work and congratulate them on a fantastic performance. Special thanks to Music Therapists Valentina and Renata, as well as SLT Angela Reimer, for their invaluable roles as facilitators.
We also appreciate John Rhind’s staff and venue support. Thank you for being part of the Cantabrainers family, and we look forward to seeing you at future events!
Additionally, we are excited to announce that we are accepting new members for North Canterbury Therapeutic Choir (Tuesdays 1.30pm, at Woodend Community Centre). If you or someone you know is interested in joining, please reach out to Tarsha via email - gm@therapychoirs.org.nz.
Music to Movement Group - Research project opportunity
Movement to Music is a group-based support that provides more tailored physical activity/exercise under the direction of a physiotherapist and neurologic music therapist. The focus is on all aspects of the person to meet their aspirations and needs while offering engagement with exercise/physical activity in a manner different to typical engagement with exercise/physical activity.
The aim of this study is to determine if and how Movement to Music contributes to an individual and their whānau living well after stroke. This will be evaluated using ‘sample sessions’ and focus groups, with participants and stakeholders, to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of Movement to Music within the context of living well after stroke.
Term 4 availability
Term 4 is filling up fast already with our long-standing clients, groups & collaboration projects, new groups & new clients. Our waitlist is growing with us now having to work on a first in first served basis. If you are interested in joining us for Music Therapy, we urge you to get in touch with us as follows.
All new clients, we welcome you to complete our referral form with the referral team working together weekly to find suitable availability. All new clients will likely be required to complete an initial session prior to commencing sessions.
All current or previous clients, please email info@smt.nz with your availability & a little information about what type of sessions you are interested in.
We also have some new groups starting up in term 4 which you can read more about below. If you think you would be interested in joining, please get in touch with us as follows.
New groups!
As previously mentioned, we have some groups starting up in term 4. Each of these groups will be held at our Papanui location during term 4 2024 with 2025 to be confirmed.
Adult Improvisation Band
2.15pm - Adult Improvisation Band - FULLY BOOKED - add me to the Improv Band waitlist please!
Adult Jammin' Group
3.15pm - Adult Jammin' Group - Seeking members
Music Group
4.15pm - Music Group - Seeking members
If you are interested in finding out more about what these groups have to offer, please email info@smt.nz & complete a referral form via our website to be added to our waitlist. All new clients may be required to attend an initial session to ensure the group is the right fit for you.
Always learning & developing our skills as a team!
Once a month (at least) we have time scheduled to discuss 'Clinical Topics' - each of our therapists are given the opportunity to head the meeting and choose the topic to discuss. This month (June) part of our team was away so we had just a small group learning from Kim about Neurologic Music Therapy specifically around how to consciously work with stroke clients including some roleplay from the team. Our entire team learn something new at every meeting we have. We are all incredibly grateful for these monthly sessions, our past topics for 2024 have included Cultural Responsiveness, Note Writing & Therapist Self Care. We love learning & developing as a team.
SMT T-Shirts
Updates & 2025
With just 3 weeks left of the 2024 SMT year, we have been working on our term dates & plans for 2025. We have plenty planned as always & some new faces joining our team so watch this space!
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Referral Form
Do you or do you know someone that would benefit from Music Therapy? If so, we welcome you to complete our referral form to secure your space in terms 3 & 4 now! You will be added to our waitlist and contacted when a suitable time becomes available.
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