Research Guides: Music Therapy: Professional Resources

Music Therapy Organizations

American Music Therapy Association advances public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increases access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world
Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association covers Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington DC
Certification Board for Music Therapists the only American organization to certify music therapists, fully accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) since 1986
NCCATA: National Coalition of Creative Arts Therapies Associations an alliance of professional associations dedicated to the advancement of the arts as therapeutic modalities
European Music Therapy Confederation a forum for exchange among music therapists in Europe
WFMT: World Federation of Music Therapy dedicated to developing and promoting music therapy throughout the world as an art and science
A Place to Be
a nationally recognized, award-winning therapeutic arts organization in Virginia

Music and the Brain | The Library of Congress
A series of lectures, conversations, and symposia about the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and music, recorded between 2008 and 2011.

Guided Imagery and Music (The Bonny Method) a listening-based approach
The Nordoff-Robbins Approach an improvisational, creative approach
The Benenzon Model of Music Therapy Wagner, G. (2007). The Benenzon model of music therapy. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 16(2), 146-147.
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Community Music Therapy Clements-Cortés, A., & Fleetwood, L. (2017). Community Music Therapy. Canadian Music Educator / Musicien Educateur Au Canada, 58(3), 37–39.
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Vocal Psychotherapy Clements-Cortés, A. (2013). Vocal Psychotherapy: Connecting to the Self via the Voice. Canadian Music Educator / Musicien Educateur Au Canada, 55(1), 39–41.
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Analytical Music Therapy Aigen, K., Harris, B. T., & Scott-Moncrieff, S. (2021). The inner music of analytical music therapy. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 30(3), 195–196. https://doi.org/10.1080/08098131.2021.1904667
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A Behavioral Approach to Music Therapy Madsen, C. K., Cotter, V., & Madsen Jr, C. H. (1968). A Behavioral Approach to Music Therapy. Journal of Music Therapy, 5(3), 69-71.

As of May 2023, the following resources are no longer maintained on the Nordoff Robbins website. We link them here for archival purposes.