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GLR Business Meeting – March 8, 2024

March 8, 2024 Business Meeting Important Links

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Cripping the Culture of Music Therapy in Public School Educational Settings: Exploring the Role of Disability in Healing and Decolonizing Practice

Kaitlin “Kaiti” Shelton, MS, MT-BC, is a school-based music therapist working with disabled preschool and elementary students in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her experiences particularly as a queer disabled woman along with scholarship in disability studies […]

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Reflections on Making Education, Practicum, and Internship More Accessible and Equitable

Dr. Rebecca West (s/h/h) is an Assistant Professor at Texas Woman’s University. She has a wide range of clinical experience and has worked alongside other creative arts therapists and allied health professionals. Rebecca’s teaching philosophy […]

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Cultural Reflexivity in Music Therapy

Freddy Perkins, MMT, MT-BC (he/him), is a queer Black music therapist and narrative practitioner. Freddy owns Attune Music & Wellness and works primarily with LGBTQIAS+ BIPOC. He is an advanced trainee in analytical music therapy […]

GLR DEI Real Talk Series

GLR DEI Real Talk Series GLR DEI presents Real Talk: a series of casual conversations with professionals sharing their lived experiences and expertise on various topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. You are invited […]

2024 AMTA Symposium

Save The Date! – 2024 AMTA Symposium Save the date for the 2024 AMTA Symposium which will be held virtually from September 22-25, 2024 with asynchronous access extended through February 2025. Call for papers and […]

GLR 2024 Keynote Speaker Announcement

The GLR 2024 Local Planning Committee is excited to announce our keynote speaker—Hakeem Leonard, PhD, MT-BC! A Defining Moment: Context and Capacity to Shape Our Practice and Work How might the lived experience of the […]

New GLR Guiding Statements

Introducing the new GLR Guiding Statements. Our new vision and mission are the foundation for moving forward. Our Vision- a music therapy culture that inspires ongoing growth of music therapists, their networks, and the profession. […]

2023-2025 GLR Executive Committee Election Results

Congratulations to those newly elected to the GLR Executive Committee! President Elect: Kellee Coviak Hansen Vice-President Elect: Jennifer Pinson Secretary: Alexa Kemmann Treasurer: Angeline McRoberts The newly elected officers will assume their roles at the […]