Music Therapy Association of North Carolina

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Welcome Music Therapist!

       Welcome to the official website of the Music Therapy Association of North Carolina (MTANC). Here you can learn more about our organization, connect with resources for students and professional music therapists, explore upcoming events and continuing education opportunities, and discover how music therapy is making an impact across North Carolina.​ We welcome emails at [email protected]

Keys to Connection: The Piano as a Therapeutic Tool in Music Therapy

$0.00 - $15.00

Fall, 2026 CMTE (4 credits)

Date: 10/17/2026

Time:  10:00 am – 2:00 pm EST

Virtual via Zoom (link sent prior to meeting)

Participants will develop functional piano skills for clinical music therapy practice, including accompaniment, improvisation, and the intentional use of musical elements to support therapeutic goals. Emphasis will be placed on adapting piano techniques to meet diverse client needs and designing effective, evidence-based piano interventions across clinical settings.

Approved Provider Statement 

This course is approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) for 4 continuing music therapy education credits. The Music Therapy Association of North Carolina provider #P-252 maintains the responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. 

Refunds will be granted for cancellations at least 24 hours prior to the event. There are no prerequisites for participating in this CMTE opportunity

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Music Therapy

According to the American Music Therapy Association (2018), 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 helps address individuals' social, communicative, emotional, physical, cognitive, sensory, or spiritual needs. Music therapists are certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, and hold the credential Music Therapist - Board Certified (MT-BC).

Music therapists and students from across North Carolina gather at the Southeastern Region of the American Music Therapy Association conference in Charlotte NC (March 2026)