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Welcome!
2025-2026 Season
The Massachusetts Music Therapy Alliance (MMTA) is pleased to announce our upcoming 2025-2026 Mini-Conference Series:
Ch-Ch-Changes: Navigating Various Transitions As Music Therapists
DATES: September 27th, December 6th, February 7th
We hope that you will join us in this three-part series on the theme of change! Over the course of this season, we will explore ways of navigating change as music therapists. Our goal for this season's mini-conferences is to cultivate personal and professional wellness through the range of transitions that we might experience - whether they be welcome or full of uncertainty. You can look forward to a deep dive into techniques that intentionally utilize change as a tool in clinical contexts. Stay tuned for more info!
We are pleased to announce that our FIRST meeting of the season will be hosted IN PERSON at
Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA (many thanks to the Music Therapy department!!)
In an effort for our meetings to be accessible by public transit, our second two meetings will be held
IN PERSON at The Calvary Church of Arlington in Arlington, MA!
There will also be an option to join virtually via Zoom for all three meetings!
Mini-Conference #1: Community Meeting
We will begin this season with a community based exploration of grief in relation to experiences involving change, whether they be welcome or full of uncertainty, with the goal of cultivating the foundation for wellness and resilience.
DATE: Saturday, September 27, 2025
TIME: 9:30 welcome, 10am-12:30pm meeting
LOCATION: The Loft @ Berklee College of Music, 939 Boylston St, Boston, MA
(Enter through 921 Boylston St and go up to the 3rd floor!)
ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/93818755535
MODERATOR: Kim Johnson, LMHC, MT-BC
Mini-Conference #2: Improvising to Reflect and Affect Uncertainty
with Andrew Krahn, MA, MT-BC, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist
This session will focus on the music that occurs within music therapy contexts and its relationship with change,
from small internal shifts to larger environmental factors. Specific attention will be paid to improvisational techniques and philosophy, including music’s ability to hold disparate perceptions of reality simultaneously. These concepts will be explored through presentation, discussion, and live music demonstration.
Andrew Krahn, MA, MT-BC is a Nordoff-Robbins music therapist, and a former MMTA board member.
For the past 9 years, his work has been focused on hospice and pediatric palliative care, while assisting in developing
the expressive arts therapies program at Good Shepherd Community Care. His presentations and workshops explore
applying music-centered concepts to clinical work within a variety of settings.
DATE: Saturday, December 6, 2025
TIME: 9:30a welcome, 10-12:30pm meeting
LOCATION: Calvary Church of Arlington, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/99153629322
MODERATOR: Bryanna Tobin, MHA, MT-BC
Mini-Conference #3: Panel on Navigating Professional Wellness In An Ever Changing Economy
Description and panelist bios to be added soon!
DATE: Saturday, February 7, 2026
TIME: 9:30a welcome, 10-12:30pm meeting
LOCATION: Calvary Church of Arlington, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
ZOOM LINK: TBD
MODERATOR: AJ Gaudreau, MT-BC
Ch-Ch-Changes: Navigating Various Transitions As Music Therapists
DATES: September 27th, December 6th, February 7th
We hope that you will join us in this three-part series on the theme of change! Over the course of this season, we will explore ways of navigating change as music therapists. Our goal for this season's mini-conferences is to cultivate personal and professional wellness through the range of transitions that we might experience - whether they be welcome or full of uncertainty. You can look forward to a deep dive into techniques that intentionally utilize change as a tool in clinical contexts. Stay tuned for more info!
We are pleased to announce that our FIRST meeting of the season will be hosted IN PERSON at
Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA (many thanks to the Music Therapy department!!)
In an effort for our meetings to be accessible by public transit, our second two meetings will be held
IN PERSON at The Calvary Church of Arlington in Arlington, MA!
There will also be an option to join virtually via Zoom for all three meetings!
Mini-Conference #1: Community Meeting
We will begin this season with a community based exploration of grief in relation to experiences involving change, whether they be welcome or full of uncertainty, with the goal of cultivating the foundation for wellness and resilience.
DATE: Saturday, September 27, 2025
TIME: 9:30 welcome, 10am-12:30pm meeting
LOCATION: The Loft @ Berklee College of Music, 939 Boylston St, Boston, MA
(Enter through 921 Boylston St and go up to the 3rd floor!)
ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/93818755535
MODERATOR: Kim Johnson, LMHC, MT-BC
Mini-Conference #2: Improvising to Reflect and Affect Uncertainty
with Andrew Krahn, MA, MT-BC, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist
This session will focus on the music that occurs within music therapy contexts and its relationship with change,
from small internal shifts to larger environmental factors. Specific attention will be paid to improvisational techniques and philosophy, including music’s ability to hold disparate perceptions of reality simultaneously. These concepts will be explored through presentation, discussion, and live music demonstration.
Andrew Krahn, MA, MT-BC is a Nordoff-Robbins music therapist, and a former MMTA board member.
For the past 9 years, his work has been focused on hospice and pediatric palliative care, while assisting in developing
the expressive arts therapies program at Good Shepherd Community Care. His presentations and workshops explore
applying music-centered concepts to clinical work within a variety of settings.
DATE: Saturday, December 6, 2025
TIME: 9:30a welcome, 10-12:30pm meeting
LOCATION: Calvary Church of Arlington, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/99153629322
MODERATOR: Bryanna Tobin, MHA, MT-BC
Mini-Conference #3: Panel on Navigating Professional Wellness In An Ever Changing Economy
Description and panelist bios to be added soon!
DATE: Saturday, February 7, 2026
TIME: 9:30a welcome, 10-12:30pm meeting
LOCATION: Calvary Church of Arlington, 300 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
ZOOM LINK: TBD
MODERATOR: AJ Gaudreau, MT-BC