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03/02/2026

Launched in 1990, the latest edition of the Australian Journal of Music Therapy is out now

The latest edition of the Australian Journal of Music Therapy expands horizons amid systemic challenges, reflecting a profession responding creatively and thoughtfully to contemporary challenges, including shifting service environments, evolving delivery models and increasing demands for evidence-informed practice.

AJMT Editor A/Prof. Jinah Kim RMT notes that music therapy has continued to expand its scope in 20025, while also navigating system pressures in the health and disability contexts. “The contributions demonstrate the profession’s capacity to adapt with integrity, grounding innovation in relational ethics, scholarship and reflective practice,” she said.

🔗 Explore AJMT Vol. 36:1, Music therapy in 2025: expanding horizons amid systemic challenges
https://www.austmta.org.au/australian-journal-of-music-therapy/read/


📷 Australian Journal of Music Therapy logo, with volume and title information

03/02/2026

The latest issue of The Australian Music Therapy Association Newsletter

AMTA's latest newsletter is out now.

Music Therapy Matters is for anyone interested in music therapy - whether you're a participant, a multidisciplinary colleague, potential career changer or all-round music therapy champion.

Edition 3 is packed with good news and a wrap-up of our 50th anniversary. Read it now at the link below or subscribe from our website.

🔗 https://www.austmta.org.au/news-item/21800/music-therapy-matters-edition-3


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03/02/2026

First 5 Forever is back at the Cairns Libraries for 2026!
You will find me at the Manunda Library 10am Friday (weekly) and at the City Library 10am Sunday (once a month) 🎶

🎉 First 5 Forever is back from 2 February! 🎉

New programs are starting at Edmonton & Babinda Libraries, plus a new, fresh, updated timetable across all sessions 🥳

✨ Stories, songs, and play for 0–5's and their grown-ups—everyone’s welcome!
📅 Check your local program and join the fun!

We can't wait to see you in the Library in 2026! Plan your visit today! https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library/whats-on/library-events/first-5-forever

03/02/2026

Sing&Grow by PlayConnect+ will be resuming soon.
Stay tuned for confirmation of the 2026 location 🎵🪇🥁

02/02/2026

Returning Monday 2nd February 2026 to Hambledon House Community Centre (next door to the Edmonton Library) 😀
Join us Monday mornings as we sing, move and play together. This session is suitable for children 0-5 years old and facilitated by a Registered Music Therapist 🎶

21/09/2025

School Holidays are here! Come along this week to Hambledon House Community Centre 🎶

14/09/2025

Join us at Hambledon House Community Centre these school holidays 🎶

26/06/2025

📣Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July 2025.
Just come along on the day and complete the registration then.
All music workshops will have kids playing instruments, joining in music centred fun and engaged in a special focus activity 🎶

17/06/2025

World Music Therapy Week 10-15 April

17/06/2025

What happens when music meets therapy? When a registered music therapist is involved, life changes can happen. This World Music Therapy Week, tune in for stories about the impact of music therapy. If you're just learning about music therapy, here's a warm-up:

🎶 Music therapy is evidence-based, and its body of research continues to grow.

🎹 It's provided by allied health professionals who are uniquely qualified to use music as a therapeutic intervention.

🎤 It's regulated by the Australian Music Therapy Association, a member of Allied Health Professions Australia and National Alliance of Self Regulating Health Professions

🎸People of all ages, abilities and backgrounds benefit from music therapy.

🥁 Music therapy is an NDIS-funded support and part of several government-funded programs.

🎺 You'll find registered music therapists in hospitals, clinics, schools, prisons, community centres and working with other allied health professionals like speech pathologists, occupationsl therapists, physiotherapists and more.

Ready to start singing from AMTA's song sheet? Visit our website to learn more about how registered music therapists change lives.

| World Federation of Music Therapy
📷 A registered music therapist plays guitar while a child plays a drum. It is a joyful moment of connection, in a music therapy clinic. Text: "What happens when music meets therapy? World Music Therapy Week."

31/03/2025

School holidays are here again! Join us at Hambledon House Community Centre for our holiday music workshops 🎶

04/02/2025

Come along and 'Sing a Song' Friday 7th February 10am at the Manunda Library 🎶

First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government.