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AMTA is Australia’s Industry Peak Body for Music Therapy

The Australian Music Therapy Association

is a growing organisation with nearly 800 members, of which over 650 are RMTs. Annual membership covers the period from 1 July to 30 June, with renewal notices issued around 4 weeks prior to renewal.

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Supports the value and access of music therapy.
Manages registration of Registered Music Therapists (RMTs).
Accredits university courses to ensure training and standards are high quality.
Holds a yearly national conference.
Manages professional development programs and events.
Publishes the peer reviewed Australian Journal of Music Therapy.
Provides a job list for employers and members.

What is a Registered Music Therapist (RMT)?

A Registered Music Therapist (RMT) is a music therapist who is registered with the Australian Music Therapy Association (AMTA). An RMT needs to complete an accredited university course in music therapy and maintain their skills through ongoing professional development and recency of practice activities as approved by the AMTA. Currently in Australia, music therapy is a masters-level course offered at The University of Melbourne and The Western Sydney University. The course is two years full time. To enter the course, students usually need to complete a Bachelor of Music. Other university degrees are accepted if the student’s musical ability is high enough. Find out more about becoming a Registered Music Therapist here. AMTA is a member of Allied Health Professions Australia and the National Alliance of Self Regulating Health Professions (NASHRP)

A Registered Music Therapist, or RMT, is the Australian professional status signifying that the individual has successfully completed an accredited course of study in music therapy at an Australian tertiary institution, or equivalent overseas, and continues to maintain their skills through approved professional development. This approved professional development is a portfolio of activities including speaking at conferences, publishing book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed journals, attending workshops and conferences, and professional supervision of other training or qualified music therapists. See CPD for more information.

All tertiary study for music therapy is at Masters level and can be studied at the University of Melbourne (by coursework or as a blended learning program) and the University of Western Sydney, where it is aligned with the Nordoff-Robbins Centre. There are also currently students at the University of Queensland, but the last intake was in 2013.

Typically a Masters in Music Therapy student has competed a Bachelor of Music and entry to the Masters is partly by audition.

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