The "Camps" have become an alternative way to take MHTP classes that students really enjoy. They take place at a residential camp or retreat center in the midst of nature. Two Modules are offered at each Camp in 5 days, and students may take one or both of the Modules offered.
Our newest Camp will be offered as part of the Zion Canyon Native Flute School in St. George, UT, with Module 1 and 2 May 1- 6. See for details about the Flute School Zion Canyon Native Flute School. We are will be offering West Coast Camps in Eugene, Oregon again at Camp Harlow: watch the schedule for the dates. In New York: Module 1 & 2 will be offered June 6 to 10 and Module 3 & 4 is August 8 to 12 at Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center.
The founders of MHTP had a clear vision for the Program they were creating. The objectives of the Music for Healing and Transition Program are charitable and educational, and include: Serving the ill and dying with live music to facilitate and promote healing or assist in the life/death transition; Teaching the practice of this service; Establishing centers for education all over the United States; Publishing information, research findings and other material about this unique profession; Providing Continuing Education opportunities for our graduates; Developing affiliations with healing, charitable and educational organizations where this service may be provided by Certified Music Practitioners (CMP) ®
MHTP is a member of The National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM), which has created Professional Standards for Therapeutic Musicians www.therapeuticmusician.com
Our Vision:
The Music for Healing & Transition Program (MHTP) trains and certifies musicians to provide live therapeutic music, which creates healing environments for the ill and/or dying and all who may benefit. We recognize music as a therapeutic enhancement to the healing process and the life/death transition. Our graduates are Certified Music Practitioners (CMP) ®. We collaborate with healthcare facilities and community organizations to educate about, and promote research in, the effectiveness of therapeutic music.
The 2010 Conference will be held Thursday, June 17 to Sunday, June 20 at the Wisdom House Conference Center in Litchfield, Connecticut. See Wisdom House to check this comfortable facility in Litchfield, a lovely and classic New England (incorporated in 1721) town. We will have the Conference Center to ourselves, with over 50 acres of meadows and woods with trails, a swimming pool, labyrinth, lots of quiet country roads for walking, etc. We have a few positions available for people who would like to help in exchange for fee reductions. Contact Conference Chairwoman, Bonnie Leigh, if you are interested bonnie@bonnieleigh.com
The MHTP Conferences bring together about 150 CMPs, MHTP students and friends in a warm, joyous and intense learning environment. Each one is different. This Conference will be an experience in "deepening" as professional therapeutic musicians. We will be sharing and learning from the experienced CMPs who have refined their practice and developed excellence in their marketing tools and work, learn from experts tools for marketing and grantmanship, hear about therapeutic music research from those who have done or are doing the research, learn practical tools for self-care, and have a great deal of fun sharing our music.
Our featured presenters are: David Darling, cellist and founder of Music for People; Ruth Cunningham, singer, cross-cultural sound healer;Renee Robertie, CMP, APR, communication and marketing specialist;Yotam Lev Dr of PT, LMT; Mary Narayan, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, CTN, specialist in hospice and cross-cultural issues;Janelea Hoffman, BC-MT;Susan Robbins and Marytha Paffrath of the singing group, Libana. To Register for the Conference. To download the Conference Information Packet. Questions? Email mhtp@mhtp.org
The Summer Seasonal Healing Concert CD
is available - a collaboration between Fabien Maman's Tama-Do Institute and the MHTP
Conference Orchestra: 40 harps, 30 member choir, cello, flutes, clarinet,
double bass, violins, dulcimers, piano, guitars.
Featuring Fabien Maman on guitar, piano and vocals.
Experience the warmth and energy of Summer!
MHTP has many training sites throughout the US and Canada.
To advance our student interns in the development of their skills, we affiliate with health care facilities. Some sites that have welcomed MHTP interns:
