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MHTP's newsletter contains the latest news from the therapeutic music community, MHTP events, news and research, and therapeutic repertoire. See examples in the archive below.

If you are an MHTP student or graduate, MHTP also hosts an e-list on Groups.io. 

Newsletter archives

2024:

• September 12, 2024: Conference Countdown and Auction
  Therapeutic Repertoire: Brahms’ Lullaby

• August 15, 2024: Conference Keynote Speakers
  Therapeutic Repertoire: Suo Gan

• July 18, 2024: CMP Employment Survey Results
  Therapeutic Repertoire: My Country ‘Tis of Thee

• June 13, 2024: MHTP Biennial Conference Theme Therapeutic Repertoire: I’m Always Chasing Rainbows

• May 23, 2024: CMP Employment Survey
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”

• May 9, 2024: New Marketing Tool for CMPs
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Rockin’ Robin”

• April 25, 2024: Ergonomics for Musicians and 2024 Conference Date Announcement
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Wayfaring Stranger”

• April 11, 2024: Student Scholarship Story
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Scarborough Fair”

• March 28, 2024: Happy 30th Birthday, MHTP!
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Vivaldi’s “Spring”

• March 14, 2024: Making Your Music Matter for 30 Years
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Sakura Sakura”

• February 22: Last Week for Reduced Tuition Pricing
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “All the Pretty Little Horses”

• February 8: Expand Your Musical Horizons with Mystery of Modes Webinar
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Love Me Tender”

• January 25: Thank You for Re-certifying and CEU Policy Updates
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”

• January 11: Welcoming In MHTP’s 30th-Anniversary Year
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”

2023:

• December 28: A Year-End Message from Carol Spears, CEO
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Auld Lang Syne”

• December 14: Music & Miracles Homestretch and Tuition Sale
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “The 12 Days of Christmas”

• November 16: Music & Miracles
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Over the River and Through the Woods”

• November 2: CMP Highlight - Karen Peterson
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “It Had To Be You”

• October 19: Enrichment Day Success
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “It's A Small World After All”

• September 21: Upcoming Enrichment Day Spotlight - Improvise That!
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Greensleeves”

• September 7: Call for National Program Council Applicants
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “The River is Flowing”

• August 24: Early Bird Pricing Ends Soon! Register for 2023 Enrichment Day
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Matilda”

• August 10: Deepen Your Therapeutic Music Roots at MHTP’s 2023 Enrichment Day
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “El Condor Pasa”

• July 27: Spreading Our Technology Wings With Our New Google Page
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “I’ve Got Rhythm”

• July 13: Judy Raab, CMP, MA and the Synergy of Therapeutic Music Disciplines
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Oh! Susanna”

• June 22: SAVE THE DATE: Oct 14 is MHTP's 2023 Enrichment Day
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Aran Boat Song”

• June 8: Give the gift of education in 2023 🎁
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “All the Pretty Little Horses”

• May 25: Live vs. recorded music 🎧
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “America the Beautiful”

• May 11: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! 📚
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Coat of Many Colors”

• April 27: MHTP grad featured in Harp Column Magazine! 📖
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “What a Wonderful World”

• April 13: Need CEUs? Check out some upcoming opportunities to learn and earn CEUs.
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Red River Valley”

• March 30: Study shows that listening to music during stressful times can boost your mood and reduce stress
  Therapeutic Repertoire: Free Lead Sheets

• March 16: Less than a week away! 🎓
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Carrigdhoun”

• February 23: Comforting NICU babies with live therapeutic music 🍼🎶
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “I Can’t Stop Loving You”

• February 9: A day in the life of a CMP
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Speak Now”

• January 26: Save the Date: 2023 MHTP Annual Meeting
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “White, Orange and Green”

• January 12: Your favorite webinars are back by popular demand! 💻
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Up To The Mountain (MLK Song)”

2022:

• December 29: Happy New Year! 🎉
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Let’s Start the New Year Right”

• December 15: CMP's research gains international attention 🌎
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Carol of the Bells”

• December 1: Can Music Reduce Holiday Stress?
  Therapeutic Repertoire: Goodbye England (Covered in Snow)

• November 10: Learn how to create your own fundraiser for MHTP this year 🫶
  Therapeutic Repertoire: “Kind and Generous”

• October 27: Music intervention helps breast cancer patients 💞
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Bjørnen Sover”

• October 13: Do you know when your CEUs are due? ⏳
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Brushes and Briars”

• September 19: Know someone who would make a great CMP? 🤔
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Amapola”

• September 15: 2020 tuition prices are back! 🎉 (limited time)
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Autumn Town Leaves”

• August 11: NEW videos showcase the work of CMPs, effects of live therapeutic music, and MHTP 🎥
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Eleanor Plunkett”

• July 28: Coming soon: New MHTP videos and 2022 Virtual Conference recordings 💻
  Therapeutic repertoire: “(They Long To Be) Close To You”

• July 14: NEW webinar ▶️ Four Weeks of Virtual Job Coaching
  Therapeutic repertoire: “The Meeting of the Waters”

• June 2: Therapeutic music is growing and thriving! 🌱
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Moon River”

• May 19: How you can help support live therapeutic music for free 🧡
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Simple Gifts”

• May 5: Supporting our healthcare heroes: thank you for your service to patients! 🏥
  Therapeutic repertoire: “I Hope You Dance”

• April 14: A new MHTP tradition is born! 👏
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Edelweiss”

• March 24: Celebrating Women’s History Month 💪
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Misty”

• March 10: You're invited to the MHTP Annual Meeting! ✉️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Captain O’Kane”

• February 24: CMP Spotlight ✨
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Adoration”

• February 10: SAVE THE DATE: 2022 Virtual Biennial Conference 🦋
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Love Me Tender”

• January 27: Adapting to our new ‘virtual’ normal 💻
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Scarborough Fair”

• January 13: Every Moment is Meaningful 🎶
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Hard Times Come Again No More”

2021:

• December 16: Sometimes, you can't just do one more thing 😩
  Therapeutic repertoire: ”Toyland”

• December 3: Earn CEUs for submitting patient logs ✏️
  Therapeutic repertoire: 12 winter songs

• November 18: Live music is better than recorded: See research 🎙️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov” (mostly harmonic minor)

• November 5: Learn how to apply for Civil Monetary Penalty funding ✍️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Var det du eller var det ja? (Was it you or was it me?)” (dorian)

• October 21: Using MHTP training when faced with a parent's death 💙 
  Therapeutic repertoire: “A la Puerta del Cielo”

• October 7: Research shows live therapeutic music helps staff 🆘
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Once I Had a Sweetheart” (mostly mixolydian)

• September 16: CMPs furloughed, nurses quit: Now what? 👩‍⚕️
  Therapeutic repertoire: Classical lead sheets

• September 2: Continuing to help CMPs during the pandemic 😌
  Therapeutic repertoire: Simplified Classical pieces

• August 19: Concord Hospital receives grant to provide more live therapeutic music 💵
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Guantanamera”

• August 5: More options for learning: onsite & virtual MHTP modules 🏫
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Gently the Day Drifts Off”

• July 15: Register for Oct 2 Enrichment Day 🎟️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Klezmeron”

• July 1: Spread the word about live therapeutic music 📰
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Let It Snow”

• June 17: The power of music: One student's experience in the ICU 🎸
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Sumer Is Icumen In”

• June 3: SAVE THE DATE: 2021 Enrichment Day videoconference Oct 2 📅
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Rockin’ Robin”

• May 20: Valued work: CMP Karen Ashbrook ⚕️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Amhrán na Leabhar (The Song of the Books)” (dorian)

• May 6: Seven steps to apply for CMP funding 💸
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Mama Said…”

• April 15: New Directors, new CAO, new President 👋
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Rory Dall's Sister's Lament” (dorian)

• April 1: You'll never guess how music affects HCAHPS scores 🛁
  Therapeutic repertoire: April Fool’s!

• March 25: Getting Independent Practicum hours virtually 🙋
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Vehi She'amda”

• March 11: Handling challenging patient sessions 💚 plus 3 more webinars
  Therapeutic repertoire: “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” and “My Wild Irish Rose”

• February 25: New learning opportunities for spring 🌱
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Spring” by Vivaldi

• February 11: Learn how to provide music for patients over Zoom 🖥️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Song of the Volga Boatmen” (phrygian)

• January 28: 😌 Research on staff receiving therapeutic music during the pandemic
  Therapeutic repertoire: “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”

• January 14: Seeking members for our Diversity Work Group 👐
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Thula Baba”

2020:

• December 31: 🎉 Thank YOU for all you gave in 2020
  Therapeutic repertoire: Wassailing

• December 17: MHTP scholarships available for new students in Florida 🍊
  Therapeutic repertoire: “El Desembre Congelat”

• December 3: 🎵 Three repertoire development webinars, plus free Hanukkah sheet music
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Ner Li (I Have a Candle)”

• November 19: 🕯️Dedicate virtual candles for the 2020 Season of Light
  Therapeutic repertoire: “A Candle on the Water”

• November 5: Drive the cold winter away with MHTP's Holiday Sale! ☃️
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Drive the Cold Winter Away”

• October 22: Give thanks: Join us Nov 1, 3:30 EST 🤗
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Wildwood Flower”

• October 8: Music & health research database now live from Berklee 💡
  Featured repertoire: “Slane” / “Be Thou My Vision”

• September 24: Teaching students to provide live music virtually 🎶
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Arrorró mi Niño”

• September 12: How you can effect change in MHTP 🙌
  Therapeutic repertoire: Piae Cantiones (various modes)

• August 28: Find work serving healthcare staff with live therapeutic music
  Therapeutic repertoire: “The Riddle Song” (aeolian, then ionian)

• August 13: MHTP 2020 Virtual Conference videos available now
  Therapeutic repertoire: “All the Pretty Little Horses” (aeolian)

• July 23: Musicians: Heal thy world
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Golden Slumbers”

• July 2: Reflections on the virtual conference
  Featured repertoire: “Wayfaring Stranger” (aeolian)

• June 11: Curing versus healing
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Shalom Chaverim” (dorian)

• May 28: Replacing Unitative Listening
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Sweet Child o’ Mine” (mixolydian)

• May 14: Joy at the conference, CMPs in the media
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Morning Has Broken”

• May 3: Announcing MHTP’s online auction! List your items now

• April 23: Find CMP work now and after the pandemic

• April 9: Virtual conference keynotes, LTM & COVID-19, Louise Trotter Memorial Scholarship
  Therapeutic repertoire: “You’ve Got a Friend”

• March 31: 2020 Conference will be virtual

• March 26: CEUs for self-care, hygiene for hands & instruments
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Peace Invocation”

• March 18: Evaluation of virtual conference, temporary Module 2 update

• March 12: 2020 Conference, COVID-19, honoring Louise Trotter
  Therapeutic repertoire: “Home on the Range”

2018:

• June (PDF)

2017:

• December (PDF)

• March (PDF)

2016:

• November (PDF)

• May (PDF)

• February (PDF)

2015:

• November (PDF)

• August (PDF)

• May (PDF)

• February (PDF)

2014:

• August (PDF)

• May (PDF)

• February (PDF)

2013:

• October (PDF)

• May (PDF)

• January (PDF)

2012:

• September (PDF)

• June (PDF)

• March (PDF)

2011:

• November (PDF)

• July/August (PDF)