A History of Music Therapy New Zealand
- ISBN: 9781945411823
- E-ISBN: 9781945411830
Music therapy is the planned use of music to assist with the healing and personal growth of people with identified emotional, intellectual, physical, or social needs. Since 1974, hundreds of passionate people, members, and supporters of Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ), have laboured to increase awareness of the potential of music as a powerful resource in the support of human wellbeing.
They have lobbied relevant government departments and universities, and provided the necessary training, support, and regulatory procedures to ensure practitioners provide safe and effective music therapy services to the people of Aotearoa. This book records and celebrates their long, steady, meticulous, and successful journey.
In 2023, over 90 Registered Music Therapists offer music therapy programmes to people of all ages and abilities. They work in many different settings including early intervention centres, schools, prisons, hospitals, aged care, and community settings, enriching the lives of thousands of people in need.
In the last decade, MThNZ has given around a quarter of a million dollars in music therapy scholarships and grants from gifted funds: McKenzie Hospice Fund, Judith Clark Fund, Mary Lindgren Fund, Erika Schorss Fund, and Ronnie’s Fund.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Contextualising and containing the work
Layout of the book
Contextualising language
Situating the history of the Society in an international context
Definitions
The Society’s role
CHAPTER 2: ESTABLISHING THE NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY FOR MUSIC THERAPY INC.
Mary Lindgren — Introducing music therapy to Aotearoa New Zealand
Initial meetings
Incorporation of the Society
The visit of Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins: August - October 1974
Inaugural AGM — Wellington 1975
Governing in the early years
CHAPTER 3: INITIAL THERAPEUTIC USES OF MUSIC
Examples of music in psychiatric institutions
Examples of music with children with disabilities
Examples of music with adults with intellectual disabilities
The 1974 Survey
‘The List’ of music therapists
The ongoing work of music therapists on ‘The List’
Aileen Stead
Barbara Forsyth-Erwood
Doreen Rhodes
Gendie (Solloway) Jury
Janet Moes
Margaret Knight
Margaret Ponga
Margaret Tully
Paula O’Regan
Peggy Haworth
Penny Phillips
Reita Linklater
CHAPTER 4: THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRANCHES
Encouraging the incorporation of local branches
Differing agendas
Complex relationships between national and local incorporated societies
Clarifying relationships between national and local societies
Branch activities
The rise of qualified therapists and the demise of branches
CHAPTER 5: EXPLORING MUSIC THERAPY TRAINING
Claus Bang’s visit to Aotearoa New Zealand (1977)
Maggie Pickett training courses (1977; 1978-1979)
Locally based training – workshop series
The beginnings of an Accreditation Programme
Refining requirements and processes
Music Skills courses
Viva voce examinations
Training Courses approved for Accreditation.
Monitoring National Training Courses
First Code of Ethics
CHAPTER 6: THE PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF MUSIC THERAPISTS
Reviewing the Accreditation Programme 1985-1987
Changes to the Accreditation Programme
Persistent Challenges
The close of Accreditation
Associates of the New Zealand Society of Music Therapy
The Interim Scholarship Fund
NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority)
CHAPTER 7: FINDING A ‘HOME’ FOR MUSIC THERAPY TRAINING
Initial engagement with ministry officials
Hogben House Course 1980
Early linkages with Teachers’ Colleges
Music therapy in teacher training at Palmerston North
Further negotiations with tertiary institutions
The establishment of the Music Therapy Education Committee
Negotiating with Massey University
The Master of Music Therapy programme
The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (NZSM)
Music Therapy Advisory Panel
CHAPTER 8: EARLY HISTORY REFLECTED THROUGH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Conferences in the 1970s and ’80s
Conferences in the late 1980s and ’90s
The lighter side of conferences
CHAPTER 9: THE PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION OF MUSIC THERAPISTS
The establishment of the NZ Music Therapy Registration Board
The early years
The development of Standards of Practice for Registered Music Therapists in NZ
Clarifying the relationship between the Society and the Registration Board
Meetings and workload
Numbers of Registered Music Therapists with Practising Certificates
The Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (HPCA Act)
Summary
CHAPTER 10: ONGOING GROWTH OF THE SOCIETY
Restructuring in 2002
Strategic Planning Days 2007, 2011, and 2013
Maintaining status as a Registered Charity
Portfolios and Special Interest Groups
Te Tiriti o Waitangi Action Group
The Aotearoa Crisis Intervention (ACI) SIG
Regional Groups
Liaison with the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT)
The Music Therapy Advisory Group
Music Therapy Week
Changes to the Incorporated Societies Act 2022
Archives
CHAPTER 11: THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ARMS
Working with Ministries in the 1980s and ’90s.
The New Zealand Association of Music Therapists (NZAMT) (1995-2004)
Education, Training, and Professional Practice (ETPP) forum (2004-2014)
CHAPTER 12: MUSIC THERAPIST PIONEERS — THE FIRST 25 YEARS
Joan Stevens
Christine Archer
Mary Edwards
Morva Croxson, CBE
Natalia Artemiev
Lisabeth (Betty) Toomey
Mary Brooks
Millicent McIvor
Brigitte Frost-Schegula
Sally Berg
Sister Francine McGovern
Madeline McGuire
Shelley Spang
Daphne Rickson, ONZM
Joan Webster
Penny Warren
Liz Wallace
Kathryn Stevenson
Mary Hepburn
CHAPTER 13: CENTRES OFFERING MUSIC THERAPY
McKenzie Centre for Music Therapy
Ongoing efforts towards a new centre, The McKenzie Music Therapy Centre
St Chads Communication Centre
Music Therapy at Templeton Centre and with Therapy Professionals
The Wellington Early Intervention Trust
The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre (RMTC)
Summary
CHAPTER 14: MUSIC THERAPY PIONEERS AT WORK — A FURTHER 25 YEARS
Preparing the way for further employment
The 2016 ‘Current Provision of Music Therapy’ Survey
Examples of music therapy work highlighted in the Society’s records.
Collaborating with a university to undertake practice and research
Evaluating practice
Emulating successful practices
Establishing communities of practice
Establishing a ‘trial’ period
Maintaining multiple roles
Collaborating with community members
The power of ‘word of mouth’
Connecting with medical professionals
Connecting with education professionals
Collaborating with other arts therapists
Developing a successful private practice
Forming a Trust
Summary
CHAPTER 15: CONFERENCES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
The beginning of biennial conferences
The lighter side of conferences
CHAPTER 16: THE SOCIETY’S PUBLICATIONS
Newsletters
MusT
Connections
Journals
The Annual Journal of the New Zealand Society for Music Therapy Inc.
The NZ Journal of Music Therapy
Publicity efforts
Website development
IHC Library
CHAPTER 17: THE EVOLUTION OF A MUSIC THERAPY RESEARCH COMMUNITY
In the beginning…
With the introduction of the Master of Music Therapy Programme…
CHAPTER 18: PHILANTHROPIC DONATIONS AND AWARDS
Sir Roy McKenzie
McKenzie Music Therapy Hospice Fund
McKenzie Scholarships
Lindgren Fund (The Mary Lindgren Grant)
Maintaining Financial Stability
Bequests
Other Important Initiatives
Summary
CHAPTER 19: EPILOGUE
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1: Accreditation for Associateship — background, requirements, and protocol
APPENDIX 2: Training Courses
APPENDIX 3: Office Holders (1975-2023)
APPENDIX 4: Publication Editors