Associations & Institutions
Music Therapy - ISMM 2011 International Symposium
EMTC European Music Therapy Confederation
The EMTC is a confederation of professional music therapy associations, working actively to promote the further development of professional practice in Europe, and to foster exchange. The overall purpose of the EMTC is to nurture mutual respect, understanding and exchange between music therapists in Europe.
IAMM
The International Association for Music & Medicine is a registered non-profit organisation formed in 2009 to encourage and support the use of music in medical contexts including research into the benefits of music, and its specialised applications in healthcare. The IAMM organizes an international conference every two years.
IAMM publishes an e-journal Music And Medicine, details on:
The Nordic Countries
Since the 1960s the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Norway
and Sweden have been working together in promoting music therapy
in Northern Europe. Norway organized the very first Nordic Conference
in 1991.
Today, the Nordic conference usually occurs every fourth year, alternating in being arranged within one of these countries. The Nordic conferences are attracting increasing attention in the international music therapy community because of their high scientific level and merry hospitality.