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Thank you Nam Kiwanuka for the opportunity to speak about Music, Music Therapy and Mental Health

Music & Health

Discussion about the importance of music, with Music Therapy Academy Founder (Rachael Finnerty)& McMaster University LIVElab Founder (Dr. Laurel Trainor).

CIMTR awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) received The Queen’s Anniversary Prize on Thursday 17th February 2022 during a ceremony at St James’s Palace in London. The Prize was presented to Vice Chancellor Professor Roderick Watkins and Professor Helen Odell-Miller (pictured) on behalf of ARU by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, and it was awarded in recognition of ARU’s world-leading music therapy work.

💡 Did you know? The Founder (Rachael Finnerty) and Director of Communications (Bernice Chu) of the MTAcademy are graduates from the ARU Masters in Music Therapy program.

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Music Therapy Friendship Initiative in Helsinki, Finland

MTAcademy Founder presented at the Music Therapy Friendship Initiative Webinar series in March 2022 on the topic 'Proactive Wellness and Community Engagement'.

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MTAcademy Founder is awarded 2021 McMaster University Dean's Award for Excellence

Congratulations to our Founder, Rachael Finnerty who was awarded 2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Communicating Graduate Research!

musiccare by Room217

MTAcademy Founder, Rachael Finnerty presented as part of the Musiccare webinar series by Room217 Foundation in Jan 2022.

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CIMTR x MTAcademy

The Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research CIMTR conducts research in the fields of #MusicTherapy, #MusicAndHealth & #MusicForWellbeing. If you've not subscribed, they offer a wide variety of webinars from MT speakers all over the globe!
The MTAcademy Founder, Rachael Finnerty and Director of Communications, Bernice Chu gave a presentation titled "Advocating through Educating" in Oct 2020.

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Frontiers Publication!

We are proud to announce that a new research article was published this week in Frontiers! Congratulations to our founder Rachael Finnerty and her colleagues Sara A. Marshall, Constance Imbault and Laurel J. Trainor for this fantastic achievement!

Read the full article here!

Interview with SciWise Journal

Our Founder, Rachael Finnerty was recently interviewed with SciWise. Read it in full here and give them a follow! Written and interviewed by Lucy Thomas. Artwork by Madeline Chan.

Read the full interview here!

McMaster Science Matters

McMaster Science Matters May 2021 showcasing graduate research in 60 seconds or less! Our Founder "Rachael Finnerty aced the 60-second challenge and won third place at McMaster's inaugural GradFlix"! Read the bulletin here.

New publication!

On April 2, 2021, The Journal of Music Therapy published 'Biomarkers of Stress in Music Interventions: A Systematic Review' written by Melanie Mitsui Wong, BHSc, Talha Tahir, BHSc, Michael Mitsui Wong, Annilee Baron, MTA, Rachael Finnerty, RP, MTA, MA, MMT. Read the full article here.

Read the full article here!

McMaster GradFlix 2021 Prize Winner

Our founder, Rachael Finnerty, was awarded 3rd place in the McMaster GradFlix 2021 Competition.

What is Gradflix? GradFlix is a video competition where graduate students have one minute to share their research story for a chance to win prizes and be featured in McMaster’s GradFlix showcase. Participants create a video, moving slide show, or animation of no longer than 60 seconds in length that describes their research.

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MTAcademy in the Muse Magazine

Our Founder, Rachael Finnerty contributed a piece on her PhD research in the Spring 2020 edition, The Muse Magazine.

The Muse is a medical humanities magazine based at McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada). They aim to go beyond the science of health to spotlight the personal stories of those in the healthcare community.

Read the full article here!

MTAcademy in The Hamilton Spectator

If you build it, they will come! Rachael brings the Music Therapy Academy to Hamilton

Written by Jeff Mahoney, Spectator Reporter. Published on July 19, 2017. Article was updated Mar 01, 2020.

This article highlights the reasons for bringing the Music Therapy Academy to Hamilton, and how the MTAcademy came to be! Read the full article here.

Read the full article here!

MTAcademy interviewed on the 900 CHML

On May 20, 2018, the MTAcademy's Founder & Director of Education, Rachael Finnerty, as interviewed on 900 CHML's “The Health and Wellness Show”.

In this interview, a variety of music therapy's benefits are discussed. Emphasis was placed on how to maintain and improve health and wellness across the lifespan.

The conversation also includes what training is required to become a music therapist, and how professionals can work collaboratively to reach healthcare goals using music. Music is promoted as an accessible medium that offers POSITIVE experiences, detached from the stigma that often surrounds seeking or receiving mental health help.

Listen here!

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