Explore the World!

AMTAS is excited to be a member of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT) because students will have the opportunity to be aware and involved in music therapy worldwide. Connection worldwide at the student level will help ensure that our profession continues to be globally united in the future.
-from the AMTAS Member Profile 2010

WOrld Music Therapy Week
​(April 10-15)

​Message from the 2023 WFMT President presenting World Music Therapy Week: 

WMTW 2024
  • In 2024, AMTAS launched an advocacy campaign on their social media platforms (Instagram/Facebook) 
  • With the campaign, they engaged their followers and non-followers in different posts and stories that included prompts for connection, opportunities for educating, and created moments for advocacy for the music therapy profession:
  • See below for our social media campaign schedule:
  • Posts​
    • Wednesday 4/10 - What is WMTW? 
    • Thursday 4/11 - How to get involved this WMTW? 
    • Friday 4/12 - A Day in the Life with Gabriel 
    • Saturday 4/13 - AMTAS Academy 
    • Sunday 4/14 - Advocacy Tools for Students / Student Spotlight
    • Monday 4/15 - Impact of Music Therapy
  • Stories 
    • Wednesday 4/10 - Introducing MT week (schedule)
    • Thursday 4/11 -TBThursday - Transformation Thursday 
    • Friday 4/12 - “What is music therapy?" / Gabriel does Day in Life
    • Saturday 4/13 -MTSong Share!
    • Sunday 4/14 - Intervention Share!
    • Monday 4/15 - Why music therapy?

WMTW 2023

To celebrate the first-ever World Music Therapy Week in 2023, AMTAS collaborated with the WFMT to create an MT advocacy and greeting video. Thank you to the following students for participating in our first WFMT advocacy video:
  • Florida Gulf Coast University’s Music Therapy Association (Florida, USA)
  • University of Toronto’s Applied Music & Health and Music & Health Sciences students (Ontario, Canada)
  • Kaitlyn (Ontario, Canada)
  • Candela (Argentina)
  • Ana Clara and Laura (Minas Gerais, Brasil)
  • Larisa (Romania)
  • Teeda (Thailand)
  • Chulalongkorn University’s Master of Arts Programme in Music Therapy (Bangkok, Thailand)

​​ WMTW 2023 Video.mp

World Federation of Music Therapy Students

World Federation of Music Therapy Students is for and with students initiated by the American Music Therapy Association Students (AMTAS) in collaboration with the World Federation of Music Therapy's (WFMT) Past President, Dr. Melissa Mercadal-Brotons. The Executive Assistant, Kumi Sato, serves as a facilitator in developing the role of the student voice within WFMT. Check out our current projects and get involved!

Window to the World:  Gives narratives and images documenting students' experiences with music therapy in cultures across the globe 

Info Cards: Answers to some of those constant questions about music therapy provided in many languages.

“Connect Cards”: Connect Cards aims to connect students around the world. Find music therapy peers in countries of interest to you, and learn how their cultures influence their music and interventions. If you are interested in getting peer-matched by WFMT, click here. 

Assembly of Student Delegates
The Assembly of Student Delegates provides music therapy students across the world with the opportunity to get involved with WFMT.

Handbook of WFMT Assembly of Student Delegates 
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Kaitlyn Kasha WFMT Executive Assistant

AMTA International Relations Committee

One goal of this committee is to assist international students and disseminate information via list-serve ([email protected]) and Facebook.
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Hannah Estrella Regional Liaison (USA & CANADA):

Regional Liaison (USA & Canada): 
Hannah Estrella

Email: 
[email protected] 
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Bio: Hannah Estrella is currently attending the University of the Pacific in California. She is majoring in Music Therapy with a minor in Psychology and holds the position of President at her school's Music Therapy Club, PMTA. Additionally, she is the representative of Canada and the USA in the WFMT's Assembly of Student Delegates.

WFMT Student Scholarships

As a direct response to the outcomes of the "AMTA Students Go International" Project, WFMT awarded six 2011 World Congress Scholarships for Students.

International Service Project

NER-AMTAS collaborates with international host sites (i.e., Grand Cayman in 2010) to develop and implement music therapy based services delivered by specially trained students.

Interview "Global Perspectives"
by Matt Logan, MT-BC

WFMT President Dr. Petra Kern talks about the work of WFMT, music therapy worldwide, and student involvement.

Music Therapy Abroad Programs

Music therapy study abroad programs in the United States have been surveyed by AMTAS-GLR and summarized in this student brochure.