ITA in the News Archives

Save the Date for the GLR Conference!

January 18, 2017 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

Registration is Now Open for the Great Lakes Region Music Therapy Conference! The Great Lakes Region (GLR) of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) presents its 2017 Conference on March 15-19 at the Crowne Plaza in Milwaukee, WI. This year’s theme is “Thirst for More: Tap Into Your Greatest Potential.” The Conference Keynote will be […]

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Rebecca West Presents at RIC Stroke Course

September 6, 2016 by ITA Interns Leave a Comment

A look at the use of music in stroke recovery On July 22nd and 23rd, ITA’s School Programs Manager/Music Therapy Internship Director, Rebecca West, was a guest lecturer at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s (RIC) Stroke Course. The RIC Academy holds this annual interdisciplinary conference to provide physical, occupational, and speech therapists with the most […]

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ITA Attends the Great Lakes Region Music Therapy Conference

May 11, 2016 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

The Great Lakes Region (GLR) of the American Music Therapy Association annual conference took place April 14-16th in Indianapolis. ITA staff Jeffrey Wolfe and Jenni Rook were busy presenting and learning about the newest research methods used in the music therapy profession. The conference kicked off on Thursday with Passages, a student-run event for other […]

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WonderWhy with Emma Mac: Music Therapy

March 24, 2016 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

In a three part series on the WonderWhy podcast called “How Music Can Heal Us,”Emma Mac from radio station 93XRT interviews two music therapists who work with children, Elizabeth Klinger of Anne and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Rebecca West, ITA’s School Programs Manager and Music Therapy Internship Director, about how music therapy can be […]

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Harriet Wadeson featured in Chicago Tribune

January 22, 2016 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

We were delighted to award Harriet Wadeson with the first annual Marilyn Richman Legacy Award for excellence in the field of the Creative Arts Therapies last Spring at our 40th Anniversary Gala. She was recently featured in the Chicago Tribune. Check out the article here!

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ITA on NPR

January 22, 2016 by ITA Staff Leave a Comment

Our Executive Director Jenni Rook, MT-BC, was recently a featured guest on Morning Shift, a daily talk show on WBEZ 91.5 FM. Learn about the benefits of music therapy and current legislation concerning the state of music therapy in Illinois. She was joined by music therapist Nancy Swanson, the government relations chair of the Illinois […]

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