Australian Music Therapy Association
Conferences, Places held, Theme and Keynote Speaker
| Year | Place | Theme | Keynote Speaker |
| 1975 1st | Sydney | Music: A Therapy for All Ages |
Welcome address: Dr J. Miller |
| 1976 2nd | Melbourne | No theme |
Welcome Address:Mr Bernard Rechter |
| 1977 3rd | Adelaide | No theme |
Ruth Bright (Australia) |
| 1978 4th | Sydney | No theme |
Angela Fenwick (UK) |
| 1979 5th | Brisbane | No theme |
Mr Ashby (Director of Special Educn, Qld ) |
| 1980 6th | Melbourne | Music Therapy: A Sound Practice |
No invited speaker |
| 1981 7th | Adelaide | Music for the disabled: Similarities and Differences in Music Education and Music Therapy. |
Prof. George Duerksen (USA) |
| 1982 8th | Sydney | Music Therapy: The Ageless Therapy |
Dr Murray Lloyd, Geriatrician |
| 1983 9th | Canberra | Music Therapy and the Community |
No Keynote Speaker |
| 1984 10th | Brisbane | Music in Learning and Education |
No Keynote Speaker |
| 1985 11th | Melbourne | Growing Together with Music |
Prof. Donald Michel (USA) |
| 1986 12th | Sydney | Perspectives on Progress |
No Keynote Speaker |
| 1987 13th | Adelaide | Music Therapy an Agent for Change |
Dr Clive and Carol Robbins (USA), &Denise ErdonmezAustralia) |
| 1988 14th | Melbourne | Music Therapy: A Community Resource |
Prof. Ken Bruscia (USA) |
| 1989 15th | Brisbane | Music Therapy: A Way to Holistic Health |
Linda Keiser (USA) |
| 1990 16th | Brisbane | Music Therapy toward 2000: Challenge and Commitment |
Morva Croxson (New Zealand) |
| 1991 17th | Sydney | No theme |
Tony Wigram (UK) |
| 1992 18th | Melbourne | The Versatility of Music and Music Therapy |
Prof. Jayne Standley (USA) |
| 1993 19th | Melbourne | From Lullaby to Lament: Music Therapy for Life |
Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green & Beth Dun (Australia) |
| 1994 20th | Brisbane | Music Therapy: The New Generation |
Helen Odell-Miller (UK) |
| 1995 21st | Sydney | Celebrating Diversity of Australian Music Therapy |
Denise Erdonmez (Australia) |
| 1996 22nd | Melbourne | Music Therapy: Breaking New Ground |
Prof. David Aldridge (Germany) |
| 1997 23rd | Brisbane | Music Therapy: Theme and Variations |
Clare O’Callaghan (Australia), & Prof. Kate Gfeller (USA) |
| 1998 24th | Melbourne | Expanding Horizons (in conjunction with the 7th International Music Medicine Conference) |
Prof. Rosalie Rebollo Pratt (USA); Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green (Australia); Dr Tony Wigram (UK) |
| 1999 25th | Sydney | Music Therapy for the Developing Person |
Prof. Barbara Wheeler (USA) |
| 2000 26th | Brisbane | Beyond 2000: A Multi-disciplinary Approach |
Dr Joanne Lowey (USA) |
| 2001 27th | Melbourne | Music Therapy: Creative Transitions |
Robin Howat (Australia) |
| 2002 28th | Sydney | Music therapy within the multidimensional team: Research and practice |
Wendy Magee (England) |
| 2003 29th | Brisbane | Music Therapy: Creating Connections, Strengthening Communities |
Prof. Brynjulf Stige (Norway) |
| 2004 30th | Melbourne | Significant Moments in Music Therapy |
A/Prof. Denise Grocke (Australia) |
| 2005 31st | Brisbane (and 11th World Congress of Music Therapy) |
From Lullaby to Lament |
Helen Shoemark, Ruth Bright, Clare O’Callaghan & Anja Tait, (Australia); Dr Mercedes Pavlicevic (South Africa); Dr Robert Krout (USA) |
| 2006 32nd | Sydney | Moving Forward: Promoting and Communicating New Knowledge |
Dr Felicity Baker (Australia) |
| 2007 33rd | Melbourne | Changing the Rhythm, Keeping the Beat |
Catherine Threlfall (Australia) |
| 2008 34th | Brisbane | Gender, age and ethnicity in music therapy |
Prof. Dorit Amir (Israel); Dr Katrina McFerran (Australia) |
| 2009 35th | Sydney | Building Better Bridges |
Prof. Sarah Hoskyns (New Zealand) |
| 2010 36th | Melbourne | Music in Mind |
Dr. Lauren Stewart (England) |
| 2011 37th | Brisbane |
Family, Groups and Systems: The Ecology of Music Therapy |
Dr Jan Nicholson (Australia); |