OCMT 2027

Registration Is Open December 1st – February 3rd

The Online Conference for Music Therapy (OCMT) is a virtual meeting through which music therapists from around the world can learn and interact with each other. This conference is presented live in a 24-hour format through Zoom. Each session is recorded and made available for all registered participants to view for one month after the live presentation. The recordings will be available within 24-48 hours after the conference is finished and will remain available for OCMT 2027 participants to view until March 6, 2027, 23:59 UTC, by accessing the archived Zoom links.

The 2027 OCMT will be held on February 5, 2027; Midnight UTC – February 6, 2027; 23:59 UTC (In North America, the conference will begin between 5:00 and 8:00 PM on February 5th, 2027, and end between 5:00 and 8:00 PM on February 6th, 2027.)

Registration Rates

  • Professional Music Therapist (with 22 CMTE option): $185.00 USD
  • Professional Music Therapist (with 15 CMTE option): $125.00 USD
  • Professional Music Therapist (No CMTE option/No Certificate): $75.00 USD
  • Student Music Therapist (No CMTE option/No Certificate): $50.00
  • Other Professional: $75.00
  • Group Rates are available upon request.
  • Scholarships are also available with demonstration of need.
Register for OCMT 2027
  

Registration closes 48 hours before the conference begins.

Participants may cancel at any time prior to one week before the conference and receive a full refund. Refunds will only be offered until one week prior to the conference, as participants will receive information on how to access the online platform at that time. No refunds will be offered after February 5th, 2027.

Important Information About Attending the OCMT

The OCMT is a CMTE-approved provider through the Certification Board for Music Therapists and we offer 2 CMTE options with their own requirements for session attendance.

  • If you register for 15 hours of approved credit, you must view a total of twelve and a half (12.5) hours.
  • If you register for 22 hours of approved credit, you must watch the entire conference.

Participants will evaluate each session through completing the course evaluation.

Recordings will remain open for four weeks following the close of the conference and will no longer be available after 23:59 UTC on March 6, 2027. Participants will receive specific communication via email as to how they may access these recordings as soon as they are made available. Certificates of completion will be delivered electronically once the required number of course evaluations have been collected from the participant.

At the conclusion of the conference material availability time frame, participants will no longer be able to submit the course evaluation for CMTE credits.

Continuing Education credits in other countries will be determined and issued on a case by case basis. 

Please contact us directly for more info. Questions may be directed to continuing.education@onlineconferenceformusictherapy.com.

Describe elements of theoretical orientations in relation to one’s own professional practice.CBMT Board Certification Domains: 15; 28; 33; 34; 35; 37; 38; 42; 50; 53; 65; 66
Describe elements of music therapy approaches and models in relation to one’s own professional practice.CBMT Board Certification Domains: 15; 28; 33; 34; 35; 37; 38; 42; 50; 53; 65; 66
Demonstrate awareness of music therapy professional presence and development through a global perspective by relating the processes and experiences of other therapists to one’s own professional practice.CBMT Board Certification Domains: 15; 28; 33; 34; 35; 37; 38; 42; 50; 53; 65; 66

This Year’s Conference Program

Learn more about this year’s presenters and presentations. Because this conference is offered to an international audience, all times are presented in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). Use this time zone calculator to identify the conference and session start times where you live. Please note that times may vary due to presenter availability. Significant changes to the conference schedule will be announced to all participants through the platform, email, and dedicated social media sites.

  • [Keynote] Dr. Gene Ann Behrens, MT-BC

    Dr. Gene Ann Behrens, MT-BC, is Professor Emerita after 23 years of directing the musictherapy program at Elizabethtown College, Pennsylvania. During her professorship, shealso served on several committees and executive boards for regional, national, andinternational music therapy organizations. She continues her over 50-year career as a board-certified music therapist; now also contracts as a lecturer,…