Wisconsin Chapter for Music Therapy

Meet the WCMT Executive Board! Dani Vance serves as our Membership Chair. She works with clients with various neurological and developmental needs at Music Therapy Services of Central Wisconsin, LLC. She enjoys listening to contemporary Christian/worship music and serving on worship and tech teams at her church. Dani also enjoys kayaking, camping, and hiking, as well as spending time with her husband and two dogs (a Boston terrier and a golden retriever)!

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Let us introduce to you... the new President of Wisconsin Chapter for Music Therapy, Tiffany M. Vollrath, MT-BC, NMT-F, WMTR!

Tiffany has been a board-certified MT since 1998 and is currently a Music Therapy Fellow®. She has been working at Expressive Therapies, a private practice in Appleton, WI, since 2017, where she serves as the clinical supervisor and AMTA internship director. She enjoys working with a variety of populations, and strives to utilize a trauma-informed and client-centered approach to help guide her clients to meet their goals. Tiffany currently serves as president-elect of the Wisconsin Chapter for Music Therapy. In her spare time, she enjoys camping, cooking, walking her dog, Lucy, trying out new supper clubs with her husband and friends, and playing in her church band, “Thirsty Soul”. Tiffany also loves camping with her family and their current goal is to camp at every Wisconsin state park!

Thank you Tiffany, for all you do for your state, region, and the profession! 🎼

Meet the WCMT Executive Board! Sarah Kolander serves as the Archivist for the Wisconsin Chapter for Music Therapy. She has been a music therapist for 15 years, and 14 of those have been spent working with passion and purpose at Life in Harmony Music Therapy, LLC in Wisconsin’s beautiful Coulee Region. Sarah enjoys outdoor activities with her husband and 2 children including gardening, tending backyard chickens, biking, and hiking. She also finds joy in directing her church’s choir, playing the piano after the kids are in bed, and singing loudly to 90s and early 2000s pop-rock while driving.

Get to know the WCMT Executive board!

Meet Tatum, our special events chair! She is the owner of Dynamic Music Therapy, located in Northwest Wisconsin. She enjoys working with all populations in 1:1 or group settings. If she’s not outside camping, backpacking, or gardening, you might find her eating Thai food or cookie dough ice cream. Or listening to the Brudi Brothers!

Hey Wisconsin MTs 👋! WCMT is looking to fill the Government Relations position on our executive board. This position involves attending monthly e-board meetings and monitoring Wisconsin legislature relevant to the work of music therapists in our state.

(ALSO- did you know that you can earn CMTE credits via service to the profession?!)

Reach out to Tiffany Vollrath by emailing [email protected] with any questions or interest!

WCMT needs you 🫵! We are looking to fill the Continuing Education position on the WCMT Executive Board. This position involves attending monthly e-board meetings and coordinating at least two CMTE events per year.

(AND you can earn CMTE credits via service to the profession!)

Reach out to Tiffany Vollrath by emailing [email protected] with any questions or interest!

Check out some photos from our Spring CMTE yesterday! Thanks to Fred Dreher, who presented, and all who attended! 🎸

Today is the LAST DAY to register for the Spring CMTE, and our last Q&A with Fred! This time, he answers the question we’ve all been wondering: “What’s Fred’s favorite 7th chord?”

Register now! ➡️ https://forms.gle/JUhAahGHhYjfUnHt6

Also, join us for a social gathering following the CMTE! RSVP here ➡️ https://forms.gle/h3e2kne1ozRRFHCa9

When: Saturday, April 11 9am-1pm
Where: 728 Church Street
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
CMTE Credits: 4️⃣

There is 1️⃣ day left to register for the Spring CMTE!

Register now before it’s too late! ➡️ https://forms.gle/JUhAahGHhYjfUnHt6

Also, join us for a social gathering following the CMTE! RSVP here ➡️ https://forms.gle/h3e2kne1ozRRFHCa9

When: Saturday, April 11 9am-1pm
Where: 728 Church Street
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
CMTE Credits: 4️⃣

Planning a summer vacation? Fred has some travel recommendations! He ALSO has some great recommendations for your musicianship skills!!!

Register now for the Spring CMTE, “Guitar 7th Chords: What They Didn’t Teach You In School”!! ➡️ https://forms.gle/JUhAahGHhYjfUnHt6