All of the therapeutic music programs accredited by the National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM) require that graduates maintain continuing education. Please check with the program you’re certified through for their requirements. Somerset is proud to be part of this program. Listed below are those workshops MHTP has approved. For MHTP CEUs, please provide via email to ceo@mhtp.org, a screen shot, or use your cell phone to take a photo of, the title slide and presenter's name, which should be at the beginning of each recorded session that you attend. In your email include the length of the recording and a list of the top three takeaways from the workshop that help you in your therapeutic music work.
On the CEU list below we've marked how the workshop is presented: whether it's Live on Zoom during festival weekend or whether it's a Video (from 2021) or in our Archive (2020). We'll have about 50 "Live" workshops and events during festival weekend so don't worry if you miss one or there are 2 workshops on at the same time that you want to go to. We're recording them and will post them on the workshop pages on Somerset Online, soon after the festival. All of the "live" workshops will be held on Zoom. All times are noted in Eastern Time. Adjust for your time zone. If the workshop is marked as "Archive" you have to have bought access to this content. You can add Archive access before the festival.
| Day/Time (ET zone) | Workshop | Presenter | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom 07/24/21 3-4:30pm | Advanced Technique | Maeve Gilchrist | Int-Adv | |
| Archive | Ancient Harp of Scotland | William Jackson | Int. | |
| Archive | Arpeggio Diversity | Sunita Staneslow | Int. | |
| Archive | Arpeggios 101 | Sunita Staneslow | Beg | |
| Video | Arranging Tips for Hymns | Sunita Staneslow | Any | |
| Archive | Contemporary Carolan | Kim Robertson | Int. | |
| Video | Cool Left Hand Patterns | Kim Robertson | Any | |
| Archive | Core Arpeggios | Maeve Gilchrist | Int. | |
| Archive | Creating Music for Therapeutic Settings | Lisa Lynne | Any | |
| Archive | Cross-strung Harp 101 | John Metras | Any | |
| Archive | Cuban Rhythms & Spice | Alfredo Ortiz | Int. | |
| Video | Double-Strung Improvising | Laurie Riley | Int. | |
| Archive | Double-strung view of therapeutic harp | Nancy Beal | Any | |
| Zoom 07/23/21 10-11:30am | Early Music | Erik Ask-Upmark | Any | |
| Video | Eclectic Celt | Kim Robertson | Int-Adv | |
| Zoom 07/23/21 1-2:30pm | Feminist Harpists & Domestic Rebellion in 19th Century Ireland | Nancy Hurrell | Any | |
| Archive | French Flavor in Québécois Music | Ailie Robertson | Int. | |
| Archive | Henry plays harp | Christa Patton | Any | |
| Video | Historical Accompaniment: What did the lower hand play? | Siobhan Armstrong | Any | |
| Video | Iberian Harp in 17th century Spain & the New World | Christa Patton | Any | |
| Zoom 07/25/21 10-11:30am | Improvise Your Way to a Composition | Nicolas Carter | Int. | |
| Video | Improvising and Noodling | Edie Elkan | Any | |
| Video | Intros & Interludes | Kim Robertson | Any | |
| Zoom 07/24/21 1-2:30pm | Irish Dance Tunes for Beginners | Laoise Kelly | Beg. | |
| Zoom 07/23/21 10-11:30am | Jazzy Accompaniment for Traditional Music | Tristan LeGovic | Int-Adv | |
| Video | Nordic Repertoire Builder | Erik Ask-Upmark | Int-Adv | |
| Video | Play Faster and Better | Maeve Gilchrist | Int. | |
| Archive | Ready, Set, Record | Aryeh Frankfurter | Any | |
| Video | Sea Chanteys on harp | Jo Morrison | Any | |
| Archive | Sing & Play | Deborah Henson-Conant | Any | |
| Video | Singing While Playing | Christy-Lyn Marais | Int. | |
| Zoom 07/24/21 10-11:30am | Swedish Folk Music 101 | Erik Ask-Upmark | Any | |
| Video | Taming Toxic Thoughts | Christy-Lyn Marais | Any | |
| Archive | Venezuelan Folk Music 101 | Eduardo Betancourt | Beg-Int | |
Updated 2/5/21
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