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Our mission at the Surry Music Therapy Center is to bring the power of music as therapy to clients who would otherwise have little or no access to it. We are especially committed to raising the awareness of music therapy in Maine.

Alan Wittenberg completed music therapy courses at New York University. He is a Certified Music Therapist (CMT), with an M.A. in Music. He is a member of the American Music Therapy Association, and Director of the Surry Music Therapy Center.

Since 1984, Alan has initiated and been a consultant with many music therapy programs for disabled children, adolescents and adults, the mentally ill and geriatric patients throughout the state of Maine.

Alan is founder and president of the St. Petersburg Music Therapy Center in St. Petersburg, Russia, was central in founding the Kyoto International Music Therapy Center in Kyoto, Japan. He has consulted with universities and hospitals in Russia, Japan, France and Germany. Click here to learn more about Alan's work in France.

Music Therapy can be effective in stimulating awareness, self concept and interactivity.

   
"Simply put, music can heal people."
SENATOR HARRY REID - Member, Senate Special Committee on Aging
   
   
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The Japanese woman is Ayako Sugata Konishi a music therapy professor in Japan. She is visiting and doing research with two of our senior Russian music therapists Natasha and Galina.

The real story is Natasha, Galina and Ayako were some of my first students in Russia and Japan. After almost twenty years they are finally meeting and having a wonderful time! The men in the photos are Ayako' husband an economics professor in Japan and prof. Kuroda.

   
   
Surry Music Therapist Brings Medium, Message to JapanEllsworth American December 10, 2009 by Stephen Fay
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Alan featured in Apollon Art & Music Society Website
Kriste Bouvier of The Designer Health Net Radio Show interviewed Alan about Music Therapy. Listen to the interview.
Tune into music therapy for that healing touch
Eastern Maine Medical Center Pediatric Grand Rounds
"Music and Medicine: An Intro to the World of Music Therapy" View Ellsworth American Article
   
   
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