Dr Tanya Marie Silveira-Price is a registered music therapist and the inaugural recipient of the 2020–2021 Australian Music Therapist of the Year award. Her PhD research explored how accessible music-making impacts the hand function and wellbeing of stroke survivors. She presented this work at TEDxNewtown in 2019. She has received numerous awards, including the Helen Shoemark research award (2022) and the Ruth Bright clinical excellence award (2018). Tanya lectures in music therapy and most recently served as Subject Coordinator in the University of Melbourne’s Master of Music Therapy program. She has published in journals including: - Nordic Journal of Music Therapy - Australian Music Therapy Journal - International Journal of Stroke She has also established several music therapy programs in Australia and India. As an Australian of Indian origin, Tanya is passionate about visibility, representation and accessibility in music therapy and beyond.