About
Amy Recchia (she/her), owner of AR Music Therapy is a board certified music therapist and New York State certified special education teacher with over twenty years of helping others experience growth, joy and healing through music. AR Music Therapy began in 2015 as a solo private practice and currently also contracts additional music therapists and instructors with skills and experience for specific projects.
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Bio
During summers in high school, I worked as a Camp Counselor at Taconic Developmental Disabilities Services Center in Wassaic, NY providing recreational activities for adults with various disabilities. In addition to the activities I was assigned, I would often bring in my guitar and lead sing-alongs. During one of these, a breakthrough moment occurred in which a woman who had refused to sing or hardly even speak for many years took the microphone and performed an emotional rendition of "Amazing Grace." It was at this moment that my innate belief in the healing power of music was confirmed and my dedication to using music to help others began.
I received my B.S. in Music Therapy from SUNY New Paltz in 1995 and my Master’s Degree and Permanent NYS Teaching Certification in Special Eduction in 2000. I have worked as a Music Teacher and Music Therapist at the Devereux Foundation, Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County and the Anderson Center for Autism where I also worked as a Special Education Teacher. I have facilitated workshops for adults with disabilities designed to promote self-expression through music utilizing group drumming, creative movement, and songwriting at various facilities and conferences including the Mid-Hudson Coalition Training Consortium.
I have designed and implemented music classes for well adults and also individuals with disabilities at Dutchess Community College and have worked as a teacher, music therapist, and recreation provider in various settings throughout the Hudson Valley.
I received my B.S. in Music Therapy from SUNY New Paltz in 1995 and my Master’s Degree and Permanent NYS Teaching Certification in Special Eduction in 2000. I have worked as a Music Teacher and Music Therapist at the Devereux Foundation, Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County and the Anderson Center for Autism where I also worked as a Special Education Teacher. I have facilitated workshops for adults with disabilities designed to promote self-expression through music utilizing group drumming, creative movement, and songwriting at various facilities and conferences including the Mid-Hudson Coalition Training Consortium.
I have designed and implemented music classes for well adults and also individuals with disabilities at Dutchess Community College and have worked as a teacher, music therapist, and recreation provider in various settings throughout the Hudson Valley.