Alie Chandler, M.M., MT-BC, LCAT
Alie Chandler is Owner/Director of Ossia Music Services, a Board
Certified Music Therapist, Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (in New
York), and flute, piano, and guitar teacher. She has a Master of Music
degree in Music Therapy from Western Michigan University and a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a minor in psychology from the
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Recently relocated to
Carrboro, NC, Alie has worked with clients of all ages and various
abilities since 2001 in southeastern New York and Connecticut, including
individuals with autism spectrum and related disorders, developmental
disabilities, medical and psychiatric needs, and older adults. She has been
in private practice since August 2005, and was previously employed full
time as a music therapist at the American Institute for Neuro-Integrative
Development (Giant Steps CT School) and Westchester Medical
Behavioral Health Center. Her master's thesis researched music therapy
and other treatment methods used with the autism population. Alie is
currently an interventionist at Duke University Hospital for a national
music therapy study with adolescents with cancer, and she has presented
at national music therapy conferences. In addition, she is currently a
vocalist and flutist in the local rock/roots band, Blue Tonic.
Instruments: Flute, piano, guitar, voice, various percussion instruments
Rob Rempher, BM, Graduate Performer's Certificate
Rob Rempher is a violinist with over 20 years of teaching experience.
He holds a Bachelor of Music degree and Graduate Performer's
Certificate from Purchase College at State University of New York. As a
free-lance musician, he has performed with various chamber groups and
symphonies including the Chattanooga Symphony, Kalamazoo
Symphony, Greater Lansing Symphony, South Bend Symphony,
Southwest Michigan Symphony, Garden State Philharmonic, and the
Greater Bridgeport Symphony. Under his tutelage, Rob's students have
received high marks at regional and state competitions.
About Us
Serving Chapel Hill, NC and the Triangle
919.428.3680
alie@ ossiamusicservices.com
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"Alie was my daughter's music therapist for four years and from the very beginning they had a strong bond. My daughter was very engaged during her sessions with Alie and was more responsive with her than any of her other therapists. My daughter was able to respond spontaneously to Alie and with great enthusiasm which is not typical when she is with other teachers or therapists. They wrote songs together and worked on academic skills during their music sessions. Alie is a very talented, warm music therapist. Anyone who works with Alie will certainly benefit from her expertise!" --From the mother of a teenager with autism
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"Alie provides music therapy groups and
individual sessions for our Residents at
Sunnybrook Healthcare and
Rehabilitation. She is well loved at
Sunnybrook and her visits are always
highly anticipated. Alie approaches each
Resident with sincere interest and
compassion. She incorporates cultural
and personal history in her work to
make each session meaningful for those
she works with. Recently when
working with a nonverbal resident, she
incorporated Japanese music into the
session in honor of the resident's
cultural heritage. It was evident by the
facial expressions and tears brought to
this woman's eyes how very meaningful
this intervention was. Alie's groups are
lively and hands-on and her approach is
skillful and intuitive. Smiles abound and
the music elicits responses from those
who often show minimal response to
other interventions. Music Therapy
with Alie is a wonderful enhancement to
quality of life at Sunnybrook!"
--Eva Miller MPS, ATR
Director of Therapeutic Recreation