<p>If you’re interested in Music Therapy, look into the Berklee College of Music Program. Sure it’s in Boston, but trust me Boston is a really great city and you can always move to NYC if you find a job in an institutional setting.
<a href=“Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy”>http://www.berklee.edu/majors/music-therapy</a>
<a href=“Audition and Interview Dates and Locations”>http://www.berklee.edu/admissions/audition-and-interview-dates-locations-and-invitations</a>
However, I’m not sure you realize that’s double the loan you could get to buy a house. Having that amount of debt will shackle you - because there’s a limit on how much credit you can have, that amount of debt means you won’t be able to have a loan to buy a car, to finance a house, to go to school, or for any unexpected catastrophe that befalls people.
If really to are meant to be in NYC and study at the New School, find jobs and save money; participate in the New School Competition for Full Tuition (there’s a quiz, you must make a video, etc) which takes place each year between November and February; plan to devote the next 10 years to this goal because you won’t get your I20 if you don’t have the resources <em>in the bank</em>, plus a salary, even before the loan. If you rely on a loan you won’t get your visa. If you can be certified teaching music and ESL in Italy, then work for 3 years, once you get to the US you’d be eligible to work as a teacher (if a school hires you, and they’d hire you for ESL more than for music but being able to direct band, choir, etc, might give you an edge.) Without the 3 years teaching for a recognized school in Italy you wouldn’t be eligible to teach in the US.
You can also start at a community college (Hostos, La Guardia… or even in Hoboken) then transfer, at least you’d have two years that would be cheaper, you could still be in NYC, etc.</p>