Footnotes Music Teachers

Our teaching staff are all foward-thinking, out-of-the-box leaders in the field of Music Education. They have lecutured at universities and Music Education conferences, performed at venues like the Rose Bowl, Jacob K. Javitz Center, Boston Garden and Madison Square Garden (just to name a few!) and have toured and recorded extensively. Utilizing their unique skills, talents and gifts, our teachers give their alll to engage and support the development of children through music.


 

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Tom Foote [Owner] is a professional musician/drummer who studied at Berklee College of Music, Drummer's Collective and Shepherd University. He is versed in all musical styles; classical percussion, world percussion, African drumming and drum set. Tom has toured the world and composed and recorded  for the music education company Music Together, and created and developed their Rhythm Kids program. Tom studied with Malian master drummer Moussa Traore and is endorsed by Toca Percussion. Check out his impressive bio!

     
Justine

Justine Chadly is the owner of In Harmony Music and hails from San Francisco. She has studied musical theatre, vocal performance and dance. She holds a BA in music from UC Davis in vocal performance and an MA in Music Education with an emphasis in early childhood and special needs from San Francisco State University. She completed the certification course from the Smithsonian Folkways in World Music Pedagogy, and has performed with early music, Hindustani, Gamelan and jazz ensembles and is a member of the National Association for Music Education. She is a true master at bringing people together with music.

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Dan Foote is one of the most sought-after percussion instructors and players in the New England area. A magna cum laude graduate of Berklee College of Music, Dan is known for his excellence as a musician, whether it be on drum kit or percussion, playing jazz or popular music, or leading the percussion section for the orchestra. He has travelled the world learning music, collecting instruments and touring with bands. Dan is featured with our in-school enrichment programs, dazzling everyone with his glowing drumsticks and his amazing drumming skills. 

     
Tom & Justine

Tom & Justine combined have more than 40 years of early-childhood music education experience, and together, they're a dynamic duo! These two play several instruments, layer harmony together, and give you the tools to make music fun in class and at home. You can expect a high level of music learning for you and your child, but in the most fun and silly ways imaginable. While in class, you'll learn specific reasons for any given activity to support your child's development, and you may hear Tom make an elephant sound or dance like a monkey that will make you crack up - or leave you thoroughly impressed- it's a toss up! Enroll for one of their virtual classes and get ready for an experience like no other!

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