Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Since 2009, Footprints Music has offered music lessons for kids and adults. Our success is related to the amazing instructors on staff. They are hard-working, dedicated teachers who only want the best results for their students. We believe in a relaxed, but a success-based approach to lessons and learning. Every student is different.

Alex Hobcraft
Co-owner
Owner, guitarist nerd and teacher, Alex found his calling as a teacher in the early 2000s. His patience and drive to spread the joy of music are what motivate him. He think everyone should take music!

Rachael Shay
Co-Owner
Rachael is the creative force behind-the-scenes. Her managerial and Yoga teacher backgrounds centre the values of Footprints Music.

Kasia Young
Piano and Music Theory
MMus Piano performance
Kasia has taught with Footprints for over 12 years. She is our most sought-after piano instructor and has a huge presence in the school.

Johnny Barefoot
Guitar, ukulele, bass, beginner piano
BMus
Jonathan grew up in a Toronto home surrounded by music. From a mother and father who danced and sang in a house full of song and classical guitar lessons from the age of nine, to flute in high school concerts and show bands and playing live music as a solo performer as well as in many different bands, to a lifelong hobby of learning stringed instruments from around the world, his love for music continues to grow. Jonathan eventually moved to Japan and began using music extensively in children’s English classes that he taught there. He has since relocated with his family to the GTA and enjoys teaching music lessons and meeting families here too!

Sean Clarey
Guitar, Piano, Drums, Ukulele, Rock Band, Bass, Music Production
Sean Clarey is a guitarist, producer, educator, and multi-instrumentalist. Sean has been teaching privately for 11 years and has been a mentor to hundreds of students. Sean attended Humber College and has performed alongside Larnell Lewis, Luis Deniz, Ahmed Mitchell, Andrew Stewart, Christian McBride, Larry Goldings, Donny Mccaslin, Lorne Lofsky, Ted Quinlan, Robi Botos, and other notable artists. Sean tours, performs, and records regularly with ‘ART the Band’, 'Shipley Hollow', 'Angles Jackson', 'The David Diao Quartet', 'Matt Lagan Group', and his own group. Sean has performed at Toronto TD Jazz Festival, Newmarket Jazz Festival, RCK Pro Jazz, CMW, NXNE, Indie Music Week, and other Festivals both Canadian and International. Sean began studying music formally at age 5. Sean is the recipient of the 'Kim Mitchell Scholarship,'Kevin Mackle Memorial Scholarship', and the 'Gordon and Anne Wragg Scholarship', And the ‘Humber College Community Music Guitar Award’. Head of The Guitar Dept. at Humber College Ted Quinlan has described Sean’s playing as “Effortless, with great fluidity".

Ben Fukuzawa
Guitar, Piano and Ukulele
BMus
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Jillian Ramos
Voice, Piano
BMus

Tim Zhou
Guitar, Drums, Ukulele, Piano, Rock Band
BMus

Julia Dai
Piano
M.Mus

Yara Rubb
Voice, Piano
BFA

Joseph Landau
Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Bass
BFA

James Duff
Guitar, Piano, Ukulele, Drums, Theroy
BMus

Katherine Barr
Voice, Piano, Theory
BMus

Jared Jones
Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, Drums
BMus

Skye Jones
Piano, beginner voice
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