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.

Rafferty Wilcot

Guitar, ukulele, bass, beginner piano

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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".