John Brophy
Guitar & Suzuki

John founded In Tune four years ago and is thankful to be able to work with such amazing teachers and students.  His goal is to help students learn while having fun.  John teaches guitar, the Suzuki method, and is learning how to tune the school's many pianos.

Erika Hallenbeck
Voice & Piano

Erika is a graduate of Music Education at John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, and will pioneer our remote learning offerings as she attends New England Conservatory this Fall for jazz voice.  Erika teaches piano, guitar and ukulele, and also teaches vocals as part of the Start a Band! program.

Dylan Gleason
​Guitar & Bass

Dylan is an experienced performer and an intellectual musician, studying music at Hunter College.
Dylan is eager to pass on his knowledge and experience to young musicians, and teaches guitar, piano, bass, drums, Garageband, ukulele and Start a Band!

Chris Gold
​Jazz & Woodwinds

Chris is a gradulate of William Paterson University Jazz Studies. He teaches saxophone, piano, guitar, flute and clarinet, and our Jazz and Theory classes. With influences from Charlie Parker and John Coltrane to The Beatles, Chris shares his love and knowledge of music to his students.

Russ Kaplan
​Piano

Russ is a pianist experienced in jazz, rock and musical theatre, and co-composed the Broadway musical 'In Transit'.  He is the leader of the modern jazz band Russ Kaplan +7, and has performed and recorded with numerous other jazz, funk, rock, and country bands.

David Longworth
​In-Home Drums

David is a methodical and patient drum teacher and mentor with real-world experience.  He has played with Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Ben E. King, Phoebe Snow, Percy Sledge, Joan Osborne, The Drifters and many others.  David teaches our in-home drum lessons.

Jesse Rivera
​Guitar & Piano

Jesse studied piano and composition at Rutgers University, and teaches guitar, bass, ukulele, piano and drums. Jesse's musical training coupled with on-stage experience (Limelight, Knitting Factory, CBGBs)
has helped him guide and inspire many young musicians.

 Gwenyth Epstein
​Cello & Saxophone

Gwen is a Music Education graduate of McGill and Columbia Universities, and was a founding tutor of the Encore! Sistema program in Montreal.  She teaches strings and woodwinds and launched In Tune's Discover Music! toddler music and movement classes.

Will Eversden
​Drums

Will is a graduate of the LA College of Music (Formerly LA Music Academy).  His professional career began at 14 and he has since done everything from orchestral/classical to musical theater to top 40 work - years of practical experience that he is eager to pass on to In Tune's students.

Abigail Pierre
​Violin & Ukulele

Abi plays violin in the Chamber Orchestra at Seton Hall University, where she is pursuing a degree in Biochemistry. ​ Abi is very experienced teaching younger students, and teaches piano, violin and ukulele. She is excited to inspire within her students a love of music.

Bill Kratz
​Bass & Guitar

Bill is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and The New School and has 20 years teaching experience.  He has lived and performed all over the world.  He recently taught at The Kampala Music School and International School of Uganda, and teaches guitar, bass and drums.

Katie Willey
Voice & Piano

Katie is a graduate of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University and will persue her Master's degree at Westminster Choir College this Fall.  
Experienced in choral education, elementary music and musical theatre, her goal is to meet her students' needs while engaging them in a high-level music-making experience.

Matthew Henegan
​Cello

Matthew is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree in Cello Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, under the tutelage of Andrew Mark.  From 2014-2017, he was principal cellist of the Northern New Jersey Youth Orchestra's Ravina Youth Symphony, and conducted the Columbia High School Masterworks Chamber Orchestra.  Matt is very passionate about cello, and tailors his teaching style to fit the needs and goals of his students.

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