Role: Music Teachers

Larrej Drayton received his B.M. in Performance with a concentration in Opera Performance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. At his undergraduate University, he worked heavily as Assistant Artistic Director of Hub City Opera and Dance Company and assistant conductor of their productions of Opera …

Ashley D’Amico obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Hofstra University with a concentration in Orchestra. Her primary instrument is the violin, but during her studies, she discovered the joys of the General Music classroom. From there, Ashley has focused on musical play and creativity. As a Reserve Teacher, she is excited …

Sarah Khatami teaches general music to grades 3K-2. In May 2019, she received her Bachelor in Songwriting from Berklee College of Music. Prior to ETM, Khatami was the Music Director at the Waltham Boys & Girls Club in Massachusetts. Khatami has music out on all platforms and performs shows around NYC and the East Coast …

Jeremey Watson, a classical singer, attended Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ, but graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts in Music, Magna Cum Laude, with concentrations in Voice Performance, Music Studies, and Music Industry. He also earned a Master of Arts in Music and Music Education …

Brian Wright obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from Benedict College with a concentration in voice. Currently teaching at P.S.125, he uses his energetic personality to teach with enthusiasm and passion to the children of P.S. 125. Brian has been singing all of his life, and he applies this in his classroom where …

Marissa Steele, originally from the Midwest, obtained a Bachelor of Science in Instrumental Music Education from Oklahoma Christian University. Prior to ETM she worked as a general music teacher (K-5th) in Oklahoma. She is a violinist first and foremost and her main passion is teaching orchestra. In her spare time she enjoys reading, drinking coffee …

Robby Schwartz is a composer, performer, arranger, and teacher. A 2016 graduate of Fairfield University (B.S.), where he studied Music and Biology, he spent a year after graduation as a volunteer in Quito, Ecuador teaching music, English, adult education, and special education at the Centro del Muchacho Trabajador (Working Boys’ Center). During his time at Fairfield …