Owner / Director 

Justine Chadly is the owner of In Harmony Music and has been an early childhood music educator since 2003 when she couldn't find quality creative arts programs for her young son. She additionally offers a curriculum based on a contemporary combination of methods including but not limited to Orff, Kodaly, Jacques-Dalcroze, and Comprehensive Musicianship for private students, group classes, preschools, elementary students and more. As a guest speaker for local universities and conferences nationwide, Justine enjoys sharing the significance of and best practices for early childhood and early elementary music education. 

From San Francisco, her background includes musical theatre, vocal performance and dance. She holds a BA in music from UC Davis with an emphasis in vocal performance and an MA in Music Education with an emphasis in early childhood and special education from San Francisco State University. She completed the certification course from the Smithsonian Folkways in World Music Pedagogy in the summer of 2015, and has performed with early music, Hindustani, Gamelan and jazz ensembles and is a member of the National Association for Music Education.

Tom is a professional musician and drummer who studied at Berklee College of Music, Drummer's Collective, and Shepherd University. He is versed in all musical styles, including classical percussion, world percussion, African drumming, and drum set. Tom has toured the world, composed and recorded for the music education company Music Together, and created and developed their Rhythm Kids program. He has trained thousands of educators in early childhood music and drumming, helping to shape the next generation of music teachers. Tom studied with Malian master drummer Moussa Traore and is endorsed by Toca Percussion. Check out his impressive bio!

Laurynn's childhood was infused with music right from the start. After becoming a guitarist and saxophonist, she knew she needed to find some way to help others through the innate power she saw in music. She studied music therapy at Berklee College of Music, becoming a board certified music therapist in 2011. She has since worked in a variety of settings including special needs schools, child care, hospitals, senior care facilities and hospice. 

Laurynn, holding an MA and teaching credential in Early Childhood Special Education from San Francisco State, enjoys reaching people with music from birth through end of life and her work is a gift to us all. 

Lanie grew up singing, dancing, playing the piano, clarinet, and oboe (and has since added ukulele to her bag of tricks). . . but above all, she loves singing and dancing! Lanie became a music teacher in 2017, shortly after her son was born and she became especially interested in childhood musical development and cultivating joy as a life-long habit through song and movement. She has over 10 years of experience as a teaching artist in classrooms and enrichment programs around the Bay Area, teaching performing arts, storytelling and puppetry arts. 

For over a decade, Lanie has also been a children's party entertainer, performing at over 1000 parties in the Bay Area, and (of course!) leading children in song and movement at every opportunity. Also a life-long lover of theatre, Lanie has several professional puppetry, prop and costume design credits to her name with various theatre companies around the Bay Area, and always loves working with children's theatres. 

Teacher Blair is a singer and musician. He plays guitar, ukulele, piano, and bass. Blair's interest in music was sparked through choirs. There’s nothing like singing with a diverse group of voices. He has studied both Opera and has a bachelor’s degree in Music from SFSU. He’s shared his love of music at summer camp as a counselor at Mountain Camp Woodside in Palo Alto. In addition, he has been a part of multiple resident bands around San Francisco. He looks forward to bringing the joy of music to you and your families!

Olivia (Olive) is a San Francisco-based singer-songwriter and guitarist who found her musical roots at local hootenannies in her hometown in Wisconsin. She began playing guitar at 17 and has since developed a rich performance life, playing solo, in duos, and with a band. After earning a B.S. in Genetics & Genomics and Spanish in 2022, she moved to the Bay Area, where she deepened her love for songwriting and community-based music.

Now focused on early childhood music education, Olive brings a joyful, heart-centered approach to the classroom. She is also a certified yoga teacher and is completing a 50-hour certification in children’s yoga. Olive is especially passionate about helping children develop tools for nervous system regulation, creative expression, and connection through music and movement.

Julia studied music at San Jose State University’s School of Music and Dance, where she earned a Bachelor’s in Music Education and a Music Teaching Credential. After earning her degrees, Julia spent some time teaching instrumental music in schools, where she worked with elementary and high school students on playing orchestral and band instruments.
Growing up in a musical family, she has always loved learning new instruments and sharing music with others. Attending In Harmony classes with her sister, niece, and nephew, Julia quickly grew to love the program and its approach to teaching music. Julia continues to enjoy working with In Harmony to bring new ideas to music classes and share the joy of music with families.

Our adored Benicia Elementary band director and music teacher; "Mr. G" brightens Benicia with every note he plays! We are so lucky to have him on our team!