Hayley and her daughter were one of Miss Kelly's very first Kindermusik families back in 2008! Hayley has been a loyal Kindermusik family since then, joining classes again with her second child. Now, she has come on board the KMC team to assist in the day-to-day goings on at KMC. We are so lucky to have her here!

Mr. Esposito started his music career as a guitar teacher at the young age of fourteen and has been teaching ever since! Fortune possesses a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. He taught music in the Middletown City School District for over thirty years, where he was the director of award-winning choirs and produced and directed numerous musical theatre productions. Mr. Esposito was also the band leader of the popular wedding band, "The Fortune Trio" for thirty years, and today serves as musical director and guitarist for Jenna Esposito, performing across the United States!  Fortune is thrilled to be offering guitar lessons at Kelly's Music Corner!

Chloe Kirckof has been a music instructor to all ages for the past 6 years. Having a passion for singing, she earned a Bachelor’s in Voice Performance from Nyack College and a Master’s in Voice Performance from Montclair State University. Though classically trained, she teaches in a variety of styles from Broadway to contemporary. She also enjoys teaching piano to beginners! When Chloe and her husband relocated out of state in early 2024, Chloe remained on the KMC staff, teaching virtually! Chloe has performed and music directed with several community theaters and high schools throughout New Jersey. When not teaching her wonderful students, she enjoys singing on her church worship team, spending quality time with friends and family, and going to the gym with her husband.

Junotte Odom is well-known for her 25 years of teaching music in the Middletown School District, where she was a choir director and accompanist extraordinaire! Before coming to Middletown, Junotte taught music for 6 years in Wilmington, DE. In addition to being a school music teacher, Mrs. Odom has been a private piano teacher, as well as a church organist/pianist and choir director for many years! We are honored to welcome her to our teaching staff as a piano teacher at Kelly’s Music Corner!

Music has always been a passion of Brianne’s. She graduated from Westminster Choir College in 2006 with her Bachelor of Arts in Music and has taught voice and piano privately since 2009. She started working for Miss Kelly in 2016 and loved every minute of it! In 2018, she left Miss Kelly’s to have her second child and spend more time with her family. Now that her three children are getting older, Brianne is so excited to have returned to Kelly’s Music Corner!

Bassist Clayton Thompson was born in Independence, Iowa, and raised in Warwick, New York. He currently resides in Sussex, New Jersey, and performs jazz professionally in New York City and the tri-state area. Clayton holds a bachelor of music in jazz performance from SUNY at Purchase College and a master of music education from William Paterson University. He has studied with renowned bassists Todd Coolman, Marcus McLaurine, Steve LaSpina, Doug Weiss, and Larry Grenadier. As a student, he has performed with jazz masters like Bill Charlap, Gary Smulyan, and Joe Lovano.