Teachers

Jammin Baby was developed out of a passion and love for music and children. Erica Berry, the founder of Jammin Baby, is an accomplished singer/songwriter and a mother of two (Lena, 19 and Sophia,15). Her debut album, entitled "Life and Love" earned top ten rankings on the Rhythm and Blues charts in the United Kingdom in the mid-90's. Erica has studied voice and musical theatre at Howard University and at an early age was accepted to UC Berkeley's Young Musicians Program. Erica was most recently trained by Music Together co-founder, Dr. Lili Levinowitz, PhD. Erica also loves fitness and is a certified personal trainer for Fit4Mom Chapel Hill and B2Fit.club.

Erica is multi-talented in music, entertainment and business, having earned a B.A. in Political Science, with a music minor, from Howard University and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law at the University of California. Erica formerly practiced Corporate Law for six (6) years in the New York Metropolitan area, but now has returned to her passion - Music, Music and more Music.

Having taken Music Together with her daughter, Lena, for 2 1/2 years, Erica decided after relocating to North Carolina, to start Music Together centers in Chapel Hill and Durham.

Enakshi and her family joined Music Together in 2012, in Louisville, KY, when her daughter Amaia was 18 months old (Family Music, Bells Collection, favorite song “Me, You, We”). For the next six years MT became a weekly ritual, and when Uncle Gerry from “Hello Song” fame came to Louisville for a family concert, Amaia, Enakshi, and husband Mike were in the front row jamming along! Singing and dancing with Amaia kept Enakshi grounded as she worked on her dissertation in K-8 mathematics education.

In 2017 Enakshi’s son Xabi began his MT journey (Babies class, Bongos Collection, favorite song “Open and Shut Them”). When the family moved to North Carolina, Jammin Baby was the first community group they sought out! Enakshi played violin and sang in chorus, danced and mimed in college - but without question, family music is her favorite jam.

Enakshi believes in the MT mission “to make the world a better place by making it more musical.” She brings the energy of the teachers she has sung with over the years - Maria and Maggie in KY, and Erica and Wes in NC - and she’s excited to sing with families in the Triangle. She believes that for children, seeing and hearing the grown ups in their lives sing, dance, and play with them is a joyful, precious gift.

I have been teaching Music Together in Fort Myers, Florida, since 2011. With many years of experience as a nanny, I understand the joy and importance of bringing music into everyday moments—whether it’s making up songs in the car, dancing around the kitchen, or surrounding children with the basics of rhythm and melody.

Originally from Kansas, I earned my musical education from Wichita State University and had the honor of representing my home state in the Miss America Program as Miss Kansas 2001. That experience opened doors to a lifelong passion for performance and education.

Since then, I have performed professionally in musical theater productions across the country, sharing my love of music with audiences of all ages. Today, I’m happily married and a proud parent of two wonderful children, Lennon and Elliot, who continue to inspire my teaching and remind me daily of the magic that music brings to family life.

I didn’t come from a musical family, but somehow—almost miraculously—a musician was born. From a young age, I fell in love with every kind of music and began studying several instruments, including piano for five years, French horn for thirteen years, and even bagpipes for a short time. When it came time to apply to colleges, I knew I wanted to pursue music as a career, but I also wanted to use it to help others. Arizona State University offered the perfect fit, where I earned two Bachelor of Music degrees in Music Therapy and Orchestral Performance. During my time there, I continued my piano studies and began exploring both guitar and voice.

After graduation, I worked as a music therapist, providing services to patients and youth in a variety of settings, including the Austin State Hospital, Virginia Treatment Center for Children, Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center, and Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home. When my first son was born, I chose to stay home with him, but it wasn’t long before the sweet melodies of Music Together® at Heartsong Music in Austin, Texas, drew me back into the musical world I love.

Today, I’m a certified Music Together teacher and the Licensed Center Director for Sproutsongs Music, where I’ve also earned Certification Level 2 status from the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ. Outside of teaching and managing the program, I enjoy a busy, music-filled life—playing French horn in my quartet, giving piano lessons, playing trumpet alongside my sons, and running in my free time.