MEET THE OWNER

Giggles and Grooves owner Rebecca De Julio has been passionate about music ever since she started playing the flute at 8 years old. From then and into college she played in both private and competitive group settings, performing in multiple venues such as the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall. Rebecca obtained her Bachelor’s of Music from SUNY Fredonia in 2009 and continued on to receive her Master’s from CUNY Queens where she earned the Music Education Award for Academic and Professional Excellence in 2017. Rebecca became a K-5 music teacher in the New York City Department of Education in 2015 while running her private music studio for both kids and adults. She has worked in multiple classroom settings and has a heavy background in working with children with special needs. Since having her daughter, Rebecca teaches parent and me music classes and enjoys watching children fall in love with music through instrument, movement, sensory and imaginative play.