Shaina passionately describes her two favorite things as being music and children. She earned a BA in Voice Performance from Syracuse University and a Masters of Music in Musical Theater from the Boston Conservatory. She has studied voice, piano, acting and dance extensively. Shaina completed her training with the Center for Music and Young Children in 2005, and has been teaching almost everyday since!

Shaina has performed in musical theater and opera productions, as well as doing extensive concert and church work around the US. She is a member of the Blue Hill Troupe (along with fellow teachers Stephanie Kirkman and Krystal Lonsdale) an NYC based musical theater group that donates its net proceeds to charity. When not performing or teaching Music Together, Shaina can be found at the Music Together in the City office making sure all is running smoothly!

Erin Lee Kelly began performing as a teenager in Kingston, Ontario, moving to New York to study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Upon graduation she spent several years as an actress and choreographer, performing in musicals, plays, and films before choosing to focus on music and theatre for children. Her first CD, Someone’s Gotta Wanna Play, recorded with Marci Appelbaum, was awarded Best Recording for Younger Children, 2005 by the Children’s Music Web. Their wry lyrics and layered harmonies garnered them widespread attention as "The Indigo Girls of childhood music" (WLUW-FM 88.7, Chicago IL.) Their follow up CD, Snowdance, was debuted on Rosie O’Donnell’s R Family Cruise to Alaska, and went on to win two ASCAP Awards for excellence in writing and the FamilyChoice Award for 2006. Erin Lee was recently elected to The Children’s Music Network Board of Directors. She can currently be found performing family concerts throughout Manhattan fronting Erin Lee and the Up Past Bedtime Band (www.erinleemusic.com).

Matty Stuart is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Studying at CAP21, he focused his training in musical theater. Since graduating, he has performed and sung all over the country and even in Japan! In addition to his acting and singing career, he has been a professional Disc Jockey for the past 10 years. Working at some of the premier venues and clubs in Manhattan, the Hamptons, Connecticut, and beyond, he has played for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate events, and a vast amount of children's parties. Matty is thrilled to join Music Together where he can combine his love for singing and performing with his experience in playing music and working with children.

Suzanne is a professional, award-winning vocalist. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Voice and Acting from The Boston Conservatory. She is also a proud graduate of LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts in Manhattan. Suzanne studied voice and performed in Italy at the Spoleto Vocal Arts Festival, was a soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, a soloist at the Rose Theatre in Jazz at Lincoln Center & toured the country with the national tour of Ragtime and Cameron Machintosh's Oliver! She has been nominated for a MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) Award for Best Female Cabaret Debut and performs regularly at the Metropolitan Room in addition to a variety of musical venues in Manhattan. She is currently studying photography with an emphasis on children.

Fleur started working with children at the age of 15 as student director and choreographer for the Reeder School; an acting and art school devoted to Shakespeare as well as French and Indian classics.  A native Texan who has lived and worked in New York and Los Angeles, Fleur has taught voice, acting and dance and directed musical theatre productions for A Creative Space, a performing arts school and after-school enrichment program and was a performance and vocal coach to aspiring pop stars at the Hollywood Pop Academy. As a professional actress and singer, Fleur has appeared on stage and screen having worked in numerous shows both On- and Off-Broadway. She has studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and holds a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University.

Krystal discovered Music Together after having her son, Donovan. On the first day of class, she knew that Music Together was not only fun, but an enriching musical experience for her whole family to share. She is excited to watch families in her classes thrive in the same way that her and her son have in this program. Krystal is a graduate of American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Since graduating, she has performed throughout the US, UK and Europe. She is also a member of the Blue Hill Troupe, the oldest Gilbert and Sullivan theater group operating in NYC, who donate their net proceeds to charity.

Siobhan is delighted to be part of the Music Together family! After having received her B.A. in Theatre from James Madison University she worked in the theatre and in the process happily discovered her love and passion for music making, song writing, singing and working with families. As a singer-songwriter, Siobhan has released three albums ("Permanent Markers", "Alibi Bye" and "Let's Get Ahead of Ourselves, Baby!") which are all available on iTunes. Also, Siobhan regularly plays her music in venues throughout NYC and has toured the United States. She loves to play piano, guitar, banjo and her ukele.

Katie is an actor, improviser, and choreographer who loves Shakespeare, comedy, and dancing.  Prior to moving to New York, she was a cast member and Director of Choreography at ImprovBoston, with a specialty in improvised musicals.  She has worked in youth theater programs for years, and loves sharing her joy for music and movement with kids.  Katie’s first introduction to Music Together was when she attended class with her niece, Maggie, and she is thrilled to be a Music Together teacher!  Katie currently works as a teaching artist with Opening Act NYC, and is learning to play the mandolin.  She received her MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College in 2010.