Sandy is the owner and director of Central Berkshire Music Together since 2002.  She first came to Music Together® in 1997 as a parent in New York City.  She and her son, Aidan, took classes for three years and had such a great experience that she trained at the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, New Jersey and became a registered teacher before moving to the Berkshires in 2001.  She studied acting, voice and movement at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City where she lived for 21 years.  She has performed in numerous major motion picture and television productions.  The Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ, has awarded Sandy, Music Together Certification Level I status for outstanding achievement in teaching, musicianship, program philosophy, and parent education.

Jeanne Schnackenberg is a registered Music Together® teacher.   She has been attending classes with Sandy Russell for the past 4 years and has two wonderful daughters.  A native of Pittsfield, she has performed as a singer with various bands in Berkshire County and presently performs in local venues as Jeanne Laurin.  She adores babies, toddlers and music and is excited to be teaching Music Together!