Andrea Brinkert has minors in both Music and theater/dance from Luther College, where she studied classical voice for four years.  She has been involved in music, theater, and dance from childhood.  She was trained in the Music Together curriculum while living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  After teaching with the Cedar Rapids Symphony School, she moved to Mankato in 2003 and launched the Mankato center.  As the mother of 2 girls, she has a passion to see families experience the joy of making music together.

Amy Anderson received her Master's degree in social work from the University of Denver and is licensed to practice by the State of Minnesota.  She has been working with children and families on a professional level for nine years.  She completed her undergraduate degree in social work at Wartburg College, where she travelled internationally with the Wartburg Choir and participated in several theatrical presentations.  Since early childhood, Amy has been involved with music and theater and enjoys playing the piano, violin, and singing.  She has two daughters, Isabel and Olivia, and son Griffin, and experiences daily the joy of making music with a child.

Natalie Baker is a mother of two who has an AAS degree in Health Information.  She was trained by Susuki Method in Violin at a young age and has pursued various musical interests ever since.  Natalie has experience performing and leading in various musical settings and had the opportunity to travel the west coast as a vocalist in a band with a non-profit organization called Keynote.  Natalie also plays the guitar and loves to compose songs on the piano.  She delights in seeing people of all ages come together to make music and finds there is no other sound that pleases her more than the voice of a child singing their heart out.