I'm SUPER excited to let you know that after months of working on a new website for Birds of a Feather Music Resources, we are now officially launching it!!! All of our products are now beautifully organized and easy to locate.  We've even added some new items which we'll be highlighting shortly!  There are sample pages and pictures all meant to make your shopping easier! In celebration of our new website and a new decade, we're having a store-wide SALE! 20% off of $20 or more using the coupon code BOAF2020   The SALE will last through February so take the opportunity to stock up on ..read more

Over they years, the most requested resource I've been asked to put up for sale is my early elementary  program.  Many of you have wanted to use it for a summer camp, but it's also designed to use during the morning hours when often we don't have any students.  I've run this program as a class for 4-5 year olds numerous times and gained regular piano students EVERY time! PIANO DISCOVERY is a wonderful introduction to the piano and lays the foundation for music making.  This program also helps teachers evaluate children and advise parents of their child's readiness for lessons. There are FIV ..read more

I live in Connecticut and we are under a "watch" for EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis).  Thanks to all of those virus-carrying mosquitos, we have to be careful to avoid being bitten! Well, rather than worrying about it or moaning about the inconvenience, we decided to add a fun spin to this dilemma!  Meet Marvin's & Milton's Revenge! Marvin and Milton are simply two "misunderstood" mosquitos trying to make their way across the piano keyboard.  This board game is a great way to introduce or review whole and half steps with your early learners. The game includes the game bo ..read more

Due to its popularity and messages telling me that many of you were sad to miss the SALE , we've extended the SALE on MY FIRST PIANO BOOK, an interactive flip book for your early learners. We'll go ahead and extend it through the end of October!  Happy Fall!! You can find more information about MY FIRST PIANO BOOK HERE. You can purchase MY FIRST PIANO BOOK HERE. Happy Teaching ..read more

Just a quick reminder that TODAY is the last day for the SALE on: MY FIRST PIANO BOOK A fun and interactive flip book that introduces your youngest students (4-7 year olds) to music and the piano. You can read more about MY FIRST PIANO BOOK here. You can purchase MY FIRST PIANO BOOK here. STUMP JUMP An exciting adaptable board game that you can adjust to drill all of the music concepts taught by MY FIRST PIANO BOOK.  It also features all of those adorable bugs your students will LOVE! You can read more about STUMP JUMP here. You can purchase STUMP JUMP here. ALSO don't forge ..read more

We recently introduced our new line of early learner resources.  The new line - ABC & 123 - includes an interactive flip book, MY FIRST PIANO BOOK and five new BUG Games featuring early learning concepts and five adorable bugs, Buddy, Dot, Flash, Snap and Octavia!  Each of the five games feature one of these cuties and teaches five concepts - the musical alphabet, piano fingers and hand shape, rhythm, loud and soft dynamics and the keyboard topography. Well, because we couldn't help ourselves, we decided to create a game that features ALL of the bugs! Meet...STUMP JUMP! Help your early ..read more

There are only 7 days left for the SALE on all of the ABC & 123 line of resources!    Be sure to check out MY FIRST PIANO BOOK, an interactive introduction to the piano HERE and all of the "BUG" games HERE. MY FIRST PIANO BOOK has been a big hit with our youngest students! It's a great way to start lessons or to use with a camp or class.  Start some early learner classes in the mornings to help supplement your afternoon lessons AND you just may find a host of new students coming your way! You can see more details HERE. There are 5 "BUG" games that help reinforce all of those new concept ..read more

We're so thrilled that so many of you have purchased our MUSICIANS IN TRAINING practice incentive and the bundle that includes the camp, FUN-LYMPICS!  We're running it as well in our studio this year and our students are loving it!  What great practicers we have!!! I thought I would show you a few pictures of what the studio looks like and how I organized everything in case some of you might need some ideas. Here's a quick look at the decor: We hung up the large poster of MUSICIANS IN TRAINING with the logo showing the concepts we're working on all year - Skill, Focus, Knowledge, Endurance ..read more

We mentioned in an earlier post that Birds of a Feather Music Resources has developed a line specific to 4 and 5 year olds!  ABC & 123! We've already showcased MY FIRST PIANO BOOK, a fabulous interactive book that introduces music basics, but we know that the key to retention for these young kiddos is repetition! With that in mind, we developed FIVE games that highlight a musical concept and five adorable bugs that are part of this line.  Here's a look at each game: BUDDY Knows the MUSICAL ALPHABET One of the first concepts we teach beginners is the musical alphabet.  This game board f ..read more

I'm really excited today to showcase a new line of resources designed for your early learners!  ABC  & 123 specifically provides material for 4 and 5 year olds.  The Piano Flip Book has been so popular that we decided to create a flip book that introduces young students (4-5 year olds) about the piano and beginning music theory.   Meet MY FIRST PIANO BOOK, a fun and games book! This interactive flip book is a fantastic way to start your young beginners. What better way to begin piano lessons than to introduce the piano with a fun coloring-sticker activity book! In addition to the pian ..read more