About
Three Little Birds Music Education Services helps you to improve efficiency, engagement, relationships, and relevance in your music classroom.
My Mission
To bring the joy of music-making to children, adults, and music educators by streamlining systems, processes, and spaces. Then we can focus our energy on uniting children and adults in creating, performing, and enjoying the process and product of our musicking.
Client Testimonial
“Thank you so much for this wonderful PD. I really learned a lot, and I got so inspired with all your great ideas.”
OUR FOUNDER
LeslieAnne Bird is a music and movement educator at University Schools in Shaker, Ohio. She teaches general music and choir to fifth through eighth grade young men and is an adjunct Professor at the University of Akron and Cleveland State University. She has previously taught in North Olmsted & Cleveland, Ohio as well as in Prince George’s County, Maryland. LeslieAnne is an international presenter. She has served as vice president and membership chair for the Greater Cleveland Orff Chapter and is currently serving as the content curator for the Teaching With Orff community. In addition, she is the owner and CEO of Three Little Birds Music Education Services LLC where she offers teacher training, coaching and musical experiences for children and adults. She earned Orff Certification from Baldwin Wallace University in 2014, and has completed Music Learning Theory General Music Level One, Level One World Music Drumming training, Level One Google Certification and has earned the Ohio Master Teacher designation.
BRAGGING RIGHTS
Published Work:
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- Q & A For MLT; General Music Perspectives on Music Learning Theory by Jill Reese, Heather N. Shouldice, Jennifer M. Bailey (pgs. 38-44 co-authored with Lisa Heinrich) GIA Publications
- Elemental ‘Ukulele Pathways & Possibilities Lorelei Batislaong & Roger Sams (Electronic Visuals by LeslieAnne Bird)
- Percussive Play: Building Rhythmic Skills Through Partwork, Poetry, and Movement by Roger Sams & Michael Vasquez (Electronic Visuals by LeslieAnne Bird)
- Ostinato: Publication of Orff Canada Volume 47-2 March 2022 pages 6-7 “Making it Work: Relearning the Music Room”
- Triad: The Ohio Music Education Association Fall 2019 “Modern Band in Two Ohio Music Programs” Co-Authored with Jay Dorfman
- Triad: The Ohio Music Education Association April 2018 “ Letting Go and Letting Them: Mentoring a Student Teacher