With their hip mix of wildlife originals and classic animal songs, Birdie's Playhouse gets the 0 to 5 year olds shaking their tail feathers! Birdie can perform her original WILDLIFE SONGS or present her interactive MUSIC CLASS for your kids party, event, mommy group or pre-school.
News
Birdie's Playhouse: "The Wild World of Wildlife" CD has WON the prestigious Spring 2010 Parent's Choice award!Buy this CD for only 10.99! With hits like "Iguana wants to Baila" and the "Wombat Scat" kids will sing and dance and learn about wildlife. All songs also available on Itunes!
"for children in Birdie’s target audience,Wildlife’s simple beats, instantly memorable singalong refrains, and infectious sense of fun should prove irresistible. ." -- Dadnabbit
"Singer-songwriter Birdie Mendoza puts respect for nature front and center. Songs set to Latin and jazz rhythms give elephants, iguanas, monkeys, manatees, wombats, and fiddler crabs their musical moment in the sun !" -- Parent's Choice
New LA Kids Music Artists Collective | AMFM* Together with Didi Pop, Birdie has co-founded AMFM, Artists Making Family Music. Los Angeles artists will meet quarterly to network, share successes and get tips from a family of musicians making family music. And they'll look for ways to give back to the community. Visit the AMFM Facebook page for more info & peep their writeup on Zooglobble.
Birdie's Playhouse Classes
Ages 0 to 3 years: Mondays at 9:30am & Tuesdays at 9:15am at Innovative Baby in Marina Del Rey. Ages 0 to 24 months: Thursdays at 3pm at the Pump Station in Santa Monica.
Ages 0 to 5: Birdie will conduct private classes in your home with at least 5 paying families. See CLASSES for more info.
Shows
Sun October 3rd * times TBD * Natural History Museum of LA * In honor of Reptile Appreciation Day there'll be three 20-minutes sets by Birdie's Playhouse, including keys, bass & percussion.
Sat October 9th * 10am * Kidspace Museum * Watch Birdie & her gutiarist at the Kidspace PUMPKIN Festival. This event goes all weekend long!
Sun October 10th* 11am * McCabes * The full band will jam at this historic venue for 50 minutes. Come rock with us! $8 per person.
Sun October 31st* time TBD * Mar Vista Farmers Market * Halloween show! The full band will jam at this awesome westside farmers market. Family Dance Jam will also be getting the kiddies on their feet. FREE.
Birdie's Playhouse can spice up any party by performing their original songs & classic kids tunes -- all with a WILDLIFE theme.
Birdie sings, plays Cajon and is accompanied by guitar. She can also add Keyboards, Bass, Horns or Steel Drums. She also can fly solo and present her interactive experience for any fiesta (singalong, movement, puppets, instruments & more). See Parties for all of Birdie's party packages.
Music Classes Come join our 0 to 24 months class, Thursdays at 3pm at the Pump Station, Santa Monica & our 0 to 3 years class, Mondays at 9:30am or Tuesdays at 9:15 am at Innovative Baby in Marina Del Rey!
See Classes for schedule, rates & more.
Birdie's WILDLY FUN music class combines singing, dancing, instrument play, storytime and fun factoids about animals. Using music & puppets, Birdie inspires pre-schoolers to learn more about WILDLIFE! Ole! Gather at least 5 paying families & Birdie will FLY TO YOU!
Client Testimonials Click on Buzz to see video testimonials, press & more -- such as quotes from moms like Santa Monica's Julie Handy who says:
"The children had so much fun singing along with you & I was very impressed at how attentive they were - being that most of them are 2 & 3 years old."
Birdie's Band for Grownups Birdie also does LATIN & JAZZ MUSIC for grownups! Her Birdie Mendoza band boasts clients like the Ritz, Dancing with the Stars & the Roosevelt hotel. This group performs Bossa Nova, Latin Standards & classic jazz with Birdie on lead vocals accompanied by guitar or a full band. See birdiemendoza.com for more info & videos of this primo band in action.
Cow's End Sing-along Every Thursday from 10:30 to 11am at the Cow's End in Venice, a different kids music artist leads a fun sing-along great for ages 0-3. Admission is free, but tips are encouraged. Please no outside coffee or food, unless it's for your child. Please fold strollers under the stairs or keep them outside -- out of the way of Cow's End patrons. The Cow's End Cafe is at 34 Washington Blvd. Venice, 90292. Go up the stairs to the back room. If you are a kids artist and would like to lead a singalong for tips, email Shampa at freeshampa@yahoo.com.
In July, Birdie opened for the hip Brooklyn duo The Pop Ups & their Puppet Musical "PASTA. " The Electric Lodge was packed & rockin!
